EX-99.1 2 a93021financialsupplement.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Essent Group Ltd. Announces Third Quarter 2021 Results & Increases Quarterly Dividend

HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 5, 2021--Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE: ESNT) today reported net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 of $205.4 million or $1.84 per diluted share, compared to $124.5 million or $1.11 per diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2020.

Essent also announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.19 per common share. The dividend is payable on December 10, 2021, to shareholders of record on December 1, 2021.

“We are pleased with our strong financial results which continue to reflect a positive operating environment and ongoing strength in credit performance,” said Mark A. Casale, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Our results for the quarter demonstrate the benefits of our economic engine in generating high quality earnings, strong returns and excess capital. In connection with our performance, we are pleased to announce that our Board has approved an increase in our quarterly dividend to $0.19 per share.”

Third Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights:

•Insurance in force as of September 30, 2021 was $208.2 billion, compared to $203.6 billion as of June 30, 2021 and $190.8 billion as of September 30, 2020.

•New insurance written for the third quarter was $23.6 billion, compared to $25.0 billion in the second quarter of 2021 and $36.7 billion in the third quarter of 2020.

•Net premiums earned for the third quarter were $218.7 million, compared to $217.4 million in the second quarter of 2021 and $222.3 million in the third quarter of 2020.

•Income from other invested assets for the third quarter included $39.5 million, or $0.28 per diluted share on an after-tax basis, pertaining to net unrealized gains associated with strategic investments in limited partnerships. Of this amount, $21.1 million represents net unrealized gains that were accumulated in other comprehensive income at June 30, 2021 and prior periods.

•The expense ratio for the third quarter was 19.3%, compared to 18.9% in the second quarter of 2021 and 16.7% in the third quarter of 2020.

•The provision for losses and LAE for the third quarter was a benefit of $7.5 million, compared to a provision of $9.7 million in the second quarter of 2021 and a provision of $55.3 million in the third quarter of 2020.

•The percentage of loans in default as of September 30, 2021 was 2.47%, compared to 2.96% as of June 30, 2021 and 4.54% as of September 30, 2020.

•The combined ratio for the third quarter was 15.9%, compared to 23.3% in the second quarter of 2021 and 41.6% in the third quarter of 2020.

•The consolidated balance of cash and investments at September 30, 2021 was $5.1 billion, which includes net cash and investments available for sale at Essent Group Ltd. and Essent US Holdings, Inc. of $513.0 million.

•The combined risk-to-capital ratio of the U.S. mortgage insurance business, which includes statutory capital for both Essent Guaranty, Inc. and Essent Guaranty of PA, Inc., was 10.5:1 as of September 30, 2021.

•On September 24, 2021, A.M. Best affirmed its “A (Excellent)” financial strength rating of Essent Guaranty, Inc. and a long-term issuer credit rating of "a" of the operating subsidiaries of Essent Group Ltd. Essent Guaranty, Inc. also has financial strength ratings of “A3” by Moody’s and “BBB+” by S&P.

Conference Call:

Essent management will hold a conference call at 10:00 AM Eastern time today to discuss its results. The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet at http://ir.essentgroup.com/events-and-presentations/events/default.aspx. The call may also be accessed by dialing 888-510-2008 inside the U.S., or 646-960-0306 for international callers, using passcode 9824537 or by referencing Essent.

A replay of the webcast will be available on the Essent website approximately two hours after the live broadcast ends for a period of one year. A replay of the conference call will be available approximately two hours after the call ends for a period of two weeks, using the following dial-in numbers and passcode: 800-770-2030 inside the U.S., or 647-362-9199 for international callers, passcode 9824537.

In addition to the information provided in the Company's earnings news release, other statistical and financial information, which may be referred to during the conference call, will be available on Essent's website at http://ir.essentgroup.com/financials/quarterly-results/default.aspx.

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Forward-Looking Statements:

This press release may include “forward-looking statements” which are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which may be beyond our control. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," “should,” “expect,” "plan," "anticipate," "believe," “estimate,” “predict,” or "potential" or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology. Actual events, results and outcomes may differ materially from our expectations due to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. Although it is not possible to identify all of these risks and factors, they include, among others, the following: the impact of COVID-19 and related economic conditions; changes in or to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the “GSEs”), whether through Federal legislation, restructurings or a shift in business practices; failure to continue to meet the mortgage insurer eligibility requirements of the GSEs; competition for customers; lenders or investors seeking alternatives to private mortgage insurance; an increase in the number of loans insured through Federal government mortgage insurance programs, including those offered by the Federal Housing Administration; decline in new insurance written and franchise value due to loss of a significant customer; decline in the volume of low down payment mortgage originations; the definition of "Qualified Mortgage" reducing the size of the mortgage origination market or creating incentives to use government mortgage insurance programs; the definition of "Qualified Residential Mortgage" reducing the number of low down payment loans or lenders and investors seeking alternatives to private mortgage insurance; the implementation of the Basel III Capital Accord discouraging the use of private mortgage insurance; a decrease in the length of time that insurance policies are in force; uncertainty of loss reserve estimates; deteriorating economic conditions; our non-U.S. operations becoming subject to U.S. Federal income taxation; becoming considered a passive foreign investment company for U.S. Federal income tax purposes; and other risks and factors described in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2021, as subsequently updated through other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking information presented herein is made only as of the date of this press release, and we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise.

About the Company:

Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE: ESNT) is a Bermuda-based holding company (collectively with its subsidiaries, “Essent”) which, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Essent Guaranty, Inc., offers private mortgage insurance for single-family mortgage loans in the United States. Essent provides private capital to mitigate mortgage credit risk, allowing lenders to make additional mortgage financing available to prospective homeowners. Headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, Essent Guaranty, Inc. is licensed to write mortgage insurance in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and is approved by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Essent also offers mortgage-related insurance, reinsurance and advisory services through its Bermuda-based subsidiary, Essent Reinsurance Ltd. Essent is committed to supporting environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) initiatives that are relevant to the company and align with the companywide dedication to responsible corporate citizenship that positively impacts the community and people served. Additional information regarding Essent may be found at www.essentgroup.com and www.essent.us.

Source: Essent Group Ltd.

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Essent Group Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Financial Results and Supplemental Information (Unaudited)
Quarter Ended September 30, 2021
Exhibit A						Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
Exhibit B						Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
Exhibit C						Historical Quarterly Data
Exhibit D						New Insurance Written
Exhibit E						Insurance in Force and Risk in Force
Exhibit F						Other Risk in Force
Exhibit G						Portfolio Vintage Data
Exhibit H						Reinsurance Vintage Data
Exhibit I						Portfolio Geographic Data
Exhibit J						Rollforward of Defaults and Reserve for Losses and LAE
Exhibit K						Detail of Reserves by Default Delinquency
Exhibit L						Investments Available for Sale
Exhibit M						Insurance Company Capital

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																					Exhibit A
Essent Group Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands, except per share amounts)			2021						2020						2021						2020
Revenues:
Direct premiums written			$	229,228					$	243,390					$	693,434					$	677,414
Ceded premiums			(26,880)						(21,167)						(84,438)						(57,544)
Net premiums written			202,348						222,223						608,996						619,870
Decrease in unearned premiums			16,370						35						46,226						20,355
Net premiums earned			218,718						222,258						655,222						640,225
Net investment income			21,573						18,639						65,104						59,138
Realized investment gains, net			221						267						609						2,133
Income (loss) from other invested assets			40,741						(445)						41,389						(217)
Other income			2,283						2,319						9,270						6,676
Total revenues			283,536						243,038						771,594						707,955
Losses and expenses:
(Benefit) provision for losses and LAE			(7,483)						55,280						34,490						239,220
Other underwriting and operating expenses			42,272						37,100						125,625						117,866
Interest expense			2,063						2,227						6,187						6,925
Total losses and expenses			36,852						94,607						166,302						364,011
Income before income taxes			246,684						148,431						605,292						343,944
Income tax expense			41,331						23,895						104,496						54,505
Net income			$	205,353					$	124,536					$	500,796					$	289,439
Earnings per share:
Basic			$	1.85					$	1.11					$	4.48					$	2.78
Diluted			1.84						1.11						4.47						2.77
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic			111,001						111,908						111,708						104,147
Diluted			111,387						112,134						112,070						104,383
Net income			$	205,353					$	124,536					$	500,796					$	289,439
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation of investments			(36,917)						12,036						(59,760)						76,247
Total other comprehensive (loss) income			(36,917)						12,036						(59,760)						76,247
Comprehensive income			$	168,436					$	136,572					$	441,036					$	365,686
Loss ratio			(3.4		%)				24.9		%				5.3		%				37.4		%
Expense ratio			19.3						16.7						19.2						18.4
Combined ratio			15.9		%				41.6		%				24.4		%				55.8		%

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									Exhibit B
Essent Group Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
			September 30,						December 31,
(In thousands, except per share amounts)			2021						2020
Assets
Investments
Fixed maturities available for sale, at fair value			$	4,560,235					$	3,838,513
Short-term investments available for sale, at fair value			309,782						726,860
Total investments available for sale			4,870,017						4,565,373
Other invested assets			161,250						88,904
Total investments			5,031,267						4,654,277
Cash			65,825						102,830
Accrued investment income			24,642						19,948
Accounts receivable			47,760						50,140
Deferred policy acquisition costs			13,307						17,005
Property and equipment			12,485						15,095
Prepaid federal income tax			348,286						302,636
Other assets			45,944						40,793
Total assets			$	5,589,516					$	5,202,724
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities
Reserve for losses and LAE			$	412,956					$	374,941
Unearned premium reserve			204,210						250,436
Net deferred tax liability			356,835						305,109
Credit facility borrowings, net of deferred costs			322,614						321,720
Other accrued liabilities			124,917						87,885
Total liabilities			1,421,532						1,340,091
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' Equity
Common shares, $0.015 par value:
Authorized - 233,333; issued and outstanding - 110,915 shares in 2021 and 112,423 shares in 2020			1,664						1,686
Additional paid-in capital			1,493,005						1,571,163
Accumulated other comprehensive income			78,514						138,274
Retained earnings			2,594,801						2,151,510
Total stockholders' equity			4,167,984						3,862,633
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity			$	5,589,516					$	5,202,724
Return on average equity (1)			16.6		%				12.1		%
(1) The 2021 return on average equity is calculated by dividing annualized year-to-date 2021 net income by average equity.  The 2020 return on average equity is calculated by dividing full year 2020 net income by average equity.

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																																				Exhibit C
Essent Group Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Information
Historical Quarterly Data
												2021																		2020
Selected Income Statement Data												September 30						June 30						March 31						December 31						September 30
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Revenues:
Net premiums earned:
U.S. Mortgage Insurance Portfolio												$	207,127					$	204,149					$	207,840					$	208,715					$	211,126
GSE and other risk share												11,591						13,288						11,227						13,624						11,132
Net premiums earned												218,718						217,437						219,067						222,339						222,258
Income (loss) from other invested assets (1)												40,741						122						526						2						(445)
Other revenues (2)												24,077						25,702						25,204						24,858						21,225
Total revenues												283,536						243,261						244,797						247,199						243,038
Losses and expenses:
(Benefit) provision for losses and LAE												(7,483)						9,651						32,322						62,073						55,280
Other underwriting and operating expenses												42,272						41,114						42,239						36,825						37,100
Interest expense												2,063						2,073						2,051						2,149						2,227
Total losses and expenses												36,852						52,838						76,612						101,047						94,607
Income before income taxes												246,684						190,423						168,185						146,152						148,431
Income tax expense (3)												41,331						30,628						32,537						22,550						23,895
Net income												$	205,353					$	159,795					$	135,648					$	123,602					$	124,536
Earnings per share:
Basic												$	1.85					$	1.43					$	1.21					$	1.10					$	1.11
Diluted												1.84						1.42						1.21						1.10						1.11
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic												111,001						112,118						112,016						111,908						111,908
Diluted												111,387						112,454						112,378						112,310						112,134
Book value per share												$	37.58					$	36.32					$	34.75					$	34.36					$	33.33
Return on average equity (annualized)												19.9		%				16.0		%				13.9		%				13.0		%				13.5		%
Other Data:
Loss ratio (4)												(3.4		%)				4.4		%				14.8		%				27.9		%				24.9		%
Expense ratio (5)												19.3						18.9						19.3						16.6						16.7
Combined ratio												15.9		%				23.3		%				34.0		%				44.5		%				41.6		%
Credit Facility
Borrowings outstanding												$	325,000					$	325,000					$	325,000					$	325,000					$	425,000
Undrawn committed capacity												$	300,000					$	300,000					$	300,000					$	300,000					$	75,000
Weighted average interest rate (end of period)												2.13		%				2.13		%				2.13		%				2.19		%				1.90		%
Debt-to-capital												7.23		%				7.37		%				7.65		%				7.76		%				10.19		%
(1) Income from other invested assets for the three months ended September 30, 2021 includes $39.5 million of net unrealized gains, which includes $21.1 million of net unrealized gains that were accumulated in other comprehensive income at June 30, 2021 and prior periods.
(2) Certain of our third-party reinsurance agreements contain an embedded derivative as the premium ceded under those agreements will vary based on changes in interest rates. For each of the three month periods noted, Other revenues include net favorable (unfavorable) changes in the fair value of these embedded derivatives as follows: September 30, 2021: ($1,493); June 30, 2021: $950; March 31, 2021: ($606); December 31, 2020: ($209); September 30, 2020: ($677).
(3) Income tax expense for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 includes $8,271 of discrete tax expense associated with realized and unrealized gains and losses. Income tax expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 includes $5,718 of discrete tax expense associated with an increase in the estimate of our beginning of the year deferred state income tax liability.
(4) Loss ratio is calculated by dividing the provision for losses and LAE by net premiums earned.
(5) Expense ratio is calculated by dividing other underwriting and operating expenses by net premiums earned.

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																														Exhibit C, continued
Essent Group Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Information
Historical Quarterly Data
						2021																		2020
Other Data, continued:						September 30												June 30						March 31						December 31						September 30
($ in thousands)
U.S. Mortgage Insurance Portfolio
Flow:
New insurance written						$	23,579,884											$	25,004,854					$	19,254,014					$	29,566,820					$	36,664,583
New risk written						6,273,735												6,445,864						4,616,450						7,051,173						8,938,544
Bulk:
New insurance written						$	—											$	—					$	—					$	—					$	—
New risk written						—												—						—						—						—
Total:
New insurance written						$	23,579,884											$	25,004,854					$	19,254,014					$	29,566,820					$	36,664,583
New risk written						$	6,273,735											$	6,445,864					$	4,616,450					$	7,051,173					$	8,938,544
Average insurance in force						$	206,732,478											$	199,739,297					$	197,749,668					$	195,670,925					$	183,135,315
Insurance in force (end of period)						$	208,216,549											$	203,559,859					$	197,091,191					$	198,882,352					$	190,811,292
Gross risk in force (end of period) (6)						$	52,457,020											$	50,835,835					$	48,951,602					$	49,565,150					$	47,838,668
Risk in force (end of period)						$	45,074,159											$	42,906,519					$	41,135,978					$	41,339,262					$	41,219,216
Policies in force						798,877												794,743						785,382						799,893						781,836
Weighted average coverage (7)						25.2		%										25.0		%				24.8		%				24.9		%				25.1		%
Annual persistency						62.2		%										58.3		%				56.1		%				60.1		%				64.2		%
Loans in default (count)						19,721												23,504						29,080						31,469						35,464
Percentage of loans in default						2.47		%										2.96		%				3.70		%				3.93		%				4.54		%
U.S. Mortgage Insurance Portfolio premium rate:
Base average premium rate (8)						0.42		%										0.43		%				0.44		%				0.44		%				0.45		%
Single premium cancellations (9)						0.03		%										0.03		%				0.04		%				0.05		%				0.06		%
Gross average premium rate						0.45		%										0.46		%				0.48		%				0.49		%				0.51		%
Ceded premiums						(0.05		%)										(0.05		%)				(0.06		%)				(0.06		%)				(0.05		%)
Net average premium rate						0.40		%										0.41		%				0.42		%				0.43		%				0.46		%
(6) Gross risk in force includes risk ceded under third-party reinsurance.
(7) Weighted average coverage is calculated by dividing end of period gross risk in force by end of period insurance in force.
(8) Base average premium rate is calculated by dividing annualized base premiums earned by average insurance in force for the period.
(9) Single premium cancellations is calculated by dividing annualized premiums on the cancellation of non-refundable single premium policies by average insurance in force for the period.

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																																							Exhibit D
Essent Group Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Information
New Insurance Written: Flow
NIW by Credit Score
			Three Months Ended																		Nine Months Ended
			September 30, 2021															September 30, 2020									September 30, 2021									September 30, 2020
($ in thousands)
>=760			$	9,257,407		39.3		%													$	16,887,062		46.1		%				$	27,778,887		40.9		%				$	34,706,705		44.3		%
740-759			3,892,226			16.5															6,557,520			17.9						10,858,015			16.0						14,316,011			18.3
720-739			3,656,963			15.5															5,238,462			14.3						10,316,977			15.2						11,609,703			14.8
700-719			3,345,696			14.2															4,187,254			11.4						9,328,577			13.8						9,024,266			11.5
680-699			2,361,529			10.0															2,131,994			5.8						5,855,301			8.6						5,127,817			6.5
<=679			1,066,063			4.5															1,662,291			4.5						3,700,995			5.5						3,592,592			4.6
Total			$	23,579,884		100.0		%													$	36,664,583		100.0		%				$	67,838,752		100.0		%				$	78,377,094		100.0		%
Weighted average credit score			744																		751									745									749
NIW by LTV
			Three Months Ended																		Nine Months Ended
			September 30, 2021															September 30, 2020									September 30, 2021									September 30, 2020
($ in thousands)
85.00% and below			$	2,336,949		9.9		%													$	6,815,158		18.6		%				$	9,660,937		14.2		%				$	13,807,437		17.6		%
85.01% to 90.00%			5,860,301			24.9															11,324,610			30.9						19,192,675			28.3						24,391,509			31.1
90.01% to 95.00%			11,574,090			49.1															14,781,544			40.3						30,090,325			44.4						31,382,298			40.1
95.01% and above			3,808,544			16.1															3,743,271			10.2						8,894,815			13.1						8,795,850			11.2
Total			$	23,579,884		100.0		%													$	36,664,583		100.0		%				$	67,838,752		100.0		%				$	78,377,094		100.0		%
Weighted average LTV			93		%																91		%							92		%							91		%
NIW by Product
			Three Months Ended																		Nine Months Ended
			September 30, 2021															September 30, 2020									September 30, 2021									September 30, 2020
Single Premium policies						2.5		%																8.6		%							4.1		%							9.5		%
Monthly Premium policies						97.5																		91.4									95.9									90.5
						100.0		%																100.0		%							100.0		%							100.0		%
NIW by Purchase vs. Refinance
			Three Months Ended																		Nine Months Ended
			September 30, 2021															September 30, 2020									September 30, 2021									September 30, 2020
Purchase						90.9		%																61.1		%							79.6		%							60.0		%
Refinance						9.1																		38.9									20.4									40.0
						100.0		%																100.0		%							100.0		%							100.0		%

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																											Exhibit E
Essent Group Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Information
Insurance in Force and Risk in Force
Portfolio by Credit Score
IIF by FICO score						September 30, 2021									June 30, 2021									September 30, 2020
($ in thousands)
>=760						$	85,833,588		41.2		%				$	84,110,514		41.3		%				$	78,923,142		41.4		%
740-759						35,234,863			16.9						34,636,115			17.0						33,229,396			17.4
720-739						31,291,415			15.1						30,471,320			15.0						28,496,228			15.0
700-719						26,136,910			12.6						25,177,026			12.4						22,748,385			11.9
680-699						16,758,439			8.0						15,962,389			7.8						15,302,772			8.0
<=679						12,961,334			6.2						13,202,495			6.5						12,111,369			6.3
Total						$	208,216,549		100.0		%				$	203,559,859		100.0		%				$	190,811,292		100.0		%
Weighted average credit score						745									745									745
Gross RIF by FICO score						September 30, 2021									June 30, 2021									September 30, 2020
($ in thousands)
>=760						$	21,414,607		40.8		%				$	20,807,006		40.9		%				$	19,606,502		41.0		%
740-759						8,958,297			17.1						8,729,038			17.2						8,395,009			17.5
720-739						8,020,171			15.3						7,745,794			15.2						7,251,499			15.2
700-719						6,652,117			12.7						6,342,378			12.5						5,738,412			12.0
680-699						4,250,044			8.1						3,998,410			7.9						3,853,734			8.0
<=679						3,161,784			6.0						3,213,209			6.3						2,993,512			6.3
Total						$	52,457,020		100.0		%				$	50,835,835		100.0		%				$	47,838,668		100.0		%
Portfolio by LTV
IIF by LTV						September 30, 2021									June 30, 2021									September 30, 2020
($ in thousands)
85.00% and below						$	28,452,535		13.7		%				$	29,045,720		14.3		%				$	23,979,065		12.6		%
85.01% to 90.00%						60,257,704			28.9						60,027,287			29.5						55,453,633			29.1
90.01% to 95.00%						90,957,363			43.7						87,382,625			42.9						84,573,433			44.3
95.01% and above						28,548,947			13.7						27,104,227			13.3						26,805,161			14.0
Total						$	208,216,549		100.0		%				$	203,559,859		100.0		%				$	190,811,292		100.0		%
Weighted average LTV						92		%							92		%							92		%
Gross RIF by LTV						September 30, 2021									June 30, 2021									September 30, 2020
($ in thousands)
85.00% and below						$	3,311,106		6.3		%				$	3,360,970		6.6		%				$	2,759,320		5.8		%
85.01% to 90.00%						14,506,577			27.7						14,421,749			28.4						13,307,205			27.8
90.01% to 95.00%						26,410,513			50.3						25,329,870			49.8						24,391,376			51.0
95.01% and above						8,228,824			15.7						7,723,246			15.2						7,380,767			15.4
Total						$	52,457,020		100.0		%				$	50,835,835		100.0		%				$	47,838,668		100.0		%
Portfolio by Loan Amortization Period
IIF by Loan Amortization Period						September 30, 2021									June 30, 2021									September 30, 2020
($ in thousands)
FRM 30 years and higher						$	198,392,156		95.3		%				$	192,995,698		94.8		%				$	180,135,430		94.4		%
FRM 20-25 years						3,974,602			1.9						4,269,217			2.1						3,945,019			2.1
FRM 15 years						4,419,750			2.1						4,742,281			2.3						4,417,092			2.3
ARM 5 years and higher						1,430,041			0.7						1,552,663			0.8						2,313,751			1.2
Total						$	208,216,549		100.0		%				$	203,559,859		100.0		%				$	190,811,292		100.0		%

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																																				Exhibit F
Essent Group Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Information
Other Risk in Force
						2021																		2020
($ in thousands)						September 30												June 30						March 31						December 31						September 30
GSE and other risk share (1):
Risk in Force						$	1,568,800											$	1,496,247					$	1,534,174					$	1,416,719					$	1,216,353
Reserve for losses and LAE						$	1,389											$	1,390					$	1,312					$	1,073					$	718
Weighted average credit score						748												747						747						746						747
Weighted average LTV						84		%										84		%				84		%				84		%				84		%
(1) GSE and other risk share includes GSE risk share and other reinsurance transactions. Essent Reinsurance Ltd. ("Essent Re") provides insurance or reinsurance relating to the risk in force on loans in reference pools acquired by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

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																																							Exhibit G
Essent Group Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Information
Portfolio Vintage Data
September 30, 2021
															Insurance in Force
Year			Original Insurance Written ($ in thousands)			Remaining Insurance in Force ($ in thousands)			% Remaining of Original Insurance			Number of Policies in Force			Weighted Average Coupon			% Purchase			>90% LTV			>95% LTV			FICO < 700			FICO >= 760			Incurred Loss Ratio (Inception to Date) (1)			Number of Loans in Default			Percentage of Loans in Default
2010 - 2014			$	60,668,851		$	3,679,908		6.1		%	22,495			4.31		%	81.4		%	70.8		%	4.9		%	15.0		%	42.5		%	3.3		%	1,124			5.00		%
2015			26,193,656			3,613,111			13.8			20,414			4.16			86.5			65.4			3.4			17.6			40.0			4.5			915			4.48
2016			34,949,319			7,191,077			20.6			38,011			3.86			87.8			64.7			8.7			15.2			43.9			5.5			1,665			4.38
2017			43,858,322			9,881,021			22.5			53,501			4.26			90.2			64.7			17.9			19.6			38.0			8.9			3,138			5.87
2018			47,508,525			11,062,279			23.3			57,104			4.77			93.6			66.6			23.2			20.7			33.8			14.5			3,863			6.76
2019			63,569,183			23,609,156			37.1			103,202			4.21			85.4			64.9			22.0			18.8			35.7			24.0			5,007			4.85
2020			107,944,065			83,556,296			77.4			297,734			3.19			62.2			51.3			11.2			11.4			44.4			16.3			3,563			1.20
2021 (through September 30)			67,838,752			65,623,701			96.7			206,416			3.05			80.0			57.9			13.4			14.1			40.6			7.6			446			0.22
Total			$	452,530,673		$	208,216,549		46.0			798,877			3.46			75.1			57.4			13.7			14.3			41.2			9.4			19,721			2.47
(1) Incurred loss ratio is calculated by dividing the sum of case reserves and cumulative amount paid for claims by cumulative net premiums earned.

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																																																															Exhibit H
Essent Group Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Information
Reinsurance Vintage Data
September 30, 2021
($ in thousands)
Excess of Loss Reinsurance												Original Reinsurance in Force												Remaining Reinsurance in Force																											Earned Premiums Ceded
Year						Remaining Insurance in Force			Remaining Risk in Force						ILN (1)			Other Reinsurance (2)			Total						ILN			Other Reinsurance			Total						Losses Ceded to Date						Original First Layer Retention			Remaining First Layer Retention						Quarter-to-Date			Year-to-Date						Reduction in PMIERs Minimum Required Assets (7)
2015 & 2016						$	10,456,730		$	2,819,155					$	333,844		$	—		$	333,844					$	216,480		$	—		$	216,480					$	—					$	208,111		$	207,228					$	1,212		$	3,631					$	—
2017						9,626,915			2,477,614						424,412			165,167			589,579						242,123			165,167			407,290						—						224,689			217,662						2,681			7,976						—
2018						10,872,992			2,769,084						473,184			118,650			591,834						325,537			76,144			401,681						—						253,643			249,595						3,221			9,604						—
2019 (3)						13,147,399			3,359,701						495,889			55,102			550,991						495,889			55,102			550,991						—						215,605			215,198						2,778			8,290						76,545
2019 & 2020 (4)						34,844,588			8,778,381						399,159			—			399,159						233,980			—			233,980						—						465,690			465,690						4,486			14,399						148,858
2020 & 2021 (5)						53,337,485			12,988,275						557,911			—			557,911						557,911			—			557,911						—						278,956			278,956						3,714			3,980						557,911
Total						$	132,286,109		$	33,192,210					$	2,684,399		$	338,919		$	3,023,318					$	2,071,920		$	296,413		$	2,368,333					$	—					$	1,646,694		$	1,634,329					$	18,092		$	47,880					$	783,314

Quota Share Reinsurance
																											Losses Ceded									Ceding Commission									Earned Premiums Ceded
Year						Remaining Insurance in Force			Remaining Risk in Force						Remaining Ceded Insurance in Force						Remaining Ceded Risk in Force						Quarter-to-Date			Year-to-Date						Quarter-to-Date			Year-to-Date						Quarter-to-Date			Year-to-Date						Reduction in PMIERs Minimum Required Assets (7)
2019 & 2020			(6)			$	93,411,304		$	23,055,319					$	20,512,448					$	5,014,528					$	(307)		$	7,949					$	4,547		$	14,304					$	8,788		$	36,558					$	335,553
(1) Reinsurance provided by unaffiliated special purpose insurers through the issuance of mortgage insurance-linked notes ("ILNs").
(2) Reinsurance provided by panels of reinsurers.
(3) Reinsurance coverage on new insurance written from January 1, 2019 through August 31, 2019.
(4) Reinsurance coverage on new insurance written from September 1, 2019 through July 31, 2020.
(5) Reinsurance coverage on new insurance written from August 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021.
(6) Reinsurance coverage on 40% of eligible single premium policies and 20% of all other eligible policies written from September 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020.
(7) Represents the reduction in Essent Guaranty, Inc.'s Minimum Required Assets based on our interpretation of the PMIERs.

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															Exhibit I
Essent Group Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Information
Portfolio Geographic Data
IIF by State
			September 30, 2021						June 30, 2021						September 30, 2020
CA			13.1		%				12.9		%				11.2		%
TX			9.8						9.8						9.6
FL			9.5						9.3						8.5
CO			4.1						4.1						4.1
WA			3.7						3.7						3.9
IL			3.4						3.3						3.5
AZ			3.4						3.5						3.5
VA			3.1						3.1						3.2
NJ			3.1						3.1						3.4
GA			3.1						3.1						3.1
All Others			43.7						44.1						46.0
Total			100.0		%				100.0		%				100.0		%
Gross RIF by State
			September 30, 2021						June 30, 2021						September 30, 2020
CA			12.9		%				12.7		%				11.0		%
TX			10.1						10.1						9.9
FL			9.8						9.6						8.7
CO			4.1						4.1						4.0
WA			3.7						3.6						3.9
AZ			3.3						3.4						3.4
IL			3.3						3.2						3.4
GA			3.1						3.1						3.1
VA			3.1						3.0						3.1
NJ			3.0						3.0						3.3
All Others			43.6						44.2						46.2
Total			100.0		%				100.0		%				100.0		%

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																																				Exhibit J
Essent Group Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Information
Rollforward of Defaults and Reserve for Losses and LAE
U.S. Mortgage Insurance Portfolio
Rollforward of Insured Loans in Default
						Three Months Ended
						2021																		2020
						September 30												June 30						March 31						December 31						September 30
Beginning default inventory						23,504												29,080						31,469						35,464						38,068
Plus: new defaults (A)						5,132												4,934						7,422						8,745						12,614
Less: cures						(8,862)												(10,453)						(9,737)						(12,679)						(15,135)
Less: claims paid						(41)												(46)						(61)						(49)						(67)
Less: rescissions and denials, net						(12)												(11)						(13)						(12)						(16)
Ending default inventory						19,721												23,504						29,080						31,469						35,464
(A) New defaults remaining as of September 30, 2021						3,820												2,230						2,396						2,250						2,360
Cure rate (1)						26		%										55		%				68		%				74		%				81		%
Total amount paid for claims (in thousands)						$	1,069											$	1,154					$	1,989					$	1,922					$	2,557
Average amount paid per claim (in thousands)						$	26											$	25					$	33					$	39					$	38
Severity						60		%										57		%				70		%				62		%				77		%
Rollforward of Reserve for Losses and LAE
						Three Months Ended
						2021																		2020
($ in thousands)						September 30												June 30						March 31						December 31						September 30
Reserve for losses and LAE at beginning of period						$	420,482											$	409,811					$	373,868					$	307,019					$	250,862
Less: Reinsurance recoverables						27,286												24,907						19,061						11,898						7,761
Net reserve for losses and LAE at beginning of period						393,196												384,904						354,807						295,121						243,101
Add provision for losses and LAE occurring in:
Current period						11,371												24,534						47,763						63,597						55,660
Prior years						(18,853)												(14,961)						(15,680)						(1,879)						(1,070)
Incurred losses and LAE during the period						(7,482)												9,573						32,083						61,718						54,590
Deduct payments for losses and LAE occurring in:
Current period						103												14						114						524						205
Prior years						1,014												1,267						1,872						1,508						2,365
Loss and LAE payments during the period						1,117												1,281						1,986						2,032						2,570
Net reserve for losses and LAE at end of period						384,597												393,196						384,904						354,807						295,121
Plus: Reinsurance recoverables						26,970												27,286						24,907						19,061						11,898
Reserve for losses and LAE at end of period						$	411,567											$	420,482					$	409,811					$	373,868					$	307,019
(1) The cure rate is calculated by dividing new defaults remaining as of the reporting date by the original number of new defaults reported in the quarterly period and subtracting that percentage from 100%.

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																		Exhibit K
Essent Group Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Information
Detail of Reserves by Default Delinquency
U.S. Mortgage Insurance Portfolio
						September 30, 2021
						Number of Policies in Default			Percentage of Policies in Default			Amount of Reserves			Percentage of Reserves			Defaulted RIF			Reserves as a Percentage of Defaulted RIF
($ in thousands)
Missed Payments:
Three payments or less						3,823			20		%	$	20,438		5		%	$	223,065		9		%
Four to eleven payments						6,738			34			103,062			27			426,282			24
Twelve or more payments						9,108			46			254,499			67			595,444			43
Pending claims						52			—			2,037			1			2,516			81
Total case reserves						19,721			100		%	380,036			100		%	$	1,247,307		30
IBNR												28,503
LAE												3,028
Total reserves for losses and LAE												$	411,567
Average reserve per default:
Case												$	19.3
Total												$	20.9
Default Rate						2.47%
						December 31, 2020
						Number of Policies in Default			Percentage of Policies in Default			Amount of Reserves			Percentage of Reserves			Defaulted RIF			Reserves as a Percentage of Defaulted RIF
($ in thousands)
Missed Payments:
Three payments or less						6,631			21		%	$	47,905		14		%	$	384,668		12		%
Four to eleven payments						23,543			75			260,593			76			1,553,593			17
Twelve or more payments						1,243			4			32,593			9			67,501			48
Pending claims						52			—			2,199			1			2,843			77
Total case reserves						31,469			100		%	343,290			100		%	$	2,008,605		17
IBNR												25,747
LAE												4,831
Total reserves for losses and LAE												$	373,868
Average reserve per default:
Case												$	10.9
Total												$	11.9
Default Rate						3.93%
						September 30, 2020
						Number of Policies in Default			Percentage of Policies in Default			Amount of Reserves			Percentage of Reserves			Defaulted RIF			Reserves as a Percentage of Defaulted RIF
($ in thousands)
Missed Payments:
Three payments or less						9,237			26		%	$	58,296		21		%	$	554,524		11		%
Four to eleven payments						25,290			71			194,892			69			1,697,419			11
Twelve or more payments						891			3			24,842			9			48,612			51
Pending claims						46			—			2,417			1			2,840			85
Total case reserves						35,464			100		%	280,447			100		%	$	2,303,395		12
IBNR												21,034
LAE												5,538
Total reserves for losses and LAE												$	307,019
Average reserve per default:
Case												$	7.9
Total												$	8.7
Default Rate						4.54%

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																								Exhibit L
Essent Group Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Information
Investments Available for Sale
Investments Available for Sale by Asset Class
Asset Class						September 30, 2021												December 31, 2020
($ in thousands)						Fair Value						Percent						Fair Value						Percent
U.S. Treasury securities						$	331,216					6.8		%				$	268,444					5.9		%
U.S. agency securities						5,536						0.1						18,085						0.4
U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities						989,552						20.3						995,905						21.8
Municipal debt securities						592,458						12.2						551,517						12.1
Non-U.S. government securities						79,994						1.6						61,607						1.3
Corporate debt securities						1,524,144						31.3						1,126,512						24.7
Residential and commercial mortgage securities						539,186						11.1						409,282						9.0
Asset-backed securities						554,475						11.4						454,717						9.9
Money market funds						253,456						5.2						679,304						14.9
Total investments available for sale						$	4,870,017					100.0		%				$	4,565,373					100.0		%
Investments Available for Sale by Credit Rating
Rating (1)						September 30, 2021												December 31, 2020
($ in thousands)						Fair Value						Percent						Fair Value						Percent
Aaa						$	2,356,302					48.4		%				$	2,564,746					56.2		%
Aa1						106,743						2.2						133,100						2.9
Aa2						320,018						6.6						260,462						5.7
Aa3						212,516						4.4						204,917						4.5
A1						288,177						5.9						249,710						5.5
A2						459,205						9.4						401,175						8.8
A3						293,220						6.0						229,882						5.0
Baa1						302,771						6.2						260,602						5.7
Baa2						260,360						5.4						178,926						3.9
Baa3						190,999						3.9						48,199						1.1
Below Baa3						79,706						1.6						33,654						0.7
Total investments available for sale						$	4,870,017					100.0		%				$	4,565,373					100.0		%
(1) Based on ratings issued by Moody's, if available. S&P or Fitch rating utilized if Moody's not available.
Investments Available for Sale by Duration and Book Yield
Effective Duration						September 30, 2021												December 31, 2020
($ in thousands)						Fair Value						Percent						Fair Value						Percent
< 1 Year						$	1,181,803					24.3		%				$	1,568,505					34.4		%
1 to < 2 Years						644,007						13.2						581,003						12.7
2 to < 3 Years						530,003						10.9						616,069						13.5
3 to < 4 Years						688,472						14.1						426,333						9.3
4 to < 5 Years						493,847						10.1						367,633						8.1
5 or more Years						1,331,885						27.4						1,005,830						22.0
Total investments available for sale						$	4,870,017					100.0		%				$	4,565,373					100.0		%
Pre-tax investment income yield:
Three months ended September 30, 2021						1.93		%
Nine months ended September 30, 2021						1.97		%

Holding company net cash and investments available for sale: (2)
($ in thousands)
As of September 30, 2021						$	513,000
As of December 31, 2020						$	574,901
(2) Includes net cash and investments available for sale at Essent Group Ltd. and Essent US Holdings, Inc.

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																																							Exhibit M
Essent Group Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Information
Insurance Company Capital
									2021																		2020
									September 30												June 30						March 31						December 31						September 30
($ in thousands)
U.S. Mortgage Insurance Subsidiaries:
Combined statutory capital (1)									$	2,916,802											$	2,809,087					$	2,778,131					$	2,659,161					$	2,581,136
Combined net risk in force (2)									$	30,766,379											$	29,646,042					$	29,358,191					$	29,493,572					$	29,821,246
Risk-to-capital ratios: (3)
			Essent Guaranty, Inc.						10.9:1												10.9:1						11.0:1						11.5:1						12.0:1
			Essent Guaranty of PA, Inc.						1.0:1												1.1:1						1.4:1						1.7:1						2.0:1
			Combined (4)						10.5:1												10.6:1						10.6:1						11.1:1						11.6:1
Essent Guaranty, Inc. PMIERs Data (5):
			Available Assets						$	3,161,780											$	3,016,050					$	2,996,651					$	2,855,923					$	2,720,432
			Minimum Required Assets						1,951,096												1,731,843						1,864,262						1,671,011						1,739,479
			PMIERs excess Available Assets						$	1,210,684											$	1,284,207					$	1,132,389					$	1,184,912					$	980,953
			PMIERs sufficiency ratio (6)						162		%										174		%				161		%				171		%				156		%
Essent Reinsurance Ltd.:
Stockholder's equity (GAAP basis)									$	1,249,996											$	1,192,077					$	1,136,504					$	1,101,003					$	1,061,546
Net risk in force (2)									$	15,466,651											$	14,338,567					$	12,905,289					$	12,892,300					$	12,312,124
(1) Combined statutory capital equals the sum of statutory capital of Essent Guaranty, Inc. plus Essent Guaranty of PA, Inc., after eliminating the impact of intercompany transactions. Statutory capital is computed based on accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual.
(2) Net risk in force represents total risk in force, net of reinsurance ceded and net of exposures on policies for which loss reserves have been established.
(3) The risk-to-capital ratio is calculated as the ratio of net risk in force to statutory capital.
(4) The combined risk-to-capital ratio equals the sum of the net risk in force of Essent Guaranty, Inc. and Essent Guaranty of PA, Inc. divided by the combined statutory capital.
(5) Data is based on our interpretation of the PMIERs as of the dates indicated.
(6) PMIERs sufficiency ratio is calculated by dividing Available Assets by Minimum Required Assets.