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Essent Group Ltd. Reports $22.5B in New Insurance Written (NIW)

Essent Group Ltd. has recently released its 10-Q report, providing insights into its financial performance and operations. Essent is a provider of private mortgage insurance and reinsurance for residential properties in the United States. Its offerings include primary, pool, and master policy mortgage insurance products, as well as title insurance and settlement services. The company also provides underwriting consulting services and credit risk management products to third-party reinsurers. As of June 30, 2025, Essent had 521 employees and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

In the 10-Q report, Essent detailed its financial results and key developments. The company's mortgage insurance operations generated new insurance written (NIW) of approximately $12.5 billion and $22.5 billion for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively. This compared to approximately $12.5 billion and $20.8 billion for the same periods in 2024. Essent Guaranty, the company's mortgage insurance subsidiary, holds strong financial strength ratings from Moody’s, S&P, and A.M. Best.

The report also highlighted the impact of external factors on Essent's operations. The Federal Reserve's actions to increase and subsequently reduce the target federal funds rate, as well as natural disasters such as hurricanes and wildfires, were noted as events affecting the company's business.

Additionally, legislative and regulatory developments, including U.S. tax reform and the Bermuda Corporate Income Tax Act, were discussed in the report. Essent stated that it does not expect these developments to have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations based on its current analysis.

The report provided detailed insights into factors affecting Essent's results of operations, including net premiums written and earned, persistency and business mix, net investment income, income from other invested assets, and other income. These factors were described in relation to their impact on the company's profitability and financial performance.

Essent's 10-Q report offers a comprehensive view of the company's financial and operational performance, as well as the external factors and regulatory developments influencing its business. Following these announcements, the company's shares moved 5.7%, and are now trading at a price of $60.27. For the full picture, make sure to review Essent's 10-Q report.

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