ESSENT GROUP LTD. FILES (8-K) Disclosing Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective January 1, 2022, Christopher G. Curran has been promoted to the role
of President of Essent Guaranty, Inc. ("Guaranty"), a wholly owned subsidiary of
Essent Group Ltd. (together with its subsidiaries, the "Company"). In this role,
Mr. Curran will oversee the business development, information technology,
operations, public policy and risk functions of Guaranty, a nationwide provider
of private mortgage insurance for single-family mortgage loans.

Mr. Curran, age 56, has served as the Company's Senior Vice President of
Corporate Development since 2011, managing the Company's corporate development
and investor relations functions. Mr. Curran has more than 25 years of mortgage
insurance, mortgage banking and financial services experience in the areas of
operations, financial management, pricing, capital markets, investor relations
and corporate development. Prior to joining Essent, Mr. Curran served as senior
vice president of pricing and operations for another mortgage insurer and held
leadership positions with JP Morgan Chase and Advanta. He began his career as a
certified public accountant with Arthur Andersen LLP, specializing in financial
services and securitization. Mr. Curran holds a BS in accounting from LaSalle
University.

Mr. Curran's annual base salary will increase from $500,000 to $650,000
effective January 1, 2022.

Mark A. Casale will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Chief Executive Officer and President of Essent Group Ltd., as well as Chairman
of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty, upon Mr. Curran's
promotion to President of Guaranty.

There are no reportable family relationships between Mr. Curran and any of the
Company's officers or directors nor are there any reportable related party
transactions under Item 5.02 of Form 8-K. A copy of the press release announcing
Mr. Curran's appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01.       Financial Statements and Exhibits
                                  (d)   Exhibits


   Exhibit
     No.            Description
     104            Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL

tags are embedded within the

                    Inline XBRL document.
    99.1            Press Release issued by Essent Group Ltd. on December 6, 2021.

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