---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001448893-24-000014"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESNT"
cik: "0001448893"
company_name: "Essent Group Ltd."
filed_at: "2024-02-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T04:47:10.954642+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Essent Group Q4 net income $175.4M ($1.64 EPS); dividend raised to $0.28

## Summary
- Q4 2023 net income $175.4M ($1.64 diluted EPS) vs $147.4M ($1.37) a year ago.
- Full-year 2023 net income $696.4M ($6.50 EPS) vs $831.4M ($7.72) in 2022.
- New insurance written Q4 $8.8B; insurance in force $239.1B as of Dec. 31, 2023.
- Quarterly dividend raised to $0.28 per share, payable March 22 to holders of record March 13.
- S&P upgraded Essent Guaranty and Essent Reinsurance to 'A-' from 'BBB+', stable outlook.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001448893-24-000014
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESNT
- cik: 0001448893
- company_name: Essent Group Ltd.
- filed_at: 2024-02-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1448893/000144889324000014/0001448893-24-000014-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1448893/000144889324000014/esnt-20240209.htm

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