Essent Overview

Financial ServicesCompany

Was Essent formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Essent was formerly owned by 2 private investors.

Where is Essent headquartered?

Essent is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

What is Essent’s revenue?

Essent disclosed revenue of 1,267M USD for 2024 and 1,131M USD for 2023.

How many employees does Essent have?

Essent has 521 employees.

What sector is Essent in?

Essent is a financial services company.

When was Essent founded?

Essent was founded in 2008.

Essent

Essent Group Ltd.

Clarendon House 2 Church Street,
Hamilton, HM 11
Bermuda,
(441) 297-9901
www.essentgroup.com

Essent is a holding company that serves the housing finance industry by offering mortgage insurance, reinsurance and risk management products to mortgage lenders and investors to support homeownership. Essent was founded in 2008 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

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Buy (0.4/yr) # - - - 2 - - 2
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
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