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Essent Group Ltd. – ‘10-Q’ for 9/30/23 – ‘XML’

On:  Monday, 11/6/23, at 6:01pm ET   ·   As of:  11/7/23   ·   For:  9/30/23   ·   Accession #:  1448893-23-86   ·   File #:  1-36157

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

11/07/23  Essent Group Ltd.                 10-Q        9/30/23   81:10M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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12: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)   HTML     49K 
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                Income (Unaudited)                                               
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                (Unaudited)                                                      
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20: R11         Reinsurance                                         HTML    124K 
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24: R15         Capital Stock                                       HTML     40K 
25: R16         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML     78K 
26: R17         Dividends Restrictions                              HTML     26K 
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28: R19         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     81K 
29: R20         Fair Value of Financial Instruments                 HTML     90K 
30: R21         Statutory Accounting                                HTML     41K 
31: R22         Acquisitions                                        HTML     46K 
32: R23         Pay vs Performance Disclosure                       HTML     35K 
33: R24         Recently Issued Accounting Standards (Policies)     HTML     27K 
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35: R26         Reinsurance (Tables)                                HTML    121K 
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38: R29         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     74K 
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44: R35         Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation      HTML     42K 
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45: R36         Investments - Schedule of Investments Available     HTML     64K 
                for Sale (Details)                                               
46: R37         Investments - Summary of Municipal Debt Securities  HTML     62K 
                and Corporate Debt Securities (Details)                          
47: R38         Investments - Schedule of Amortized Cost and Fair   HTML     97K 
                Value of Investments Available for Sale by                       
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48: R39         Investments - Summary of Realized Gain and Loss     HTML     94K 
                and Investments in Unrealized Loss Position                      
                (Details)                                                        
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50: R41         Investments - Net Investment Income (Details)       HTML     36K 
51: R42         Reinsurance - Effect on Net Premiums Written and    HTML     40K 
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                (Details)                                                        
54: R45         Reinsurance - Essent Guaranty's Excess of           HTML     74K 
                Insurance Linked Note and Loss Reinsurance                       
                Coverages and Retentions (Details)                               
55: R46         Reinsurance - Summary of Total Assets and Maximum   HTML     64K 
                Exposure Loss (Details)                                          
56: R47         Reserve for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses -   HTML     54K 
                Reconciliation of Reserve Balances for Losses and                
                Loss Adjustment Expense (Details)                                
57: R48         Reserve for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses -   HTML     44K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
58: R49         Debt Obligations (Details)                          HTML     37K 
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60: R51         Capital Stock - Narrative (Details)                 HTML     66K 
61: R52         Capital Stock - Dividends (Details)                 HTML     32K 
62: R53         Stock-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details)      HTML     87K 
63: R54         Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Nonvested     HTML     67K 
                Common Share and Common Share Unit Activity                      
                (Details)                                                        
64: R55         Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Nonvested     HTML     65K 
                Performance-based Share Awards (Details)                         
65: R56         Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Compensation  HTML     27K 
                Expense, Net of Forfeitures (Details)                            
66: R57         Dividends Restrictions (Details)                    HTML     48K 
67: R58         Earnings per Share (EPS) - Reconciliation of Net    HTML     56K 
                Income and Weighted Average Common Shares                        
                Outstanding (Details)                                            
68: R59         Earnings per Share (EPS) - Narrative (Details)      HTML     25K 
69: R60         Earnings per Share (EPS) - Schedule of Percent of   HTML     39K 
                Shares Issuable Under Terms of Agreement (Details)               
70: R61         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     76K 
                (Details)                                                        
71: R62         Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details)       HTML     86K 
72: R63         Statutory Accounting - Schedule of Statutory Net    HTML     34K 
                Income, Statutory Surplus and Contingency Reserve                
                Liability (Details)                                              
73: R64         Statutory Accounting - Narrative (Details)          HTML     39K 
74: R65         Acquisitions - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     49K 
75: R66         Acquisitions - Schedule of Pro forma (Details)      HTML     29K 
76: R67         Acquisitions - Schedule of Preliminary Valuation    HTML     57K 
                of Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities                  
                Assumed (Details)                                                
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