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| <xsd:element abstract="true" id="esnt_TechnologyDebtSectorMember" name="TechnologyDebtSectorMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/> |
| <xsd:element abstract="true" id="esnt_UncommittedLineofCreditMember" name="UncommittedLineofCreditMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/> |
| <xsd:element abstract="true" id="esnt_UtilitiesSectorMember" name="UtilitiesSectorMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/> |
| <xsd:element id="esnt_VariableInterestEntityReportingEntityInvolvementMaximumLossExposureAmountOffTheBalanceSheet" name="VariableInterestEntityReportingEntityInvolvementMaximumLossExposureAmountOffTheBalanceSheet" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant"/> |
| <xsd:element id="esnt_VariableInterestEntityReportingEntityInvolvementMaximumLossExposureAmountOnTheBalanceSheet" name="VariableInterestEntityReportingEntityInvolvementMaximumLossExposureAmountOnTheBalanceSheet" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant"/> |
| <xsd:element abstract="true" id="esnt_VestingBasedOnPerformanceMember" name="VestingBasedOnPerformanceMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/> |
| <xsd:element abstract="true" id="esnt_VestingBasedOnServiceAndPerformanceMember" name="VestingBasedOnServiceAndPerformanceMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/> |
| <xsd:element abstract="true" id="esnt_VestingBasedOnServiceMember" name="VestingBasedOnServiceMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/> |
| <xsd:element abstract="true" id="esnt_VestingCriteriaAxis" name="VestingCriteriaAxis" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:dimensionItem" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/> |
| <xsd:element id="esnt_VestingCriteriaDomain" name="VestingCriteriaDomain" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/> |
| <xsd:element abstract="true" id="esnt_VintageYear2015and2016Member" name="VintageYear2015and2016Member" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/> |
| <xsd:element abstract="true" id="esnt_VintageYear2017Member" name="VintageYear2017Member" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/> |
| <xsd:element abstract="true" id="esnt_VintageYear2018Member" name="VintageYear2018Member" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/> |
| </xsd:schema> |