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Essent Group Ltd. Reports Third Quarter 2020 Results & Declares Quarterly Dividend

November 6, 2020 6:30 AM EST

HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE: ESNT) today reported net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 of $124.5 million or $1.11 per diluted share, compared to $144.6 million or $1.47 per diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2019.

Essent also announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per common share. The dividend is payable on December 10, 2020, to shareholders of record on December 1, 2020.

"We are encouraged by the increase in our third quarter earnings as compared to the second quarter due to a lower... More