Essent First Quarter 2017 Earnings Presentation May 5, 2017
Disclaimer This presentation may include forward-looking statements which are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which may be beyond our control. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," should, expect, "plan," "anticipate," "believe," estimate, predict, or "potential" or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology. Actual events, results and outcomes may differ materially from our expectations due to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. Although it is not possible to identify all of these risks and factors, they include, among others, the following: changes in or to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs ), whether through Federal legislation, restructurings or a shift in business practices; failure to continue to meet the mortgage insurer eligibility requirements of the GSEs; competition for customers; lenders or investors seeking alternatives to private mortgage insurance; an increase in the number of loans insured through Federal government mortgage insurance programs, including those offered by the Federal Housing Administration; decline in new insurance written and franchise value due to loss of a significant customer; decline in the volume of low down payment mortgage originations; the definition of "Qualified Mortgage" reducing the size of the mortgage origination market or creating incentives to use government mortgage insurance programs; the definition of "Qualified Residential Mortgage" reducing the number of low down payment loans or lenders and investors seeking alternatives to private mortgage insurance; the implementation of the Basel III Capital Accord discouraging the use of private mortgage insurance; a decrease in the length of time that insurance policies are in force; uncertainty of loss reserve estimates; deteriorating economic conditions; our non-u.s. operations becoming subject to U.S. Federal income taxation; becoming considered a passive foreign investment company for U.S. Federal income tax purposes; and other risks and factors described in Part I, Item 1A Risk Factors of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 16, 2017. Any forward-looking information presented herein is made only as of the date of this presentation, and we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forwardlooking information to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise. 1
Who Is Essent? Essent Group Ltd. is a Bermuda-based holding company (NYSE: ESNT) Essent Guaranty, Inc. is rated BBB+ by S&P and Baa2 by Moody s Essent Reinsurance Ltd. is rated BBB+ by S&P Operation centers in Radnor, PA Winston-Salem, NC Irvine, CA Bermuda-domiciled reinsurance company Total IIF of $88.0B as of March 31, 2017 Combined risk to capital ratio of 14.6:1 (1) (1) The combined risk to capital ratio equals the net risk in force of Essent Guaranty, Inc. and Essent Guaranty of PA, Inc. divided by the combined statutory capital of these U.S. insurance companies. 2
$27.1 $28.7 $29.6 $31.4 $31.4 $32.8 $34.8 $36.3 $54.6 $59.6 $63.7 $67.3 $73.8 $78.4 $83.7 $89.4 $83.4 $94.4 $100.7 $87.3 $86.9 $110.8 $116.8 $117.7 Financial Results NET PREMIUMS EARNED ($M) PRE-TAX INCOME ($M) OTHER UNDERWRITING & OPERATING EXPENSES ($M) 3
Insurance In Force and New Insurance Written $57.4 $62.1 $65.2 $67.7 $72.3 $77.6 $83.3 $88.0 $7.3 $7.6 $6.0 $5.5 $8.7 $10.3 $10.5 $8.0 Q2 15 Q3 15 Q4 15 Q1 16 Q2 16 Q3 16 Q4 16 Q1 17 New Insurance Written ($B) Insurance In Force ($B) 4
$50. 0 $45. 0 $40. 0 $35. 0 $30. 0 $25. 0 $20. 0 $15. 0 $10. 0 $5.0 $- Underwriting Expenses 60% $27.1 $28.7 $29.6 $31.4 $31.4 $32.8 $34.8 $36.3 40% 20% (1) (2) Underwriting Expense ($M) Expense Ratio Combined Ratio (1) Expense ratio is calculated by dividing other underwriting and operating expenses by net premiums earned. (2) Loss ratio plus expense ratio. 5
In Force Portfolio IIF BY VINTAGE $88.0 BILLION AS OF MARCH 31, 2017 IIF by FICO Score IIF BY LTV 2015 23.2% 2016 37.5% 2014 15.5% 2017 9.1% 2012 and prior 4.7% 2013 10.0% 700+ 86.4% 680-699 8.0% Below 680 5.6% 90.01-95.00% 51.0% <=90.00% 44.5% >=95.01% 4.5% IIF BY VINTAGE 2015 36.5% 2016 8.0% $67.7 BILLION AS OF MARCH 31, 2016 IIF by FICO Score 680-699 7.8% IIF BY LTV 90.01-95.00% 52.4% 2014 27.9% 2013 18.7% 2012 7.6% 2011 and prior 1.3% 700+ 87.2% Below 680 5.0% <=90.00% 45.1% >=95.01% 2.5% 6
20. 0: 1 18. 0: 1 16. 0: 1 14. 0: 1 12. 0: 1 10. 0: 1 8.0:1 6.0:1 4.0:1 2.0:1 0.0:1 $1,027.8 $816.4 $1,076.2 $864.8 $1,119.2 $913.2 $1,181.5 $960.8 $1,248.6 $1,017.3 $1,310.2 $1,078.5 $1,343.8 $1,144.3 $1,412.8 $1,202.6 $2,00.0 $1,80.0 $1,60.0 $1,40.0 $1,20.0 $1,00.0 $80.0 $60.0 $40.0 $20.0 $- Capital and Equity 15.3:1 15.4:1 15.2:1 14.8:1 14.8:1 14.8:1 14.7:1 14.6:1 (1) Consolidated GAAP Equity ($M) Combined Statutory Capital ($M) Combined Risk to Capital Ratio (1) (1) Represents combined metrics for the U.S. insurance subsidiaries Essent Guaranty, Inc. and Essent Guaranty of PA, Inc. 7