FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   PBRA (CAYMAN) Co 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/30/2013 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Essent Group Ltd. [ESNT] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O PINE BROOK ROAD PARTNERS LLC, 60 EAST 42ND STREET, 50TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) See Remarks 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10165 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Class A Common Shares	  (2)	  (2)	Common Shares	11,563,295	$ (2)	D (3)	Â
Class A Common Shares	  (2)	  (2)	Common Shares	15,097,726	$ (2)	I	See footnote (1) (4)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PBRA (CAYMAN) Co C/O PINE BROOK ROAD PARTNERS LLC 60 EAST 42ND STREET, 50TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10165	Â	  X	Â	See Remarks
Essent Intermediate, L.P. C/O PINE BROOK ROAD PARTNERS LLC 60 EAST 42ND STREET, 50TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10165	Â	  X	Â	See Remarks

Signatures

PRBA (Cayman) Company By: /s/ Joseph Gantz Name: Joseph Gantz Title: Director		10/30/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This Form 3 is being filed on behalf of PRBA (Cayman) Company, a Cayman Islands exempted company ("PRBA") and Essent Intermediate, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("Essent Intermediate") (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). PRBA is the general partner of Essent Intermediate and Pine Brook Essent Co-Invest, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("Essent Co-Invest" and, together with Essent Intermediate, the "PB Entities"). PBRA may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own shares held by the PB Entities and disclaims beneficial ownership of all such shares except to the extent of any indirect pecuniary interest therein. Essent Intermediate disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares reported herein except those reported as held directly by it.
(2)	The Class A Common Shares automatically convert into Common Shares, par value $0.015 per share, after giving effect to the 2 for 3 share split, immediately prior to the consummation of the issuer's initial public offering.
(3)	Represents Class A Common Shares held directly by Essent Intermediate.
(4)	Represents Class A Common Shares held directly by Essent Intermediate and Essent Co-Invest.
  Remarks: Solely for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the PB Entities, and PRBA by virtue of its control of the PB Entities, may be deemed to be directors-by-deputization by virtue of the PB Entities' contractual right to designate a member of the board of directors of the issuer. William Spiegel and Robert Glanville, each a director of PRBA, are members of the issuer's board of directors. Exhibit List: Exhibit 99.1 - Joint Filers' Information and Signatures

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