Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
PBRA (CAYMAN) Co
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Essent Group Ltd. [ESNT]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
See Remarks
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O PINE BROOK ROAD PARTNERS LLC, 60 EAST 42ND STREET, 50TH FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/10/2016
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10165
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Shares, par value $0.015 03/10/2016   P   143,097 A $ 19.5014 (3) 10,443,635 (1) I See Footnotes (1) (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

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
    X   See Remarks
Pine Brook Road Advisors, LP
C/O PINE BROOK ROAD, 60 EAST 42ND STREET
50TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10165
    X   See Remarks
PBRA, LLC
C/O PINE BROOK ROAD PARTNERS, LLC
60 EAST 42ND STREET, 50TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10165
    X   See Remarks
NEWMAN HOWARD H
C/O PINE BROOK ROAD PARTNERS LLC
60 EAST 42ND STREET, 50TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10165
    X   See Remarks
Essent Intermediate, L.P.
C/O PINE BROOK ROAD PARTNERS LLC
60 EAST 42ND STREET, 50TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10165
    X   See Remarks

Signatures

 PBRA (CAYMAN) COMPANY, By: /s/ Rob Jackowitz, Director   03/11/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 PINE BROOK ROAD ADVISORS, LP, By: /s/ Robert Jackowitz, Chief Compliance Officer   03/11/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 PBRA, LLC, By: /s/ Robert Jackowitz, Executive Vice President   03/11/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 HOWARD H. NEWMAN, By: /s/ Robert Jackowitz, Attorney-in-Fact   03/11/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 ESSENT INTERMEDIATE, L.P., By: PBRA (CAYMAN) COMPANY, its general partner, By: /s/ Rob Jackowitz, Director   03/11/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) Represents Common Shares ("Shares") held directly by Essent Intermediate, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, ("Essent Intermediate"). PBRA (Cayman) Company, a Cayman Islands exempted company, ("PBRA Cayman") is the general partner of Essent Intermediate.
(2) Pine Brook Road Advisors, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, ("Advisors") serves as investment manager to Essent Intermediate. PBRA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, serves as general partner of Advisors. Howard H. Newman, a U.S. citizen, ("Mr. Newman") is the sole member of PBRA, LLC. In such capacities, each of PBRA Cayman, Advisors, PBRA, LLC and Mr. Newman may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own Shares held by Essent Intermediate and disclaims beneficial ownership of all such Shares except to the extent of any indirect pecuniary interest therein.
(3) This price reflects the weighted average purchase price for open-market purchases of Shares made by the Reporting Persons on March 10, 2016, within a $1.00 range. The actual prices for these transactions range from $19.435 to $19.60, inclusive. The Reporting Persons further undertake to provide upon request by the Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of Shares purchased at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (3) to this Form 4.
 
Remarks:
Exhibit 99.1 - Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 to the Schedule 13D/A filed by PBRA (Cayman) Company on March 13, 2015). Solely for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, Essent Intermediate, and each of PBRA Cayman, Advisors, PBRA, LLC and Mr. Newman by virtue of its or his control of Essent Intermediate, may be deemed to be directors-by-deputization by virtue of Essent Intermediate's contractual right to designate a member of the board of directors of the Issuer. William Spiegel and Robert Glanville, each a director of PBRA Cayman, are members of the Issuer's board of directors.

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