Exhibit 99.1 Essent Group Ltd. Announces First Quarter 2024 Results and Declares Quarterly Dividend HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2024--Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE: ESNT) today reported net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 of $181.7 million or$1.70 per diluted share, compared to $170.8 million or$1.59 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. Essent also announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.28 per common share. The divid ...