Enact Mortgage Insurance Completes XOL Reinsurance Transaction as Part of its Diversified Credit Risk Transfer Program
Enact Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACT) has secured approximately $180 million in excess of loss reinsurance coverage, enhancing its capital efficiency and risk management strategy for the 2023 insurance book year. This credit risk transfer (CRT) transaction, effective January 1, 2023, covers a portion of expected new insurance policies. The reinsurers involved have ratings of “A-” or better. Enact's successful CRT program has executed around $4.7 billion in such transactions since 2015, demonstrating its commitment to helping individuals achieve homeownership while maintaining financial strength.
- Secured $180 million in excess of loss reinsurance coverage.
- Supports capital efficiency and risk management for 2023.
- Reinsurers rated 'A-' or better, indicating strong financial backing.
- Demonstrated successful track record in CRT with $4.7 billion executed since 2015.
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RALEIGH, N.C., March 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enact Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACT) (Enact), a leading provider of private mortgage insurance through its insurance subsidiaries, today announced that its flagship legal entity, Enact Mortgage Insurance Corporation, has secured approximately
“This transaction reflects the continued successful execution of our CRT program, which enhances our capital efficiency and ability to distribute and minimize credit risk,” said Rohit Gupta, President and CEO of Enact. “Supported by our strong capital position, we continue to progress against our growth and risk management strategy, generate value for our shareholders, and advance our purpose of helping people responsibly achieve their homeownership goals.”
Since 2015, Enact has executed approximately
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About Enact Holdings, Inc.
Enact (Nasdaq: ACT), operating principally through its wholly-owned subsidiary Enact Mortgage Insurance Corporation since 1981, is a leading U.S. private mortgage insurance provider committed to helping more people achieve the dream of homeownership. Building on a deep understanding of lenders' businesses and a legacy of financial strength, we partner with lenders to bring best-in class service, leading underwriting expertise, and extensive risk and capital management to the mortgage process, helping to put more people in homes and keep them there. By empowering customers and their borrowers, Enact seeks to positively impact the lives of those in the communities in which it serves in a sustainable way. Enact is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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