HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) on Friday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $175.4 million.

The Hamilton, Bermuda-based company said it had profit of $1.64 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.59 per share.

The mortgage insurance and reinsurance holding company posted revenue of $297.3 million in the period.

For the year, the company reported profit of $696.4 million, or $6.50 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.11 billion.

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