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Essent Group Executive Compensation (FY25)

ESNT · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): March 26, 2026
260 figures on this page: 258 cited to the filing that reported them, 2 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Mark Casale was paid $10,039,676 in total compensation as Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025, and compared with the $9,783,714 reported for fiscal 2024, Casale's total was 2.6% higher. The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 100:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $100,396. Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 98.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 2, 2023 for fiscal 2022. Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Arch Capital Group Ltd., Assured Guaranty Corporation, Enact Holdings, Inc., Fidelity National Financial Inc. and First American Financial Corp., among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Mark Casale
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 2, 2023
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Mark Casale: $9,783,714 → $10,039,676 (2.6% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 94.5:1 → 100:1 (5.8% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Essent Group's chief executive and what were they paid?
Mark Casale was paid $10,039,676 in total compensation as Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $9,783,714 reported for fiscal 2024, Casale's total was 2.6% higher.
What was Essent Group's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 98.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 2, 2023 for fiscal 2022.
Which companies are in Essent Group's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Arch Capital Group Ltd., Assured Guaranty Corporation, Enact Holdings, Inc., Fidelity National Financial Inc. and First American Financial Corp., among others.
What is Essent Group's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 100:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $100,396.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mark Casale
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Lawrence McAlee
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇———◇◇
Christopher Curran
President, Essent Guaranty, Inc.
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Vijay Bhasin
President, Essent Re Ltd.
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
David Weinstock
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mark Casale
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Christopher Curran
President, Essent Guaranty, Inc.
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
David Weinstock
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Mary Gibbons
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Vijay Bhasin
Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mark Casale
Chairman of the Board of Directors President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Christopher Curran
President, Essent Guaranty, Inc.
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mary Gibbons
Senior Vice President Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Vijay Bhasin
Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
David Weinstock
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mark Casale
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Christopher Curran
President, Essent Guaranty, Inc.
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mary Gibbons
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Vijay Bhasin
Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
David Weinstock
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Christopher G. CurranPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Christopher G. CurranRSU◇——◇——◇
David B. WeinstockRSU◇——◇——◇
David B. WeinstockPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Mark A. CasalePSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Mark A. CasaleRSU◇——◇——◇
Mary L. GibbonsRSU◇——◇——◇
Mary L. GibbonsPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Vijay BhasinRSU◇——◇——◇
Vijay BhasinPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
David WeinstockRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Vijay BhasinRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Christopher CurranRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Mark CasaleRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Mary GibbonsPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William Spiegel
Lead independent director
◇◇———◇◇
Douglas J. Pauls
◇◇———◇◇
Roy J. Kasmar
◇◇———◇◇
Angela L. Heise
◇◇———◇◇
Henna Karna
◇◇———◇◇
Aditya Dutt
◇◇———◇◇
April Joyce
◇◇———◇◇
David C. Benson
◇◇———◇◇
Allan Levine
◇————◇◇
Robert Glanville
◇————◇◇
Mark A. Casale and Martin P. Connor served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Arch Capital Group Ltd. ACGL
  • Assured Guaranty Corporation AGO
  • Enact Holdings, Inc. ACT
  • Fidelity National Financial Inc. FNF
  • First American Financial Corp. FAF
  • MGIC Investment Corp. MTG
  • Mr. Cooper Group Inc. symbol not shown
  • NMI Holdings, Inc. NMIH
  • Old Republic International Corporation ORI
  • OneMain Holding, Inc. OMF
  • PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. PFSI
  • Radian Group Inc. RDN
  • RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. RNR
  • Stewart Information Services Corp. STC
  • W. R. Berkley Corp. WRB

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2022May 2, 2023=◇◇◇
2019May 28, 2020=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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260 figures on this page: 258 cited to the filing that reported them, 2 calculated from figures it prints.
258 cited to the filing
2 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-26-035242
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan Based Awards Table · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · and 1 more section
  2. 0001104659-25-027818
    Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0001104659-24-041154
    Summary Compensation Table
  4. 0001448893-23-000046
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001104659-23-042762
    Summary Compensation Table
  6. 0001104659-20-068981
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Essent Group discloses

The companies named in ESNT's own disclosed peer group.

Arch Capital Group Ltd.Assured Guaranty CorporationEnact Holdings, Inc.MGIC Investment Corp.NMI Holdings, Inc.Old Republic International CorporationRadian Group Inc.RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.W. R. Berkley Corp.

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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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