HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) on Friday reported first-quarter net income of $181.7 million.

The Hamilton, Bermuda-based company said it had net income of $1.70 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.56 per share.

The mortgage insurance and reinsurance holding company posted revenue of $298.4 million in the period.

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