FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   WEINSTOCK DAVID B 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/30/2013 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Essent Group Ltd. [ESNT] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE 2 CHURCH STREET 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP & Chief Accounting Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) HAMILTON, D0 HM 11 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Class A Common Shares	  (1)	  (1)	Common Shares	21,783 (3)	$ (1)	D	Â
Class B-2 Common Shares	  (2)	  (2)	Common Shares	45,146 (4)	$ (2)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WEINSTOCK DAVID B C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD. CLARENDON HOUSE 2 CHURCH STREET HAMILTON, D0 HM 11	Â	Â	  VP & Chief Accounting Officer	Â

Signatures

/s/ Mary Lourdes Gibbons, as attorney-in-fact		10/30/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The Class A Common Shares automatically convert into Common Shares, par value $0.015 per share, after giving effect to the 2 for 3 share split, immediately prior to consummation of the issuer's initial public offering.
(2)	The Class B-2 Common Shares that are eligible to vest under the issuer's Amended and Restated 2009 Restricted Share Plan (the "2009 Plan") automatically convert into Common Shares, par value $0.015 per share, after giving effect to the 2 for 3 share split, immediately prior to consummation of the issuer's initial public offering and any Class B-2 Common Shares that are not eligible to vest under the 2009 Plan are forfeited immediately prior to consummation of the issuer's initial public offering.
(3)	Includes restricted 13,975 shares granted under the issuer's Annual Leadership Bonus Plan, of which 6,937 vest on January 1, 2014, 4,622 vest on January 1, 2015 and the remaining restricted shares vest on January 1, 2016.
(4)	Includes 30,097 restricted shares granted under the issuer's 2009 Plan, of which 15,049 vest on December 1, 2013 and 15,048 vest on December 1, 2014.
  Remarks: Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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