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Essent Group Ltd. insiders sold $16.8M in the past 12 months. How much of their stake is that?

97% was sold under disclosed trading plans, 3% with no plan disclosed. The largest seller, Mark Casale (Chairman, CEO and President, Director), sold $12.8M.Share-of-stake figures for this company are being verified and will be added when that check is finished. Why

Updated Oct 16, 2026 from SEC filings · covers Oct 17, 2025 to Oct 16, 2026
$574K
sold with no plan disclosed, past 12 months
97%
of sales were under disclosed trading plans, past 12 months
7 of 16
officers and directors sold shares, past 12 months
Is this normal? More than usual: $16.8M sold, after almost none in the past 5 years. 7 insiders sold; the average is 6 a year. Year by year
Latest filing: Filed Sep 17 for a sale on Sep 15. David Weinstock sold 5.5K shares ($377K) under a disclosed plan. Filing
SEC ownership filings: 93 filed in the 12 months to Oct 16, 2026; 951 on record since Oct 30, 2013 · See the evidence

What stands out

Routine activity: 97% of sales were under disclosed plans, and no insider sold more than 1% of vested holdings.

A share of stake is shown for 0 of the 7 officers and directors who sold. 16 are left out

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Left out: Mark Casale, Christopher Curran, Mary Gibbons, Vijay Bhasin, Robert Glanville, Allan Levine, Aditya Dutt, Douglas Pauls, Roy Kasmar, William Spiegel, David Weinstock, Angela Heise, Anu Karna, David Benson, April Galda and Martin Connor (share of stake is being verified).
Disclosed company stock is not an insider's whole wealth.

Who sold, and how much of their stake

Officers and directors, past 12 months. Their share of stake is being verified and is not shown yet; amounts and trading plans are below.

Mark Casale
Chairman, CEO and President, Director
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$12.8MDisclosed plan
Mary Gibbons
SVP and Chief Legal Officer
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$1.4MDisclosed plan
Vijay Bhasin
SVP and Chief Risk Officer
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$1.0MDisclosed plan
David Weinstock
SVP and CFO
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$726KDisclosed plan
Roy Kasmar
Director
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$532K62% planned 38% no plan disclosed
All 7 sellers

Selling by month

Officers and directors, Oct 2025 to Oct 2026. Each sale is counted once: under a disclosed plan, else to cover taxes, else no plan disclosed.

Disclosed planNo plan disclosedOne dollar scale for every month; the tallest bar is labeled
OctNov 2025: $400K no plan disclosedNovDec 2025: $292K under a disclosed planDecJanFebMarApr 2026: $1.7M under a disclosed planAprMayJun 2026: $594K under a disclosed planJunJul 2026: $9.0M under a disclosed plan$9.0MJulAug 2026: $4.0M under a disclosed planAug 2026: $174K no plan disclosedAugSep 2026: $765K under a disclosed planSepOct

Recent activity

Past 30 days, Sep 17, 2026 to Oct 16, 2026

No officer or director trades were reported for the past 30 days. The most recent before that:

Sep 15, 2026David Weinstock sold 5.5K shares ($377K) under a disclosed trading plan.
WhoSharesPrice% of total stakeTotal stake afterTrade dateFiled
David Weinstock
SVP and CFO
5,500$68.54n/an/aSep 15, 2026Sep 17, 2026

Common questions

Is the Essent Group Ltd. CEO selling stock?

Yes. Mark Casale sold 193K shares ($12.8M) in the past 12 months, all of it under a trading plan disclosed in the filings.

Why are Essent Group Ltd. insiders selling?

Filings rarely give a reason, and we don't guess at one. What they show is how the sales were made: 97% of sales by value ran under 10b5-1 trading plans disclosed in the filings and 3% had no disclosed plan. A trading plan schedules sales in advance.

Are any Essent Group Ltd. insiders buying?

No. Officers and directors reported no purchases in the past 12 months.

The evidence

Who sold7 officers and directors: amount, % of holdings, trading plan
Who soldAmount% of holdingsTrading plan
Mark Casale
Chairman, CEO and President, Director
$12.8M
193K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
Disclosed plan
Mary Gibbons
SVP and Chief Legal Officer
$1.4M
22K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
Disclosed plan
Vijay Bhasin
SVP and Chief Risk Officer
$1.0M
15K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
Disclosed plan
David Weinstock
SVP and CFO
$726K
11K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
Disclosed plan
Roy Kasmar
Director
$532K
8.1K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
62% under a disclosed plan 38% no plan disclosed
Aditya Dutt
Director
$200K
3.3K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
No plan disclosed
Douglas Pauls
Director
$174K
2.5K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
No plan disclosed
The full ownership picture0 of 16 officers and directors confirmed

Vested shares across all share classes, held directly and through trusts, LLCs and family members, as reported on SEC Forms 3, 4 and 5. Unvested awards and options are never counted as owned shares.

InsiderHeld Oct 16, 2025SoldHeld Oct 16, 2026Still held
Mark Casale
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Mark Casale are complete.
Chairman, CEO and President, Director
n/a−193Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Mark Casale

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Mark Casale are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

−15Kgifted (net of own trusts)
−103Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Christopher Curran
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Christopher Curran are complete.
Pres., Essent Guaranty, Inc.
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Christopher Curran

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Christopher Curran are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−19Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Mary Gibbons
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Mary Gibbons are complete.
SVP and Chief Legal Officer
n/a−22Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Mary Gibbons

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Mary Gibbons are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

−775gifted (net of own trusts)
−14Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Vijay Bhasin
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Vijay Bhasin are complete.
SVP and Chief Risk Officer
n/a−15Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Vijay Bhasin

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Vijay Bhasin are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−13Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Robert Glanville
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Robert Glanville are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Robert Glanville

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Robert Glanville are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Allan Levine
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Allan Levine are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Allan Levine

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Allan Levine are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Aditya Dutt
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Aditya Dutt are complete.
Director
n/a−3.3Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Aditya Dutt

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Aditya Dutt are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Douglas Pauls
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Douglas Pauls are complete.
Director
n/a−2.5Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Douglas Pauls

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Douglas Pauls are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Roy Kasmar
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Roy Kasmar are complete.
Director
n/a−8.1Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Roy Kasmar

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Roy Kasmar are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
William Spiegel
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for William Spiegel are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for William Spiegel

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for William Spiegel are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
David Weinstock
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for David Weinstock are complete.
SVP and CFO
n/a−11Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for David Weinstock

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for David Weinstock are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−10Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Angela Heise
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Angela Heise are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Angela Heise

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Angela Heise are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Anu Karna
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Anu Karna are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Anu Karna

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Anu Karna are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
David Benson
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for David Benson are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for David Benson

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for David Benson are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
April Galda
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for April Galda are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for April Galda

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for April Galda are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Martin Connor
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Martin Connor are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Martin Connor

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Martin Connor are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)

Holdings and share of stake for Essent Group Ltd. are being verified, so no balances, unit counts or percentages are shown. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status, titles and dates come straight from individual filings.

What explains the selling$16.8M of sales by plan status, purpose, seller and month

Officer and director open-market sales: $16.8M across 253,926 shares. Plan status and stated purpose are separate questions, and a sale can have both.

By plan status

The lighter segment is sales with no plan disclosed in the filing ($574K), including tax-related sales outside a plan.

No plan disclosed · $574K

Sales with no 10b5-1 plan and no tax reference in the filing. $200K of it is Aditya Dutt. No plan disclosed is a statement about the filing, not about why the sale happened. Largest such sale: Aditya Dutt, Nov 11, 2025

Taxes

159,552 shares ($9.7M) were withheld by the company for taxes, which isn't a market sale.

SellerShares soldProceedsUnder a disclosed planShare of totalSales dates
Mark Casale
Chairman, CEO and President, Director
193K$12.8M100%76%Apr 28, 2026 to Sep 3, 2026
Mary Gibbons
SVP and Chief Legal Officer
22K$1.4M100%8%Dec 18, 2025 to Jul 17, 2026
Vijay Bhasin
SVP and Chief Risk Officer
15K$1.0M100%6%Aug 7, 2026 to Aug 18, 2026
David Weinstock
SVP and CFO
11K$726K100%4%Jun 26, 2026 to Sep 15, 2026
Roy Kasmar
Director
8.1K$532K62%3%Nov 14, 2025 to Sep 14, 2026
Aditya Dutt
Director
3.3K$200K0%1%Nov 11, 2025 to Nov 11, 2025
Douglas Pauls
Director
2.5K$174K0%1%Aug 24, 2026 to Aug 24, 2026

Sales by month

MonthSale proceedsDisclosed planTo cover taxesNo plan disclosed
Oct 2025$0$0$0$0
Nov 2025$400K$0$0$400K
Dec 2025$292K$292K$0$0
Jan 2026$0$0$0$0
Feb 2026$0$0$0$0
Mar 2026$0$0$0$0
Apr 2026$1.7M$1.7M$0$0
May 2026$0$0$0$0
Jun 2026$594K$594K$0$0
Jul 2026$9.0M$9.0M$0$0
Aug 2026$4.1M$4.0M$0$174K
Sep 2026$765K$765K$0$0
Oct 2026$0$0$0$0
Is this normal? Selling year by year5 earlier years to compare with

More than usual: $16.8M sold, after almost none in the past 5 years. 7 insiders sold; the average is 6 a year.

12 months endingShares soldInsiders who soldProceeds
Oct 16, 2026
Latest 12 months
254K7$16.8M
Oct 16, 2025
1 year earlier
41K6$2.6M
Oct 16, 2024
2 years earlier
51K5$2.9M
Oct 17, 2023
3 years earlier
43K5$2.0M
Oct 17, 2022
4 years earlier
34K6$1.6M
Oct 17, 2021
5 years earlier
80K7$3.8M

Open-market sales (Form 4 code S) by people who were officers or directors, in split-adjusted shares. Earlier years include people who have since left. A sale that an outside holder also reports (a family trust, a fund) is counted with outside holders in every year. Shares, not dollars, are compared, so a change in the stock price doesn't look like a change in selling. Years the filings don't fully cover are shown but left out of the average.

Known gaps and uncertainty16 officers and directors not confirmed

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Balances, unit counts and every share-of-stake figure for Essent Group Ltd. are held back until that check is finished. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status, titles and dates come straight from individual filings and are complete.

External context: we only cite outside events when a documented connection exists. None is shown for this period.

Sources and methodology951 filings on record, 93 filed in the 12-month period, and how we read them

All 951 Forms 3, 4 and 5 on record for Essent Group Ltd. (SEC CIK 1448893), filed from Oct 30, 2013 to Sep 17, 2026; 93 of them were filed in the 12 months this page covers, retrieved from SEC EDGAR on Oct 16, 2026. Prices are the ones reported in each filing, often weighted averages.

Holdings. Each holding line (a share class plus an owner, such as a trust or LLC) carries its last reported balance forward. Entities first reported during the period start at zero, so transfers between an insider's own trusts don't count as selling. Lines not reported for three years or more are listed separately and left out of totals.

Sales. A sale counts as under a 10b5-1 plan if its footnote cites one or the filing's Rule 10b5-1 box is checked, and as tax-related if its footnote cites tax obligations or sell-to-cover. Shares withheld by the company for taxes are listed separately. Sales with neither attribute are labeled "no plan disclosed".

Full methodology

Former or inactive filers (10)No filing in 18 months; last reported balances, not in any total

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