Sector: Financials
Director information for ESSENT GROUP LTD (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aditya Dutt | Director | 50 | ["Partner and president of Aeolus Capital Management Ltd.", "Senior vice president of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.", "President of RenaissanceRe Underwriting Managers, Ltd.", "Member of RenaissanceRe\u2019s executive committee", "Executive director in Morgan Stanley\u2019s investment banking division", "Worked at Salomon Brothers in corporate finance and fixed income departments"] | [] | 2026 |
| Angela L. Heise | Director; Committee Chair | 51 | ["Extensive experience in information technology", "Extensive experience in cybersecurity"] | ["Technology, Innovation and Operations Committee"] | 2026 |
| April Galda Joyce | Director; Additional Member | 47 | ["Over 25 years of experience in insurance and financial services", "Chief executive officer and director of Beat Capital Partners Americas", "Held senior roles with Global Atlantic Financial Group", "Managing director and chief culture officer at Global Atlantic", "Co-head of operations and co-CEO of Global Atlantic Re in Bermuda", "Started career as an analyst at Goldman Sachs"] | ["Technology, Innovation and Operations Committee"] | 2026 |
| Christopher G. Curran | President, Essent Guaranty, Inc. | 61 | ["more than 25 years of mortgage insurance experience", "mortgage banking experience", "financial services experience in operations, financial management, pricing, secondary marketing, capital markets, and investor relations", "served as senior vice president of pricing and operations for another mortgage insurer", "leadership positions with JP Morgan Chase and Advanta Corp", "certified public accountant with Arthur Andersen LLP"] | [] | 2026 |
| David C. Benson | Director | 66 | ["Over 30 years of management and operational experience in mortgage credit, finance and capital markets", "Served as a senior advisor to Fannie Mae", "Former president of Fannie Mae", "Experience in various senior executive positions at Fannie Mae", "Held roles with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.", "Holds a BS in Psychobiology, an MBA, and an MD"] | [] | 2026 |
| Douglas J. Pauls | Director | 67 | ["over 30 years of experience in finance, accounting, internal controls, and financial reporting", "chief financial officer of BankUnited, Inc.", "executive vice president of finance for TD Bank, NA", "chief financial officer of Commerce Bancorp, Inc.", "senior manager in the audit department of Ernst & Young"] | [] | 2026 |
| Henna Karna | Director; Additional Member | 49 | ["More than 25 years of experience leading digital, data and analytics innovation", "Global general manager of industry solutions for insurance, reinsurance and risk management at Google", "Executive vice president and global chief data officer of AXA XL", "Managing director and global actuarial chief information officer of AIG", "Experience with Verisk Analytics, including president of Verisk Digital Services", "Worked in artificial intelligence and genetic algorithms"] | ["Technology, Innovation and Operations Committee"] | 2026 |
| Mark A. Casale | Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and President; Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer | 61 | ["more than 25 years of financial services management experience", "senior roles in mortgage banking, mortgage insurance, bond insurance and capital markets", "founder of Essent", "experience in mortgage and mortgage insurance industries", "extensive knowledge of operations"] | [] | 2026 |
| Martin P. Connor | Director | 61 | ["Over 20 years of experience as a corporate executive", "Experience as Chief Financial Officer of a publicly traded company", "BBA in Accountancy from the University of Notre Dame", "Certified Public Accountant"] | [] | 2026 |
| Roy J. Kasmar | Director; Additional Member | 70 | ["President of Kazmar Co. LLC providing advisory services to the mortgage and mortgage insurance industry", "Over 30 years of experience in mortgage and mortgage insurance industry", "Former president of Radian Group Inc. and Radian Guaranty Inc.", "Former president and chief operating officer of Amerin Guaranty Corporation", "Held senior management positions with Prudential Home Mortgage, First Boston Capital Group, and Chase Home Mortgage", "Holds a BS in economics and business administration from Drury College", "MBA in finance from Fairleigh Dickinson University"] | ["Technology, Innovation and Operations Committee"] | 2026 |
| William Spiegel | Director | 63 | ["Chief executive officer and board member of Accredited Global, Inc.", "Over 30 years of private equity investment experience", "Co-president and founding partner of Pine Brook Road Partners, LLC", "Experience managing financial services investing activities", "Served on the board of directors of over 20 companies, including eight publicly traded entities", "Experience in insurance and private equity fund management", "Financial expertise", "Experience as a director and executive of public and private companies"] | ["The University of Chicago Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Advisory Board", "Private Equity Counsel"] | 2026 |
