Enact 1Q26 net income falls 5% to $168 million; new insurance written drops 11% to $12.8 billion

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  • Enact Holdings posted 1Q26 net income of USD 168 million, down 5% quarter-over-quarter, with diluted EPS of USD 1.18, down 3%.
  • New insurance written fell 11% sequentially to USD 12.8 billion, while primary insurance in-force slipped USD 1 billion to USD 272 billion.
  • Losses incurred rose USD 19 million from 4Q25 to USD 37 million, lifting loss ratio 8 percentage points to 15%.
  • Results included a USD 39 million reserve release driven by strong cure performance and loss-mitigation activities, while delinquency rate held at 2.6%.
  • Capital returned to shareholders totaled USD 123 million, including USD 30 million in dividends and USD 93 million in buybacks, while Enact lifted quarterly dividend 14% to USD 0.24 per share and forecast full-year 2026 capital return of USD 500 million.


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