OLDWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A.M. Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” to the operating subsidiaries of Essent Group Ltd., which are Essent Guaranty, Inc., Essent Guaranty of PA, Inc. (both domiciled in Radnor, PA) and Essent Reinsurance Ltd. (Bermuda) (collectively referred to as Essent). The outlooks assigned to these Credit Ratings (ratings) are stable. The ratings reflect Essent’s balance sheet strength, which A.M. Bes