Paul Wollmann has served as President and Chief Underwriting Officer since May 2021, and has been with Essent Re since 2009. From 2007 to 2009, he was a managing director, structured & asset-backed finance at RAM Holdings Ltd. In addition to his reinsurance background in Bermuda, Mr. Wollmann has extensive experience in the areas of structured finance. Mr. Wollmann was previously employed as a managing director at RCS Limited and Ritchie Capital Management (Bermuda) Limited, both alternative asset management firms, from 2004 to 2007. From 1997 to 2004, Mr. Wollmann was with ACE Capital Re International Ltd. (now known as Assured Guaranty Re) where he last served as a senior vice president.
Mr. Wollmann holds a BA from Rollins College, Florida, and an MBA from The School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science at St. John’s University, New York. Mr. Wollmann also holds Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter, Associate in Reinsurance and an Associate in Risk Management insurance designations.