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ENACT HOLDINGS, INC.

8325 Six Forks Road

Raleigh, North Carolina 27615

September 13, 2021

VIA EDGAR AND EMAIL
Mr. John Stickel
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Re:			Enact Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”)
			Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-255345)

Dear Mr. Stickel:

Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company hereby requests acceleration of the registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-255345) (the “Registration Statement”), at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 14, 2021, or as soon as practicable thereafter or at such later time as the Company or its counsel may orally request via telephone call to the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. By separate letter, the underwriters of the issuance of the securities being registered have joined in this request for acceleration.

We would appreciate it if, as soon as the Registration Statement is declared effective, you would so inform Michael Schiavone of Sidley Austin LLP at (212) 839-5420.

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Very truly yours,
ENACT HOLDINGS, INC.
By:			/s/ Evan Stolove
			Name:			Evan Stolove
			Title:			Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

cc:			J. Nolan McWilliams, Securities and Exchange Commission
			David Irving, Securities and Exchange Commission
			Sharon Blume, Securities and Exchange Commission
			Evan Stolove, Enact Holdings, Inc.
			Perry J. Schwachman, Sidley Austin LLP
			Sean M. Carney, Sidley Austin LLP
			Michael J. Schiavone, Sidley Austin LLP
			David Ni, Sidley Austin LLP
			Craig B. Brod, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
			Jeffrey D. Karpf, Clearly Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
			Ward Bobitz, Genworth Financial, Inc. & Genworth Holdings, Inc. Dwight S. Yoo, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP