Exhibit 25.1

                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
                             Washington, D. C. 20549
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                                    FORM T-1
 
                            STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                    UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
                   A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
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                CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
                    A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)
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                             THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
                (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
 
                  New York                          13-4994650 
          (State of incorporation                (I.R.S. employer 
          if not a national bank)                identification No.) 

270 Park Avenue 
New York, New York                                       10017
(Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)
 

                             William H. McDavid 
                              General Counsel 
                              270 Park Avenue 
                          New York, New York 10017
                             Tel: (212) 270-2611 
              (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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                      Enhance Financial Services Group Inc.
               (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
 
            New York                                       13-3333448 
            (State or other jurisdiction o              (I.R.S. employer
            incorporation or organization)              identification No.) 
            335 Madison Avenue 
            New York, New York                                10017 
            (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)
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                               Senior Debt Securities
 

GENERAL
 
Item 1.  General Information.
 
         Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
 
         (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to 
             which it is subject.

             New York State Banking Department, State House, Albany, 
             New York 12110.
 
             Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
             Washington, D.C., 20551
 
             Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty 
             Street, New York, N.Y.
 
             Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 20429.
 
         (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
 
             Yes.
 
Item 2.  Affiliations with the Obligor.
 
         If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such 
affiliation.
 
         None.
 
Item 16. List of Exhibits
 
         List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of 
Eligibility.

         1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in 
effect, including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of 
Amendment dated February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, 
September 9, 1982, February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see 
Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 
333-06249, which is incorporated by reference).

         2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence 
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration 
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, 
in connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank 
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed 
The Chase Manhattan Bank).

         3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being 
contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.

         4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to 
Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which 
is incorporated by reference).

         5. Not applicable.

         6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act 
(see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement 
No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. 

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On July 14, 1996, in connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The 
Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving 
corporation, was renamed The Chase Manhattan Bank).

         7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee, 
published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining 
authority.

         8. Not applicable.

         9. Not applicable.

SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the 
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under 
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of 
eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly 
authorized, all in the City of New York and State of New York, on the 12th 
day of February, 1998.

                                       THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK

                                       By /s/Gemmel Richards 
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                                          Gemmel Richards, Trust Officer

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                             Exhibit 7 to Form T-1

                               Bank Call Notice

                            RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
                     CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
 
                         The Chase Manhattan Bank 
                of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017 
                    and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries, 
                   a member of the Federal Reserve System,

                at the close of business December 31, 1997, in
      accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
      District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.



                                                             Dollar
                                                             Amounts
                                                           in Millions
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ASSETS
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
  Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin......  $  12,428
  Interest-bearing balances...............................      3,428
Securities:...............................................
Held to maturity securities...............................      2,561
Available for sale securities.............................     43,058
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under      
 agreements to resell.....................................     29,633
Loans and lease financing receivables:
  Loans and leases, net of unearned income................    129,260
  Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses...............      2,783
  Less: Allocated transfer risk service...................          0
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  Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
   allowance, and reserve.................................    126,477
Trading Assets............................................     62,575
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)..      2,943
Other real estate owned...................................        295
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and 
 Associated companies.....................................        231
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
 outstanding..............................................      1,698
Intangible assets.........................................      1,466
Other assets..............................................     10,268
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TOTAL ASSETS..............................................  $ 297,061
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                                                             Dollar
                                                             Amounts
                                                           in Millions
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LIABILITIES
Deposits
  In domestic offices.....................................  $  94,524
  Noninterest-bearing.....................................  $  39,487
  Interest-bearing........................................     55,037
  In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement
   subsidiaries, and IBF's................................     71,162
  Noninterest-bearing.....................................      3,205
  Interest-bearing........................................     67,957
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
 agreements to repurchase.................................     43,181
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury..................      1,000
Trading liabilities.......................................     48,903

Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness 
 and obligations under capitalized leases):
  With a remaining maturity of one year or less...........      3,599
  With a remaining maturity of more than one year 
   through three years....................................        253
  With a remaining maturity of more than three years......        132
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding..      1,698
Subordinated notes and debentures.........................      5,715
Other liabilities.........................................      9,896
TOTAL LIABILITIES.........................................    280,063
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                   EQUITY CAPITAL

Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus.............      --0--
Common stock..............................................      1,211
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)..     10,291
Undivided profits and capital reserve.....................      5,502
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on
  available-for-sale securities...........................        (22)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment........         16
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL......................................     16,998
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL......................  $ 297,061
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    I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller of the above-named bank, do 
hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in conformance 
with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority 
and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

                                       JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI

    We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness Of this Report 
of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of 
our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the 
in-structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is 
true and correct.

                                       WALTER V. SHIPLEY 
                                       THOMAS G. LABRECQUE          DIRECTORS
                                       WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR.

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