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Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. filings document the regulatory record of a specialty property and casualty insurance company with casualty, professional liability and healthcare liability products. Its 8-K filings cover operating results, investor presentations, material agreements, reinsurance arrangements involving Bowhead Insurance Company, Bowhead Underwriting Services and American Family, and capital-structure actions.
The company’s SEC record also includes proxy materials for annual stockholder voting and governance matters, board and committee changes, a senior revolving credit agreement, registered senior notes due 2030, and common-stock offering disclosures involving a selling stockholder. The filings identify Bowhead as an emerging growth company and provide formal disclosure on financing terms, underwriting agreements, risk allocation and public-company governance.
Bowhead Specialty Holdings CEO Stephen Jay Sills reported an amended Form 4 showing a tax-related share disposition. On May 22, 2026, 13,053 shares of common stock were surrendered to the company at $28.46 per share to cover required tax withholdings upon vesting of restricted stock units, correcting an earlier filing. Following this tax-withholding disposition, Sills directly held 850,226 common shares and also reported additional indirect holdings through multiple trusts and an LLC.
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. insider David John Newman reported a routine tax-related share disposition. He surrendered 2,118 shares of common stock at $28.30 per share to the company to cover required tax withholdings upon vesting of restricted stock units, and now directly holds 295,077 shares. This amended filing corrects an inadvertent error in a prior Form 4.
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. CFO Brad Mulcahey reported a routine tax-related share disposition. He surrendered 1,027 shares of Common Stock at $28.30 per share to the company to cover required tax withholdings upon vesting of restricted stock units, and now holds 135,300 shares directly. This amended filing corrects an inadvertent error in a prior Form 4 and does not reflect an open-market sale.
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. Chief Accounting Officer Shirley Shek Li Yap reported a tax-withholding share disposition. She surrendered 679 shares of common stock at $23.80 per share to the company to cover required tax withholdings upon vesting of restricted stock units, correcting an earlier Form 4. Following this, she directly holds 82,879 shares of common stock.
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. Chief Accounting Officer Shirley Shek Li Yap surrendered 2,353 shares of common stock at $28.30 per share to cover tax withholdings due on vesting of restricted stock units. After this non-market, tax-related disposition, she directly holds 81,205 shares of Bowhead common stock.
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. reported a routine insider tax-withholding transaction by its CFO and Treasurer, Brad Mulcahey. On May 23, 2026, he surrendered 3,506 shares of common stock at $28.30 per share to cover required tax withholdings upon vesting of restricted stock units. After this non-market disposition, he directly holds 132,821 shares of Bowhead Specialty common stock.
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. Chief Underwriting Officer David John Newman surrendered 4,506 shares of common stock to the company at $28.30 per share to cover required tax withholdings on vested restricted stock units. This was a tax-withholding disposition rather than an open-market sale. After the transaction, he directly holds 292,689 shares of Bowhead common stock.
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. CEO and President Stephen Jay Sills reported a routine tax-withholding event related to equity compensation. He surrendered 24,353 shares of common stock at $28.46 per share to cover required tax withholdings upon vesting of restricted stock units, leaving 838,926 shares held directly plus additional indirect holdings through various trusts and an LLC.
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. reported solid first-quarter 2026 growth, with total revenues of $155,694 thousand, up 26.9% from the prior-year period. Net earned premiums rose 24.6% to $136,808 thousand, driven by 24.0% gross written premium growth across all four underwriting divisions, led by Casualty and Baleen Specialty.
Net income increased 40.1% to $16,010 thousand, and diluted earnings per share reached $0.48. The combined ratio improved to 95.3% from 97.3%, as the expense ratio fell 2.0 points while the loss ratio held steady at 66.9%, reflecting disciplined underwriting.
Net investment income grew 43.5% to $18,027 thousand on a larger fixed-maturity portfolio, although unrealized losses on investments reduced accumulated other comprehensive income. Return on equity rose to 14.1%, supported by stronger underwriting income and higher investment returns, while the company maintained reinsurance with highly rated counterparties and remained in compliance with debt and credit facility covenants.
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. reported strong first-quarter 2026 results and amended key reinsurance arrangements with American Family Mutual Insurance Company. Gross written premiums rose 24.0% to $216.7 million, while net income increased 40.1% to $16.0 million, or $0.48 per diluted share. Total revenues grew 26.9% to $155.7 million, and the combined ratio improved to 95.3%, driven by a stable loss ratio of 66.9% and a lower expense ratio of 28.4%.
Return on equity reached 14.1%, with adjusted net income of $16.0 million. Gross written premiums grew across all divisions, including Baleen Specialty, which climbed 313.9% to $11.4 million, and digital business reaching $14.8 million. Net investment income rose 43.5% to $18.0 million on a largely investment‑grade portfolio yielding 4.6%. Amendments to the quota share and related trust agreements raised the premium threshold at which American Family can terminate the quota share from $1.0 billion to $1.5 billion, extended required termination notice from 180 to 365 days, and increased ceding commission and collateralization requirements over time.