Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.
Business
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. provides commercial specialty property and casualty insurance focused on casualty, professional liability and healthcare liability risks. It offers tailored “craft” underwriting and a tech-enabled “flow” operation, producing admitted and non‑admitted E&S policies and products such as general liability, management liability (D&O, E&O, EPL), cyber, crime and healthcare professional/general/management liability. Its key business divisions are Casualty, Professional Liability, Healthcare Liability and Baleen Specialty, operating through a managing general agency and insurance subsidiaries with an AmFam partnership. The company distributes through selected wholesale and retail brokers nationwide and writes admitted business in all U.S. states and non‑admitted business domestically and in select international territories via U.S. brokers.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-27
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross written premiums | 863 | 696 | 508 | 357 | |
| Ceded written premiums | −305 | −244 | −173 | −112 | |
| Net written premiums | 558 | 451 | 335 | 245 | |
| Change in net unearned premiums | −67 | −66 | −71 | −62 | |
| Net earned premiums | 492 | 385 | 264 | 183 | |
| Net investment income | 58 | 40 | 19 | 5 | |
| Net realized investment gains (losses) | 43,000 | −16,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other insurance-related income | 2 | 444,000 | 125,000 | 14,000 | |
| Total revenues | 552 | 426 | 283 | 188 | |
| Net losses and loss adjustment expenses | 328 | 248 | 166 | 112 | |
| Net acquisition costs | 47 | 32 | 21 | 15 | |
| Operating expenses | 102 | 89 | 63 | 46 | |
| Non-operating expenses | 1 | 3 | 630,000 | 0 | |
| Warrant expense | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Interest expense and financing fees | 2 | 725,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Loss on extinguishment of credit facility | 862,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Foreign exchange losses (gains) | 50,000 | 68,000 | −20,000 | 0 | |
| Total expenses | 484 | 375 | 251 | 173 | |
| Income before income taxes | 67 | 51 | 32 | 15 | |
| Income tax expense | −14 | −12 | −7 | −3 | |
| Net income | 54 | 38 | 25 | 11 | |
| Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments (net of income tax benefit (expense) of $(4,388), $(58) and $(1,413), respectively) | 17 | 218,000 | 5 | −16 | |
| Total comprehensive income | 70 | 38 | 30 | −5 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 1.64 | 1.31 | 1.04 | 0.47 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 1.59 | 1.29 | 1.04 | 0.47 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 33 | 29 | 24 | 24 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 34 | 30 | 24 | 24 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed maturity securities, available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $1,364,228 and $894,145, respectively) | 1,371 | 880 | 555 | — | — | |
| Short-term investments, at amortized cost, which approximates fair value | 0 | 10 | 9 | — | — | |
| Total investments | 1,371 | 890 | 563 | — | — | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 194 | 97 | 118 | 65 | — | |
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents | 40 | 125 | 2 | 16 | — | |
| Accrued investment income | 11 | 8 | 5 | — | — | |
| Premium balances receivable | 84 | 64 | 39 | — | — | |
| Reinsurance recoverable, net | 400 | 255 | 139 | — | — | |
| Prepaid reinsurance premiums | 192 | 153 | 117 | — | — | |
| Deferred policy acquisition costs | 35 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 8 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 11 | 7 | 8 | — | — | |
| Income taxes receivable | 3 | 586,000 | 1 | — | — | |
| Deferred tax assets, net | 22 | 20 | 14 | — | — | |
| Other assets | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | — | |
| Total assets | 2,371 | 1,654 | 1,028 | — | — | |
| Reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses | 1,130 | 757 | 431 | 207 | 48 | |
| Unearned premiums | 553 | 447 | 345 | — | — | |
| Reinsurance balances payable | 66 | 52 | 40 | — | — | |
| Debt | 146 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Income taxes payable | 314,000 | 2 | 42,000 | — | — | |
| Accrued expenses | 19 | 18 | 15 | — | — | |
| Other liabilities | 8 | 9 | 5 | — | — | |
| Total liabilities | 1,922 | 1,284 | 836 | — | — | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 14) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Performance stock units | 1 | 265,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock | 328,000 | 327,000 | 240,000 | — | — | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 326 | 318 | 179 | — | — | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 5 | −11 | −11 | — | — | |
| Retained earnings | 117 | 63 | 25 | — | — | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 448 | 370 | 192 | — | — | |
| Total mezzanine equity and stockholders' equity | 449 | 370 | 192 | 83 | 89 | |
| Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and stockholders' equity | 2,371 | 1,654 | 1,028 | — | — |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amortization of premium/discounts on fixed maturity securities | −1 | −4 | −3 | −70,000 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 7 | 4 | 683,000 | 368,000 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 2 | 4 | 2 | 727,000 | |
| Amortization expense | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Non-cash loss on extinguishment of credit facility | 819,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Non-cash lease expense | 1 | 1 | 577,000 | 640,000 | |
| Deferred income taxes | −7 | −6 | −4 | −3 | |
| Accrued investment income | −3 | −3 | −3 | −933,000 | |
| Premium balances receivable | −21 | −25 | −9 | −2 | |
| Reinsurance recoverable | −145 | −116 | −76 | −50 | |
| Prepaid reinsurance premiums | −39 | −36 | −42 | −28 | |
| Deferred policy acquisition costs | −8 | −8 | −6 | −6 | |
| Income taxes receivable | −2 | 521,000 | −1 | 0 | |
| Other assets | −2 | −6 | −1 | 1 | |
| Reserve for losses and loss expenses | 373 | 326 | 224 | 159 | |
| Unearned premium | 106 | 102 | 113 | 90 | |
| Reinsurance balances payable | 14 | 11 | 17 | 5 | |
| Accrued expenses | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Income taxes payable | −1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
| Other liabilities | −669,000 | 4 | −1 | −979,000 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 332 | 294 | 236 | 182 | |
| Fixed maturity securities | −828 | −603 | −346 | −153 | |
| Short-term investments | 0 | −10 | −21 | −46 | |
| Fixed maturity securities | 359 | 281 | 37 | 15 | |
| Short-term investments | 10 | 9 | 59 | 0 | |
| Purchase of property and equipment, net | −6 | −3 | −4 | −4 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −464 | −326 | −275 | −187 | |
| Capital contribution from parent | 0 | 3 | 78 | 24 | |
| Taxes paid on withholding shares | −2 | 64,000 | 0 | — | |
| Proceeds from initial public offering, net | 0 | 131 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from debt | 150 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Payments related to loss extinguishment of credit facility | −44,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Debt issuance costs | −4 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 145 | 134 | 78 | −1 | |
| Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 12 | 102 | 39 | −7 | |
| Income taxes paid | 23 | 16 | 14 | — |