secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (SKWD)
CIK:        0001519449
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001519449-26-000005
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Skyward Specialty Q4 net income $43.2M ($1.03 EPS) vs $14.4M; gross premiums up 13.2%
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- Net income of $43.2M ($1.03 diluted EPS) vs $14.4M ($0.35) in Q4 2024; full-year net income $170.0M ($4.07) vs $118.8M ($2.87).
- Adjusted operating income $48.9M ($1.17 diluted) vs $33.2M ($0.80) in prior-year quarter.
- Gross written premiums $439.5M, up 13.2% year-over-year.
- Combined ratio of 88.5%; ex-cat combined ratio of 87.7%; full-year ROE of 18.9%.
- Book value per share $24.92, up 26% from December 31, 2024.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1519449/000151944926000005/0001519449-26-000005-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1519449/000151944926000005/skwd-20260223.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001519449-26-000005

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