secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (SKWD)
CIK:        0001519449
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-20T12:39:40+00:00
Accession:  0001519449-26-000056
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Skyward CFO Mark Haushill to retire March 31, 2027; Taryn McHarg named successor
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- Haushill retires effective Mar 31, 2027; becomes Senior Advisor through Dec 31, 2027 at $250k annual salary.
- McHarg (current Deputy CFO & Apollo CFO) appointed CFO, effective upon Haushill's retirement.
- McHarg annual base salary ~$540,000 (£400,000); target bonus 20%-60%; RSU award $1.75M vests 50% at 3rd/4th anniversaries.
- Haushill's retirement not due to any disagreement with company; he led IPO (2023), AM Best upgrade, and Apollo acquisition (Jan 2026).
- McHarg previously CFO at Apollo (May 2022), 9 years at BUPA, and 7 years at Ernst & Young.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1519449/000151944926000056/0001519449-26-000056-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1519449/000151944926000056/skwd-20260820.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001519449-26-000056

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