---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-24-037234"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BOW"
cik: "0002002473"
company_name: "Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc."
filed_at: "2024-08-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T09:27:58.653914+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bowhead Specialty Q2 gross written premiums up 50.4% to $175.5M, net income $5.5M

## Summary
- Gross written premiums grew 50.4% YoY to $175.5 million in Q2 2024.
- Net income of $5.5M ($0.20 diluted EPS); adjusted net income $7.9M ($0.28 diluted EPS).
- Return on equity 8.2%, adjusted ROE 11.7% for the quarter.
- Upsized IPO in May 2024 closed, raising $131M net from 8.66M shares at $17.00.
- Company focuses on casualty, professional liability, and healthcare liability products.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-24-037234
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BOW
- cik: 0002002473
- company_name: Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-08-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2002473/000162828024037234/0001628280-24-037234-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2002473/000162828024037234/bow-20240806.htm

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