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Bowhead Specialty Holdings BOW Ceded Premiums Written

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Segments

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Underwriting Division$184.36M+32.7%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$155.7M+26.9%
Net income$16.0M+40.1%
EPS (diluted)$0.48+41.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$141.5M+14.6%
Total debt$146.5M
Total equity$457.9M+17.1%
Total assets$2.5B+41.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$65.5M+37.2%
CapEx$1.3M+4.5%
Free cash flow$64.2M+38.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.1B+8.4%
Enterprise value$1.11B
P/E18.9×-1.7×
P/S1.9×-0.2×

Profitability

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Net margin10%+0.7pp
FCF margin58.8%-6.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity13.8%
Debt / equity0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Bowhead Specialty Holdings in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:CededPremiumsWritten.

The source filing: Bowhead Specialty Holdings’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026.

Filed
May 5, 2026, 4:25 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q1 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q1 2026
Accession
0001628280-26-030616
Line itemThree Months Ended March 31, 2026Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Revenues
Gross written premiums$216,741$174,848
Ceded written premiums(76,399)(58,079)
Net written premiums140,342116,769
Change in net unearned premiums(3,534)(6,953)
Net earned premiums136,808109,816
Net investment income18,02712,559
Net realized investment losses(21)(4)

Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)

FAQ

What is Bowhead Specialty Holdings's ceded premiums written?
Bowhead Specialty Holdings (BOW) reported ceded premiums written of $76.4M in Q1 2026.
How has Bowhead Specialty Holdings's ceded premiums written changed year-over-year?
Bowhead Specialty Holdings's ceded premiums written increased by 31.5% year-over-year, from $58.08M to $76.4M.
What is the long-term trend for Bowhead Specialty Holdings's ceded premiums written?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Bowhead Specialty Holdings's ceded premiums written has grown at a 39.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $111.83M to $304.62M.
What does ceded premiums written mean?
The portion of gross written premiums that an insurer transfers to a reinsurer under reinsurance contracts. This represents the cost of risk mitigation and capital management strategies used to limit exposure to large losses. Monitoring this helps investors understand the company's risk appetite and the extent to which it relies on third-party capacity.

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