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Bowhead Specialty Underwriters
Specialty excess and surplus insurance for professional, healthcare and casualty risks
About Bowhead Specialty Underwriters
Bowhead Specialty Underwriters Inc is an excess and surplus (E&S) specialty insurance company headquartered in New York. Founded in July 2020 by Stephen Sills, it underwrites professional liability, healthcare liability and casualty insurance for businesses across the United States, distributing through wholesale brokers and agents. Bowhead combines underwriting experience with data-driven models to write specialty risks, and it listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker BOW in May 2024. In 2026 the company was acquired by American Family Insurance.
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACQUISITION✓Exit | Aug 2026 | $1.2B | $1.2B | American Family Insurance | ↗ |
| POST IPO DEBT✓Debt | Nov 2025 | $150M | — | Undisclosed | ↗ |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
| Year | Revenue | Growth |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $552M | 0% |
| 2025 | $552M | +29.6% |
| 2024 | $426M | +50.2% |
| 2023 | $283M | +51.2% |
| 2022 | $187M | — |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Bowhead Specialty Underwriters is 5.1K monthly website visits, up 59.4% over the last three months. Bowhead Specialty Underwriters's team grew 40.4% over the past year.
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Other known investors2 additional known investors
American Family Insurance
Gallatin Point Capital
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