Commitment and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

a)Concentrations of Credit Risk

The creditworthiness of a counterparty is evaluated by the Company, taking into account credit ratings assigned by independent agencies. The credit approval process involves an assessment of factors, including, among others, the counterparty, country, and industry credit exposure limits. Collateral may be required, at the discretion of the Company, on certain transactions based on the creditworthiness of the counterparty. The areas where significant concentrations of credit risk may exist include cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and investments, premium balances receivable, and reinsurance recoverable.

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Investments

The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash with high credit quality financial institutions. Cash deposits are in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts. The Company believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on its cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash.

The Company’s available for sale investment portfolio is managed in accordance with guidelines that have been tailored to meet specific investment strategies, including standards of diversification, which limit the allowable holdings of any single issue. There were no investments, other than cash and cash equivalents and investments in U.S. government and government agency securities, in excess of 10% of the Company’s mezzanine equity and stockholders’ equity at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

Premium Balances Receivable

The Company underwrites a significant amount of its business through brokers and a credit risk exists should any of these brokers be unable to fulfill their contractual obligations relating to the payments of premium balances owed to the Company.

The following table summarizes the brokers that make up more than 10% of the Company’s gross written premium for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:


Three Months Ended March 31,	2026	2025
AmWINS Group, Inc.	27.5%	28.5%
Ryan Specialty Group Holdings, Inc.	24.7%	20.2%
CRC Insurance Services, Inc.	11.1%	10.4%
Marsh & McLennan Companies	9.1%	11.0%

For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company recorded an allowance for uncollectible premiums of nil in both periods.

Reinsurance Recoverable

The Company is exposed to the credit risk associated with reinsurance recoverable to the extent that any of its reinsurers fail to meet their obligations under reinsurance contracts. The Company evaluates the financial condition of its reinsurers on a regular basis and monitors concentrations of credit risk with reinsurers. The Company assesses reinsurers based on the assigned credit and financial strength ratings from internationally recognized rating agencies.

At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, 100% of the Company’s reinsurers are rated “A” (Excellent) or better by A.M. Best. At March 31, 2026, the three largest balances by reinsurer accounted for 29.9%, 23.2%, and 17.4% of the Company’s reinsurance recoverable balance and at December 31, 2025, the three largest balances by reinsurer accounted for 30.1%, 23.5%, and 18.4% of the Company’s reinsurance recoverable balance. At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, our allowance for uncollectible reinsurance was $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively. Refer to Note 5 for further information.

b)Purchase Obligations

The Company has entered into certain agreements in which the Company is committed to purchase services, primarily related to software service contracts. The fixed and determinable portion of such purchase obligations was approximately $7.1 million due for the years 2026 - 2029 at March 31, 2026. The obligations may increase depending on the amount of premium written by the Company over the respective years.

c)Litigation

In the ordinary course of business, the Company is subject to disputes, litigation and arbitration arising from its insurance and reinsurance operations. These matters are generally related to insurance and reinsurance claims and are considered in the establishment of reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses. In addition, the Company may also become involved in legal actions which seek extra-contractual damages, punitive damages or penalties, including claims alleging bad faith in handling of insurance claims. The Company expects its ultimate liability with respect to such matters will not be material to its financial condition. However, adverse outcomes on such matters are possible, from time to time, and could be material to the Company’s results of operations in any particular financial reporting period.

d)Other

The Company has incurred certain employment taxes, penalties and interests related to the employment taxes for an employee domiciled in the United Kingdom since 2021. The Company accrued approximately $1.6 million as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, which represents its best estimate of such taxes, interest, and penalties

Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. 10-Q