Bowhead Investor Presentation February 2025

Investor Presentation
February 2025
Our key investment highlights
Focused on profitable, growing lines in attractive E&S market
Strong underwriting culture with fully-integrated and accountable value chain
Ability to deliver differentiated profitability across market cycles
Deep, long-standing distribution relationships based on expertise, service and mutual benefit
Highly experienced and entrepreneurial management team
Clean balance sheet with no reserves from accident years prior to 2020
Commitment to long-term value generates strong returns, making us well-positioned for continued growth
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Bowhead: Who we are
Growing and profitable E&S focused specialty P&C business founded and led by industry veteran, Stephen Sills, and supported through a strategic partnership with American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. ("AmFam")
Underwriting-first
culture led by people with
proven track records
"Craft"
solutions in attractive markets with strong tailwinds
Sustainable
underwriting across
market cycles
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Bowhead: By the numbers
4 underwriting divisions |
Key highlights |
0.2%
Healthcare
Liability 14.6%
Baleen
Specialty
$696MM |
46% |
20241 |
2021 through |
GWP |
20241 |
GWP CAGR |
76%
20241
GWP written on E&S basis
2024 GWP1: |
95.8% |
15.2% |
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$696MM |
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62.1% |
2024 |
2024 |
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Combined Ratio2 |
Adjusted ROE3 |
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Professional |
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Casualty |
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Liability |
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23.1% |
30+
Leadership team average years of experience4
Note: 1 Year ended December 31, 2024; 2 Combined ratio for year ended December 31, 2024 was comprised of a 64.4% loss ratio and a 31.4% expense ratio. The loss ratio is based on loss picks informed by industry data rather than only using internal data from our limited operating history. Movement in the loss ratio from last year reflects mix changes in our portfolio, where Casualty, which has higher current accident year industry loss ratios, comprised a larger proportion of the Company's gross written premiums-62.1% in 2024 compared to 54.7% in 2023. There was no prior accident year reserve development in our loss ratio for the year. The expense ratio reflects continued scaling of our business and prudent management of operating expenses; 3 2024 adjusted ROE is calculated as adjusted net income divided by the average of mezzanine and stockholders' equity as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2024. Adjusted ROE was impacted by the $178.4 million increase in mezzanine equity and stockholders' equity, mainly due to the $131.0 million of net proceeds received from the IPO and $38.2 million of net income generated during the year, and a $7.3 million reduction in after tax net income as a result of the costs related to the IPO and secondary offering. Adjusted ROE and adjusted net income are Non-GAAP financial measures. See "Non-GAAP Reconciliation" on slide 18 for a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure; 4 Leadership team includes Stephen Sills, David Newman, Derek Broaddus, Daniel Gamble, Joe Calcagno and Brandon Mezick.
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Highly experienced and entrepreneurial management team
Name and position
Stephen Sills
Founder and CEO
Years of industry
experience
48
Leadership role prior to joining Bowhead
Chairman and CEO of CapSpecialty
Prior professional experience
Executive Risk
David Newman |
45 |
Chief Underwriting Officer of Allied World's Global |
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Chief Underwriting Officer |
Markets division |
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Brad Mulcahey |
21 |
Chief Financial Officer of Berkley Select, |
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Chief Financial Officer |
a division of W.R. Berkley Corp |
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Maria Morrill, |
24 |
Senior Vice President at Allied World |
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P.H.D., FCAS |
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Chief Actuary |
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Chris Butler, JD |
20 |
Managing Director, |
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Head of Claims |
Professional Liability Claims at Markel |
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Derek Broaddus |
29 |
Senior Vice President at Allied World |
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Head of Casualty |
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Dan Gamble |
30 |
Managing Director, |
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Head of Professional |
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Management & Professional at Markel |
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Liability |
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Joe Calcagno |
23 |
Vice President, Healthcare |
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Head of Healthcare Liability |
at Sompo International - Sompo America |
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Brandon Mezick |
17 |
Chief Operating Officer of IronHealth |
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Head of Baleen Specialty |
at Ironshore |
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Focused on profitable, growing lines in attractive E&S market
Expanding Commercial E&S Market ($Bn)
DPW |
Loss ratio |
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Bowhead launch (September 2020)
70.9% |
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63.9% |
60.5% |
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57.8% |
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50.4%49.0%
44.6%
$39
$34
$28 |
$29 |
$29 |
$31 |
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$27 |
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'20-'23 DPW CAGR: 22% '20-'23 Avg. Loss Ratio: 60.7%
$83
$73
68.1%
62.7%61.1%
$61 |
51.0% |
$46
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Source: S&P Global; Note: E&S premiums sourced per S&P Global based on license types in Schedule T of statutory filings
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Focused on profitable, growing lines in attractive E&S market (cont'd)
E&S premiums1 as % of 2023 GAAP GWP
44% 42%
40%
28%
26%2
13%
0%
100% |
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We are focused on |
79% |
profitable and growing |
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lines within the ~$83 |
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billion U.S. commercial |
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E&S market³ |
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Our target markets4 have |
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undergone meaningful |
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dislocations and have |
outperformed the broader U.S. commercial E&S market by an average of 4 loss ratio points since 2019
Source: S&P Global; Note: 1 Represents 2023 statutory direct written premiums; 2 Markel U.S. GAAP GWP includes program services and fronting; 3 For the year ended December 31, 2023; 4 Represents Other Liability: Occurrence, Other Liability: Claims Made and Medical
Professional Liability: Claims Made
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Strong underwriting culture with fully-integrated and accountable value chain
Long-term
distribution
relationships
Customized technology platform
In-house
underwriting
expertise
"Craft"
solutions and
product
development
Integrated
actuarial, claims
and legal
Comprehensive
reinsurance
program
- Wedo not delegate underwriting to outside parties, which is a key component of our fully-integrated model
- Our unique platform allows us to deliverour custom solutions to clients while consistently generating underwriting profitwithin our business
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Ability to deliver differentiated profitability across market cycles
Our key value proposition: Underwriting matters
Highly experienced team with previous leadership positions at leading insurance companies
Specific subject matter experts with proven track records of generating underwriting profits within the lines they write
Created primary capabilities across all our products as part of cycle management strategy
Strong and disciplined underwriting culture built around rigorous analytical tools ("BRATs") and cross-functional collaboration ("Roundtables")
Note: 1 Excess Other includes Public Entity
D&O
Craft Products at Founding
Casualty
Professional
Liability
Healthcare
Liability
Excess Practice
Excess Other¹
Excess Projects
Primary Projects
Primary Practice
Primary Other
Financial Institutions
Public D&O
Cyber
E&O
Private D&O
Hospitals
Senior Care
Miscellaneous Medical Facilities
Managed Care
HCML
Craft Products Today
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