Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc. News

Skyward Specialty in Texas Files Registration Statement for IPO

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc. in Houston, Texas, filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering of shares of its common stock. The number of shares to …

Skyward Specialty Adds Cannabis Coverage for D&O and E&O Lines

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is broadening its professional and management liability offerings for the U.S. legal cannabis market by adding cannabis-related risk to multiple coverage classes. The company’s directors & officers (D&O) and errors & omissions (E&O) coverages will now …

People Moves: WSS Adds Brininstool in Texas; Skyward Specialty Expands With New Hires

Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers Plano, Texas-based wholesale brokerage and general agency Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers (WSS), an XPT Partners company, hired Blake Brininstool as a broker and underwriter specializing in excess and surplus (E&S) insurance. Blake will be …

Houston’s Skyward Specialty Launches Healthcare Professional Liability Group

Houston-based Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc. (Skyward Specialty) has launched its Healthcare Professional Liability practice led by Brenda Craig, April Gilcreast and Chantelle Burton. Underwriting will focus on out-patient medical services centers such as dialysis centers, labs, and physical therapy …

Houston’s Skyward Specialty Names Burkhart President of Specialty Lines

Houston-based Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc. (Skyward Specialty) has appointed John Burkhart president of specialty lines with oversight of Executive and Professional Liability, Healthcare Professional Liability, Surety, E&S and the A&H businesses. Burkhart brings 28 years of experience and has …

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Acquires Aegis Surety, Sells XPro

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc. has acquired Aegis Surety and simultaneously sold XPro, which provides solutions for the pest control industry. K2 Insurance Services is both the seller of Aegis Surety and the buyer of XPro. Aegis Surety Senior Vice …

Craig to Lead Skyward Specialty’s New Healthcare Professional Liability Unit

Houston-based specialty property/casualty insurance holding company, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc., has named professional liability insurance executive Brenda Craig as senior vice president and leader of the company’s new Healthcare Professional Liability business. Craig brings more than 20 years of …