Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (SKWD) Proxy filing summary

Voting matters and shareholder proposals

• Election of two Class I directors for a three-year term expiring at the 2029 annual meeting.

• Advisory vote to approve the compensation of named executive officers.

• Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.

• Proxies may vote on other business that may properly come before the meeting.

Board of directors and corporate governance

• Board recommends voting for all director nominees and for all proposals.

• Proxy allows for withholding authority for individual nominees.

Executive compensation and say-on-pay

• Shareholders asked to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of named executive officers.