BOWHEAD SPECIALTY HOLDINGS INC.

1411 Broadway, Suite 3800

New York, New York 10018

May 20, 2024

BY EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549-3561

Attn:			Aisha Adegbuyi

Re:      Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.

Registration Statement on Form S-1

Filed on May 13, 2024

File No. 333-278653

Dear Ms. Adegbuyi:

Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, we respectfully request that the effective date of the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-278653) be accelerated by the Securities and Exchange Commission to 4:30 p.m. E.T. on May 22, 2024, or as soon as practicable thereafter, or at such other time as the registrant or its legal counsel may request by telephone to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

We request that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Dwight Yoo of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP at (212) 735-2573 and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing.

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Very truly yours,
BOWHEAD SPECIALTY HOLDINGS INC.
By:			/s/ Brad Mulcahey
Name:			Brad Mulcahey
Title:			Chief Financial Officer

cc: Stephen Sills, Chief Executive Officer, Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.

H. Matthew Crusey, General Counsel, Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.

Dwight Yoo, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Todd E. Freed, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Laura Kaufman Belkhayat, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Marc D. Jaffe, Latham & Watkins LLP

Erika L. Weinberg, Latham & Watkins LLP

Gary D. Boss, Latham & Watkins LLP