Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, a specialty property and casualty insurer focused on complex and niche risks, has partnered with Sixfold to accelerate the adoption of AI-powered underwriting across its domestic P&C portfolio.
The partnership is part of Skyward Specialty’s ongoing effort to strengthen underwriting performance through data-driven insights, greater efficiency, and faster decision-making, while keeping human judgment at the center of the process. The insurer underwrites across multiple specialty P&C lines and works closely with broker partners to deliver tailored insurance solutions.
Sixfold offers an AI underwriting platform designed to streamline insurance workflows by pre-processing submissions and generating structured recommendations. These include risk summaries, appetite alignment, and prioritisation, enabling underwriters to evaluate submissions more quickly and consistently.
Under the partnership, Sixfold’s platform has been rolled out across six Skyward Specialty business units and more than 10 product lines. Average deployment timelines of eight to ten weeks have allowed the insurer to rapidly scale the technology across its operations.
Andrew Robinson, Chairman and CEO of Skyward Specialty, said the collaboration builds on years of investment in AI-enabled underwriting. He noted that the focus remains on empowering underwriters with stronger insights, faster access to information, and more time to focus on high-value decision-making and service to broker partners.
Robinson added that the platform enhances insight, consistency, and speed of analysis, while creating a continuous learning loop that improves outcomes over time. He described the initiative as disciplined innovation that supports long-term outperformance and strengthens the company’s early-mover advantage in the increasingly competitive AI underwriting landscape.
The partnership highlights Skyward Specialty’s commitment to maintaining a leadership position in the use of advanced technology to serve the specialty insurance market.
