Assured Guaranty (AGO) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Dominic J. Frederico, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $13.8M in 2025, down 7% from $14.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 42:1, on median employee pay of $328,498.

Filed
March 18, 2026
Annual meeting
May 1, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$13.8M-7% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
42:1median $328,498
CEO pay in equity
68%$9.4M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
80%of votes cast
CEO Salary
$1,250,000Unchanged from prior year
CEO Stock Awards
$9,413,231Grant date fair value
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$2,510,955Based on 2025 performance
Share Buybacks
$500 millionRepurchased 5.8 million common shares

How Frederico was paid

$13.8M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary9%Stock awards68%Non-equity incentive18%All other compensation5%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Dominic J. FredericoPresident and Chief Executive Officer$13,841,716
Robert A. BailensonChief Operating Officer$9,568,618
Ling ChowGeneral Counsel$6,219,422
Benjamin G. RosenblumChief Financial Officer$4,605,307
Stephen DonnarummaChief Credit Officer$3,339,120

What changed and why

  • $13.8MDominic J. Frederico received total compensation of $13,841,716 for fiscal 2025, representing a decrease from the prior year total of $14,933,252.
  • The Compensation Committee added formal performance and payout ranges with threshold, target, and maximum levels for financial measures.
  • 0%One financial performance measure result fell below the threshold, resulting in a 0% score on that specific measure.
  • 60%Long-term equity incentives are structured as 60% performance-based restricted share units and 40% restricted share units.
  • 80%Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with over 80% approval at the 2025 annual meeting.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.