Donegal Group (DGICA) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Kevin G. Burke, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $1.7M in 2025, up 20% from $1.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 16:1, on median employee pay of $98,234.

Filed
March 16, 2026
Annual meeting
April 16, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$1.7M+20% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
16:1median $98,234
CEO pay in equity
0%$7,735 in awards
CEO Total Compensation
$1,742,9942025 fiscal year
CEO Salary
$795,0002025 fiscal year
CEO to Median Employee Ratio
16.4:1Based on 2025 total compensation
Median Employee Pay
$98,2342025 fiscal year

How Burke was paid

$1.7M 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.

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Kevin G. BurkePresident and Chief Executive Officer$1,742,994
W. Daniel DeLamaterExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer$1,203,576
Jeffery T. HayExecutive Vice President$1,007,881
Jeffrey D. MillerExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$1,502,079
Sanjay PandeyExecutive Vice President and Chief Information Officer$1,070,288

What changed and why

  • $1.7MKevin G. Burke received total compensation of $1,742,994 in 2025, compared to $1,456,810 in 2024.
  • 46.9%Base salaries and performance-based compensation accounted for 46.9% and 48.3% of total compensation in 2025.
  • No option awards were issued to named executive officers in 2025.
  • Restricted stock units were granted to named executive officers on January 1, 2026.

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.