Employers Holdings (EIG) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Katherine H. Antonello, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $3.3M in 2025, down 13% from $3.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 30:1, on median employee pay of $108,989.

Filed
April 16, 2026
Annual meeting
May 28, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$3.3M-13% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
30:1median $108,989
CEO pay in equity
62%$2M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus Percentage
110%Percentage of annual base salary rate
CEO Stock Awards
$2,012,664Grant date fair value for 2025
Net Income
$10.8MDown from $118.6 million in 2024

How Antonello was paid

$3.3M 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.

Salary27%Stock awards62%Non-equity incentive7%All other compensation4%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Katherine H. AntonelloPresident and Chief Executive Officer$3,261,998
Michael A. PedrajaExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$2,934,220
Lori A. BrownFormer Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer$959,547
John M. MutschinkExecutive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer$829,858
Ann Marie SmithSenior Vice President, Chief Actuarial and Underwriting Officer$749,091
Michael S. PaquetteFormer Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$312,747

What changed and why

  • $3.3MCEO total compensation decreased to $3,261,998 in 2025 from $3,746,839 in 2024.
  • $2.9MMichael A. Pedraja joined as CFO in February 2025 with a total compensation of $2,934,220.
  • Annual cash bonuses were tied to Adjusted GAAP Calendar Year Combined Ratio performance goals.
  • 95%More than 95% of votes supported the say-on-pay proposal at the prior 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.