HCI Group (HCI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Paresh Patel, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $8.2M in 2025, down 59% from $20.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 104:1, on median employee pay of $79,272.

Filed
April 29, 2026
Annual meeting
June 10, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$8.2M-59% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
104:1median $79,272
CEO pay in equity
84%$7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
68%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$8.24MFor fiscal 2025
CEO Pay Ratio
103.9:1Versus median employee
Median Employee Pay
$79,272Annual total compensation
Net Income
$320MBefore noncontrolling interest

How Patel was paid

$8.2M 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.

Salary12%Stock awards84%All other compensation4%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Paresh PatelChief Executive Officer$8,236,000
Karin ColemanChief Operating Officer; President of HCPCI President of TypTap$1,056,315
Mark HarmsworthChief Financial Officer$1,004,777
Andrew L. GrahamVice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary$956,315
Anthony SaravanosPresident, Greenleaf Capital, LLC.$722,653

What changed and why

  • $8.2MChief Executive Officer total compensation was $8,236,000 for fiscal 2025.
  • 21%Net premiums earned increased by 21% driven by policy takeouts and high retention.
  • $320MNet income reached a record $320 million for the year.
  • Exzeo Group, Inc. successfully completed an initial public offering in November 2025.
  • 90%Book value per share increased by 90% to $80.13 at year-end.

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.