Heritage Insurance Holdings (HRTG) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Ernie Garateix, CEO, was paid $5.3M in 2025, up 23% from $4.3M the year before.

Filed
April 30, 2026
Annual meeting
June 10, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$5.3M+23% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
52%$2.8M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
78%of votes cast
2025 Weather Losses
$77.5MDecrease of $69.2 million from 2024
CEO Stock Awards
$2,757,824Includes performance-based restricted stock
CEO Incentive Payout
$1,663,450158% of target

How Garateix was paid

$5.3M 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.

Salary16%Stock awards52%Non-equity incentive31%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Ernie GarateixCEO$5,341,897
Kirk LuskCFO$2,609,930
Tim MouraPresident, NBIC$1,313,743

What changed and why

  • $5.3MCEO Ernie Garateix received total compensation of $5,341,897 for fiscal 2025.
  • $77.5MUnexpectedly low net weather and catastrophe losses totaling $77.5 million contributed to maximum payout levels.
  • Performance metrics were adjusted to incorporate increased rigor for net operating ratio and ROAE goals.
  • Long-term incentives consist of annual grants of time-based and performance-based restricted stock.
  • 78%Approximately 78% of votes cast approved the say-on-pay proposal 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.