NI Holdings (NODK) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Cindy L. Launer, President and CEO, was paid $712,516 in 2025. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 32:1, on median employee pay of $82,856.

Filed
April 8, 2026
Annual meeting
May 19, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$712,5162025
CEO to median employee
32:1median $82,856
CEO pay in equity
26%$187,493 in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
96%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$712,516For newly appointed CEO Cindy L. Launer
Former CEO Total Compensation
$3,926,153Includes severance upon termination
CEO Pay Ratio
32:1Using annualized CEO compensation
Median Employee Compensation
$82,856Full-time salaried employee in claims

How Launer was paid

$712,516 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.

Salary24%Stock awards26%Non-equity incentive34%All other compensation16%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Cindy L. LaunerPresident and CEO$712,516
Matthew J. MakiChief Financial Officer$1,356,790
Douglas A. DuncanSenior Vice President and Chief Information Officer$442,818
Kevin D. ElfstrandSenior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer$669,299
Seth C. DaggettFormer President and CEO$3,926,153

What changed and why

  • $713KCindy L. Launer was appointed President and CEO on October 10, 2025, receiving total compensation of $712,516.
  • $3.9MFormer CEO Seth C. Daggett received total compensation of $3,926,153 following his termination without cause, including $2,632,915 in severance.
  • $1.4MMatthew J. Maki was appointed Chief Financial Officer on March 1, 2025, with total compensation of $1,356,790.
  • Long-term equity incentives in 2025 consisted entirely of time-based restricted stock units rather than performance shares.

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.