Palomar Holdings (PLMR) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Mac Armstrong, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, was paid $9M in 2025, up 64% from $5.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 65:1, on median employee pay of $137,979.

Filed
April 10, 2026
Annual meeting
May 21, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$9M+64% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
65:1median $137,979
CEO pay in equity
43%$3.9M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
92%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$2,187,500Expressed as target dollar amount
Say-on-Pay Support
92%From previous annual meeting
Median Employee Pay
$137,979Annual total compensation
CEO Pay Ratio
65:1Ratio to median employee

How Armstrong was paid

$9M 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.

Salary14%Stock awards43%Non-equity incentive43%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Mac ArmstrongChief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board$8,961,148
Chris UchidaChief Financial Officer$2,953,215
Jon ChristiansonPresident$2,758,117
Jon KnutzenChief Risk Officer$2,257,263
Rodolphe HervéChief Operating Officer$1,697,093

What changed and why

  • $9MCEO total compensation increased to $8,961,148 in 2025 compared to $5,469,403 in 2024.
  • 92%More than 92% of votes cast supported the 2025 say-on-pay proposal.
  • Annual incentive plan payouts were based on pre-tax adjusted net income and MBO metrics.
  • Long-term equity awards included RSUs and performance-based stock units.
  • The CEO to median employee pay ratio was 65 to 1.

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.