Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (SKWD) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Andrew Robinson, Chairman and CEO, Skyward Group, was paid $5.5M in 2025, up 19% from $4.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 41:1, on median employee pay of $135,000.

Filed
March 25, 2026
Annual meeting
May 5, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$5.5M+19% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
41:1median $135,000
CEO pay in equity
28%$1.6M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
99%of votes cast
CEO Salary
$975,000Base salary for fiscal 2025
Say-on-Pay Support
99.1%Prior year advisory vote
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$2,973,000Includes annual performance bonus and PCU vesting

How Robinson was paid

$5.5M 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.

Salary18%Stock awards28%Non-equity incentive54%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Andrew RobinsonChairman and CEO, Skyward Group$5,532,117
Mark HaushillCFO, Skyward Group$1,634,144
John BurkhartPresident, U.S. Property and Casualty, Skyward Specialty$1,775,352
Patricia RyanChief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Skyward Group$1,153,807
Sandip KapadiaPresident, Reinsurance and Head of Actuarial, Skyward Specialty$1,130,768

What changed and why

  • $5.5MAndrew Robinson received a total compensation of $5,532,117 in fiscal 2025, compared to $4,641,869 in the prior year.
  • 99.1%Shareholders demonstrated strong support for executive compensation, approving the prior say-on-pay vote with 99.1% of votes cast.
  • The company maintains robust pay practices, including no hedging or pledging of stock and no excise tax gross-ups.
  • Executive compensation is primarily variable and tied to performance goals such as combined ratio and book value per share.

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.