White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

G. Manning Rountree, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $8.1M in 2025, up 9% from $7.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 69:1, on median employee pay of $117,549.

Filed
April 1, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$8.1M+9% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
69:1median $117,549
CEO pay in equity
74%$6M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
97%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$8,064,309For fiscal 2025
Book Value Per Share Growth
25%Finished year at $2,188
Share Repurchases
$200MInclusive of self-tender offer
Prior Say on Pay Support
97%For prior year resolution

How Rountree was paid

$8.1M 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.

Salary7%Stock awards74%Non-equity incentive15%All other compensation4%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
G. Manning RountreeChief Executive Officer$8,064,309
Liam P. CaffreyPresident & Chief Financial Officer$5,945,491
Giles E. HarrisonExecutive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer$5,368,750
Robert L. SeeligExecutive Vice President & General Counsel$4,942,134
Michaela J. HildrethManaging Director & Chief Accounting Officer$4,113,296

What changed and why

  • $8.1MCEO G. Manning Rountree received total compensation of $8,064,309 in 2025, up from $7,422,958 in 2024.
  • Liam Caffrey was promoted to CEO effective January 1, 2026, succeeding retiring CEO Rountree.
  • 25%Book value per share finished up 25% for the year at $2,188 driven by the sale of Bamboo.
  • $1.2MAnnual incentive bonuses were paid out at $1,200,000 for all named executive officers for 2025 performance.
  • 97%Shareholders showed strong support with 97% approval for the prior year say-on-pay resolution.

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.