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American Coastal Insurance Executive Compensation (FY25)

ACIC · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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B. Bradford Martz
Median of the other named officers
$995,737
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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March 20, 2025
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of October 21, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): April 1, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — B. Bradford Martz: $1,739,773 → $2,811,555 (61.6% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 8.2:1 → 16.3:1 (98.9% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is American Coastal Insurance's chief executive and what were they paid?
B. Bradford Martz, President & CEO, received $2,811,555 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $1,739,773 reported for fiscal 2024, Martz's total was 61.6% higher.
What was American Coastal Insurance's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2024, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 99.5% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held March 20, 2025.
Which companies are in American Coastal Insurance's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Donegal Group, Global Indemnity, HCI Group, Heritage Insurance Holdings and Hippo Holdings, Inc., among others.
What is American Coastal Insurance's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 16.3:1, against median employee compensation of $174,949.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
B. Bradford Martz
President and CFO
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Christopher Griffith
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Information Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Brooke Adler
General Counsel
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Brooke Shirazi
Chief Underwriting Officer
◇—◇◇——◇◇
R. Daniel Peed
CEO and Chairman of Board
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
B. Bradford Martz
President & CEO
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Christopher Griffith
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Information Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Brooke Adler
General Counsel
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
R. Daniel Peed
Former CEO and Executive Chairman of Board
◇—◇————◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
B. Bradford Martz
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Christopher Griffith
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Information Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Brooke Adler
General Counsel
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Svetlana Castle
CFO
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
R. Daniel Peed
CEO and Chairman of the Board
◇—◇————◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
B. Bradford Martz
President & CEO
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Christopher Griffith
Chief Information Officer & Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Brooke Adler
General Counsel
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
James Gray
Chief Compliance and Risk Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Svetlana Castle
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
R. Daniel Peed
Former CEO and Executive Chairman of Board
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
B. Bradford MartzPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
B. Bradford MartzRSU◇——◇——◇
B. Bradford MartzOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Brooke AdlerRSU◇——◇——◇
Brooke AdlerOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Brooke AdlerPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Christopher GriffithPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Christopher GriffithOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Christopher GriffithRSU◇——◇——◇
James GrayPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
James GrayRSU◇——◇——◇
James GrayOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
R. Daniel PeedRSU◇——◇——◇
Svetlana CastlePSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Svetlana CastleRSU◇——◇——◇
Svetlana CastleOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2022, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
B. Bradford MartzPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Christopher GriffithOption◇—◇—
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Svetlana CastleRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Brooke AdlerPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
James GrayOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
R. Daniel PeedRSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
B. Bradford Martz
President & CEO · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Brooke Adler
General Counsel · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Christopher Griffith
Chief Information Officer & Chief Operating Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
James Gray
Chief Compliance and Risk Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Svetlana Castle
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
R. Daniel Peed
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Gregory C. Branch
◇◇————◇
Sherrill W. Hudson
◇◇————◇
Kent G. Whittemore
◇◇————◇
Kern M. Davis, M.D
◇◇————◇
Alec L. Poitevint II
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Michael R. Hogan
◇◇————◇
William H. Hood III
◇◇————◇
Patrick F. Maroney
◇◇————◇
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Donegal Group DGICA
  • Global Indemnity GBLI
  • HCI Group HCI
  • Heritage Insurance Holdings HRTG
  • Hippo Holdings, Inc. HIPO
  • Kingstone Companies KINS
  • Palomar PLMR
  • United Fire Group, Inc. UFCS
  • Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. UVE

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2024March 20, 2025=◇◇◇
2021May 6, 2022=◇◇◇
2018May 7, 2019=◇◇◇
2015May 5, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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309 figures on this page: 305 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
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4 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001401521-26-000023
    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Director Compensation
  2. 0001401521-25-000105
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  3. 0001401521-25-000043
    2024 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  4. 0001401521-24-000030
    2023 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  5. 0001401521-23-000027
  6. 0001401521-22-000063
  7. 0001401521-19-000111
  8. 0001401521-16-000181
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Peers American Coastal Insurance discloses

The companies named in ACIC's own disclosed peer group.

Donegal GroupGlobal IndemnityHCI GroupHeritage Insurance HoldingsHippo Holdings, Inc.Kingstone CompaniesPalomarUnited Fire Group, Inc.Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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