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Donegal Group Executive Compensation (FY25)

DGICA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Kevin Burke
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 16, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of October 18, 2026Latest filing (8-K): April 17, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Kevin Burke: $1,456,810 → $1,742,994 (19.6% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 14.2:1 → 16.4:1 (15.5% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Donegal Group's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Kevin Burke, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $1,742,994 in fiscal 2025. Burke's total was 19.6% higher than the $1,456,810 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Donegal Group's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, the say-on-pay proposal drew 98.7% support at the meeting held April 16, 2026.
Which companies are in Donegal Group's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Cincinnati Financial Corporation, Erie Indemnity Company, Horace Mann Educators Corporation, Kemper Corporation and ProAssurance Corporation, among others.
What is Donegal Group's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 16.4:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $98,234.

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
Kevin Burke
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Jeffrey Miller
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Sanjay Pandey
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
◇◇—◇——◇◇
Daniel Wagner
Senior Vice President and Treasurer
◇◇—◇——◇◇
Jeffery Hay
Senior Vice President
◇◇—◇——◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Kevin Burke
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Jeffrey Miller
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Sanjay Pandey
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
◇——◇——◇◇
Jeffery Hay
Senior Vice President
◇——◇——◇◇
Daniel Wagner
Senior Vice President and Treasurer
◇——◇——◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Kevin Burke
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Jeffrey Miller
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
W. Daniel DeLamater
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇—◇——◇◇
Sanjay Pandey
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
◇◇—◇——◇◇
Jeffery Hay
Executive Vice President
◇◇—◇——◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Kevin Burke
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Jeffrey Miller
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
W. Daniel DeLamater
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇————◇◇
Sanjay Pandey
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
◇◇————◇◇
Jeffery Hay
Executive Vice President
◇◇————◇◇
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 2024
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Jeffery T. HayOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Jeffrey D. MillerOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Kevin G. BurkeOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Sanjay PandeyOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
W. Daniel DeLamaterOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023 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
Kevin BurkeRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Jeffrey MillerRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Jeffery HayOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Sanjay PandeyOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jack L. Hess
◇◇————◇
Kevin M. Kraft Sr
◇◇————◇
Dennis J. Bixenman
◇◇————◇
Barry C. Huber
◇◇————◇
Annette B. Szady
◇◇————◇
Britta H. Schatz
◇◇————◇
S. Trezevant Moore Jr
◇◇————◇
Jon M. Mahan
◇◇————◇
David C. King
◇◇————◇
Melissa A. Veenstra, Kevin G. Burke and Michael K. Callahan served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
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◇
Total board retainer◇
Board meeting fee◇
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
  • Cincinnati Financial Corporation CINF
  • Erie Indemnity Company ERIE
  • Horace Mann Educators Corporation HMN
  • Kemper Corporation KMPR
  • ProAssurance Corporation PRA
  • RLI Corp. RLI
  • Selective Insurance Group, Inc. SIGI
  • The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. HAN
  • United Fire Group, Inc. UFG

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 16, 2026=◇◇◇
2022April 20, 2023=◇◇◇

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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Citations

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184 figures on this page: 182 cited to the filing that reported them, 2 calculated from figures it prints.
182 cited to the filing
2 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001140361-26-015398
    Item 5.07 . Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders .
  2. 0001140361-26-009495
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Outstanding Equity Awards at December 31, 2025 · Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0001140361-25-008932
    Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Summary Compensation Table
  4. 0001140361-24-013410
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001140361-23-024922
    Item 5.07 . Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders .
  6. 0001140361-23-012199
    Summary Compensation Table
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Peers Donegal Group discloses

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

Cincinnati Financial CorporationErie Indemnity CompanyHorace Mann Educators CorporationKemper CorporationProAssurance CorporationRLI Corp.Selective Insurance Group, 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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