Insurance
Hippo Holdings Executive Compensation (FY25)
HIPO · San Jose, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 5, 2026
160 figures on this page: 159 cited to the filing that reported them, 1 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Hippo Holdings' chief executive and what were they paid?
Richard McCathron, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $5,997,265 in total compensation for fiscal 2025.
What was Hippo Holdings' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 95.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 2, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Hippo Holdings' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Ambac Financial Group, Ambac Financial Grp., Domo, Donegal Group and eHealth, among others.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard McCathron President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Ran Harpaz Former Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Stewart Ellis Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Aviad Pinkovezky President, First Connect | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Assaf Wand Executive Chairman and former Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard McCathron President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Stewart Ellis Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Yuval Harry Chief Revenue Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yuval Harry Former Chief Revenue Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Torben Ostergaard President and CEO, Spinnaker | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard McCathron President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Stewart Ellis Chief Strategy Officer and Former Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Guy Zeltser Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Torben Ostergaard President and CEO, Spinnaker | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Michael Stienstra GM & Chief Insurance Officer, HHIP | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Zeltser | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Michael Stienstra | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Richard McCathron | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Richard McCathron | MSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Stewart Ellis | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Torben Ostergaard | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023, 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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Zeltser | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Torben Ostergaard | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Stewart Ellis | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Michael Stienstra | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Richard McCathron | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sandra Wijnberg Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
John Nichols | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Sam Landman | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Hugh R. Frater | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Mark Schaaf | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Lori Dickerson Fouché | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Eric Feder | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Susan Holliday | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Laura Hay | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Assaf Wand, Richard McCathron and Stewart Ellis 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 chair premium | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Ambac Financial Group symbol not shown
- Ambac Financial Grp. symbol not shown
- Domo DOMO
- Donegal Group DGICA
- eHealth EHTH
- EverQuote EVER
- GoHealth GOCO
- Hagerty HGTY
- HCI Group HCI
- Investors Title Company ITIC
- Lemonade LMND
- MediaAlpha MAX
- MoneyLion ML
- NerdWallet NRDS
- NI (National Instruments) NATI
- Porch Group PRCH
- Repay Holdings RPAY
- Root ROOT
- SelectQuote SLQT
- Skyward Specialty Insurance SKWD
- The Baldwin Insurance Group BWIN
- Tiptree TIPT
- Trupanion TRUP
- Universal Insurance Holdings UVE
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 2, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Hippo Holdings disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where Hippo Holdings sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
A read of the pay program as designed and as paid: incentive structure, goal rigor, the alignment between the committee's stated philosophy and what the numbers show.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
Velarion IntelligenceAdviser switching and vote outcomes
Two datasets covering compensation-adviser changes and what followed a contested vote. Both are part of the Velarion platform.
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160 figures on this page: 159 cited to the filing that reported them, 1 calculated from figures it prints.
159 cited to the filing
1 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001828105-26-000029Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-26-170319Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Non-Employee Director Compensation · Non-Employee Director Compensation Program · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · and 1 more section
- 0001193125-24-110216Summary Compensation Table
- 0001193125-23-118621Summary Compensation Table
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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
BibTeX
@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}
}