Insurance
Selective Insurance Group Executive Compensation (FY25)
SIGI · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): April 30, 2026
201 figures on this page: 194 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
John Marchioni was paid $6,858,564 in total compensation as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025, and Marchioni's total moved 8.6% higher from the $6,314,664 reported for fiscal 2024. Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 98.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 29, 2026 for fiscal 2025. The disclosed peer group names Arch Capital Group, Ltd., AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, Cincinnati Financial Corporation, CNA Financial Corporation and Erie Indemnity Company, among others. Companies named in the Cash Incentive Unit Peer Group include Donegal Insurance Group and Liberty Mutual Group Inc.
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — John Marchioni: $6,314,664 → $6,858,564 (8.6% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 97.0% → 98.4% (1.4 points higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Selective Insurance Group's chief executive and what were they paid?
John Marchioni was paid $6,858,564 in total compensation as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Marchioni's total moved 8.6% higher from the $6,314,664 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Selective Insurance Group's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 98.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 29, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Selective Insurance Group's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Arch Capital Group, Ltd., AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, Cincinnati Financial Corporation, CNA Financial Corporation and Erie Indemnity Company, among others. Companies named in the Cash Incentive Unit Peer Group include Donegal Insurance Group and Liberty Mutual Group Inc.
What is Selective Insurance Group's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 58:1, against median employee compensation of $118,344.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Marchioni President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Brenda Hall Former EVP, Chief Operating Officer, Standard Lines | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Lanza EVP, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Marchioni President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Brenda Hall Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Standard Lines | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — not reconciled |
Patrick Brennan Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Joseph Eppers Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Anthony Harnett Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Lanza Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Marchioni Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Patrick Brennan Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Brenda Hall Former Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Standard Lines Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Joseph Eppers Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Lanza Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenda M. Hall | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Brenda M. Hall | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| John J. Marchioni | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| John J. Marchioni | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Joseph O. Eppers | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Joseph O. Eppers | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Michael H. Lanza | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Michael H. Lanza | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Patrick S. Brennan | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Patrick S. Brennan | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenda Hall | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Joseph Eppers | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Michael Lanza | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| John Marchioni | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Patrick Brennan | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Kelly Doherty | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Thomas A. McCarthy | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Cynthia S. Nicholson | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
John S. Scheid | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Terrence W. Cavanaugh | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Stephen C. Mills | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
H. Elizabeth Mitchell | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Lisa Rojas Bacus | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Ainar D. Aijala, Jr | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Wole C. Coaxum | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Kate E. R. Sampson | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Philip H. Urban | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Julie Parsons | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
John J. Marchioni 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 | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual retainer ($500,000)
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Arch Capital Group, Ltd. ACGL
- AXIS Capital Holdings Limited AXS
- Cincinnati Financial Corporation CINF
- CNA Financial Corporation CNA
- Erie Indemnity Company ERIE
- Everest Re Group, Ltd. EG
- Kemper Corporation KMPR
- RLI Corporation RLI
- The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. THG
- The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. HIG
- United Fire Group, Inc. UFCS
- W. R. Berkley Corporation WRB
Cash Incentive Unit Peer Group
- Donegal Insurance Group DGICA
- Liberty Mutual Group Inc. symbol not shown
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | April 29, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | April 30, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 1, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 3, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 3, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | April 28, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | April 29, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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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What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Selective Insurance Group disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where Selective Insurance Group 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
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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.
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201 figures on this page: 194 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints.
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7 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0000230557-26-000013
- 0001104659-26-034953CEO PAY RATIO · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS · OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR END · and 1 more section
- 0000230557-25-000012
- 0001104659-25-028157SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
- 0000230557-24-000014
- 0001104659-24-039493Summary Compensation Table
- 0000230557-23-000014
- 0000230557-22-000014
- 0000230557-21-000018
- 0001104659-20-055487Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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}
}