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Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Executive Compensation (FY25)

SKWD · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 11, 2026
226 figures on this page: 224 cited to the filing that reported them, 2 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Andrew Robinson was paid $5,532,117 in total compensation as Chairman and CEO, Skyward Group for fiscal 2025, and Robinson's total moved 19.2% higher from the $4,641,869 reported for fiscal 2024. The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 41:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $135,000. For fiscal 2025, the say-on-pay proposal drew 93.5% support at the meeting held May 5, 2026. The disclosed peer group names AMERISAFE, Axis Capital, Employers Holdings, Global Indemnity and Hamilton Insurance, among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Andrew Robinson
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 5, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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 — Andrew Robinson: $4,641,869 → $5,532,117 (19.2% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's chief executive and what were they paid?
Andrew Robinson was paid $5,532,117 in total compensation as Chairman and CEO, Skyward Group for fiscal 2025. Robinson's total moved 19.2% higher from the $4,641,869 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, the say-on-pay proposal drew 93.5% support at the meeting held May 5, 2026.
Which companies are in Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names AMERISAFE, Axis Capital, Employers Holdings, Global Indemnity and Hamilton Insurance, among others.
What is Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 41:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $135,000.

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
Andrew Robinson
Chief Executive Officer
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Kirby Hill
Executive Vice President and President of Industry Solutions, Captives and Programs
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Mark Haushill
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President
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John Burkhart
Executive Vice President and President of Specialty Lines
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Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Andrew Robinson
Chairman and CEO, Skyward Group
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Mark Haushill
CFO, Skyward Group
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John Burkhart
President, U.S. Property and Casualty, Skyward Specialty
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Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Andrew Robinson
Chairman and CEO, Skyward Group
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Mark Haushill
CFO, Skyward Group
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John Burkhart
President, U.S. Property and Casualty, Skyward Specialty
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Sandip Kapadia
President, Reinsurance and Head of Actuarial, Skyward Specialty
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Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Andrew Robinson
Chairman and CEO, Skyward Group
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John Burkhart
President, U.S. Property and Casualty, Skyward Specialty
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Mark Haushill
CFO, Skyward Group
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Patricia Ryan
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Skyward Group
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Sandip Kapadia
President, Reinsurance and Head of Actuarial, Skyward Specialty
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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
Andrew RobinsonPSU◇——◇——◇
John BurkhartPSU◇——◇——◇
Mark HaushillPSU◇——◇——◇
Patricia RyanPSU◇——◇——◇
Sandip KapadiaPSU◇——◇——◇
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
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Patricia RyanRSU◇◇——
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Mark HaushillPSU◇◇——
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Sandip KapadiaRSU◇◇——
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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
Anthony J. Kuczinski
Lead independent director
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Robert Creager
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Marcia Dall
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Gena Ashe
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Michael Morrissey
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James Hays
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Katharine Terry
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Andrew Robinson, Christopher L. Peirce and Peter C. Hearn 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.
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Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • AMERISAFE AMSF
  • Axis Capital AXS
  • Employers Holdings EIG
  • Global Indemnity GBLI
  • Hamilton Insurance HG
  • James River Group JRVR
  • Kinsale Capital Group KNSL
  • Palomar Holdings PLMR
  • ProAssurance PRA
  • RLI RLI
  • Safety Insurance Group SAFT
  • SiriusPoint SPNT
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  • United Fire Group UFCS
  • Universal Insurance UVE

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
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2024May 7, 2025=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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226 figures on this page: 224 cited to the filing that reported them, 2 calculated from figures it prints.
224 cited to the filing
2 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001519449-26-000041
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  2. 0001519449-26-000021
    2025 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · CEO PAY RATIO · Director Compensation Table · Fiscal Year 2025 Director Compensation Program · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001519449-25-000026
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  4. 0001519449-25-000015
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001519449-24-000015
    2023 Summary Compensation Table
  6. 0001104659-23-045568
    2022 Summary Compensation Table
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Insurance rankings

Chief executive pay — InsuranceCEO pay ratio — InsuranceSay-on-pay support — Insurance

Peers Skyward Specialty Insurance Group discloses

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

Axis CapitalEmployers HoldingsHamilton InsuranceKinsale Capital GroupPalomar HoldingsProAssuranceSafety Insurance GroupSiriusPointUnited Fire GroupUniversal Insurance

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APA
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}
}
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