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Kingsway (KWY): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$637,802CEO John Fitzgerald · source
Say-on-pay support87.37%Latest vote · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $610,192FY2023
  • $637,250FY2024
  • $637,802FY2025

CEO total pay was $637,802 in fiscal 2025, up from $637,250 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $600,000

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Kingsway in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, John Fitzgerald (President & Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Kingsway in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $637,802.
How did shareholders vote on Kingsway's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 87.37% of shareholders supported Kingsway's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Kingsway spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Kingsway reported total board compensation of $630,770 for fiscal 2025.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

Full detail

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
John Fitzgerald$600,000—————$37,802$637,802
President & Chief Executive Officer

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
John Fitzgerald$637,802$637,250$610,192↑ +552

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultant—
Clawback policy—
Anti-hedging—
Anti-pledging—
Equity grants and outstanding awards

No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
HansenPSU20,921—$281,383
John FitzgeraldPSU400,000—5,380,000
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Terence M. KavanaghIndependent · Board Chair · Investment · Compensation$120,000———$0$120,000
Gregory P. HannonIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair)120,000———0120,000
Joseph D. StilwellIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Compensation (Chair)80,000———080,000
Douglas LevineIndependent · Investment80,000———080,000
Corissa B. PorcelliIndependent80,000———080,000
Adam J. PatinkinIndependent · Newly elected60,000———060,000
Joshua S. HorowitzIndependent · Newly elected60,000———060,000
Charles FrischerIndependent · Departed during FY30,770———030,770

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$80,000
Annual equity retainer—
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)40,000
Stock ownership guideline—

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$630,770
Equity awards (grant-date value)$0
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$630,770

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

Peer group, and who names Kingsway as a peer

Companies that benchmark against KWY

No companies currently name KWY as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.

This is the complete answer, not a partial one — the list is never padded.

Chief executive pay against the peer group

Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1Kingsway2025John Fitzgerald$600,000———$637,802

Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.

Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-05-1813,053,9971,887,5628,95787.37%Passed
20252025-05-1914,336,882232,63522,37698.4%Passed
20242024-05-2017,709,296831,27416,21895.52%Passed
20232023-05-1616,191,60653,73520,41799.67%Passed
20222022-05-1715,188,2901,336,48811,92891.91%Passed
20212021-05-2813,733,050132,86515,61499.04%Passed

Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.

Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company’s computation
20262026-05-1887.37%a
20252025-05-1998.4%b
20242024-05-2095.52%c

a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

c. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)—
CEO total compensation—
Median employee compensation—
Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (16 citations)

Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

  • Section 01, John Fitzgerald. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-06. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 25. As printed: 637,802. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. 10-K, filed 2026-03-12. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Terence M. Kavanagh. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-06. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 120,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Gregory P. Hannon. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-06. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 120,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Joseph D. Stilwell. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-06. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 80,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Douglas Levine. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-06. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 80,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Corissa B. Porcelli. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-06. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 80,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Adam J. Patinkin. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-06. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 60,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Joshua S. Horowitz. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-06. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 60,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Charles Frischer. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-06. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 30,770. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-05-21. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 87.37% (votes for as printed: 13,053,997). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-05-21. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.4% (votes for as printed: 14,336,882). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-05-21. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 95.52% (votes for as printed: 17,709,296). View filing ↗
  • Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
  • Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 630,770 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 630,770, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Kingsway (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-06. CEO total compensation as printed in Kingsway's own proxy. As printed: 637,802. View filing ↗
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