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Selective Insurance (PCL): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $6,858,564FY2025
CEO total pay was $6,858,564 in fiscal 2025; the brief holds no earlier figure for this CEO.
FY2025: salary $1,050,000 · bonus $4,000,076 · stock awards $1,575,000 · option awards $0
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Marchioni | $1,050,000 | $4,000,076 | $1,575,000 | $0 | $95,907 | $137,581 | $0 | $6,858,564 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Patrick Brennan | 658,462 | 244,000 | 1,154,449 | 0 | 750,000 | 0 | 0 | 2,839,257 |
| EVP, Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Brenda Hall | 568,462 | 993,333 | 465,000 | 0 | 28,207 | 56,494 | 0 | 2,111,496 |
| Former EVP, Chief Operating Officer, Standard Lines | ||||||||
| Joseph Eppers | 458,461 | 597,979 | 575,000 | 0 | 0 | 39,124 | 0 | 1,670,564 |
| EVP, Chief Investment Officer | ||||||||
| Michael Lanza | 599,231 | 550,074 | 400,000 | 0 | 55,648 | 64,934 | 0 | 1,669,887 |
| EVP, General Counsel and Chief Compliance 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 officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Marchioni | $6,858,564 | — | — | — |
| Patrick Brennan | 2,839,257 | — | — | — |
| Brenda Hall | 2,111,496 | — | — | — |
| Joseph Eppers | 1,670,564 | — | — | — |
| Michael Lanza | 1,669,887 | — | — | — |
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
Selective's executive compensation program aims to attract, retain, and motivate executive talent to drive the company's success by creating stockholder value through profitable growth and effective risk management. The program is designed to align the short- and long-term interests of NEOs with those of stockholders, reward the achievement of financial and strategic business objectives, and provide competitive total compensation based on a mix of short- and long-term cash and stock-based components.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Exequity LLP |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Lanza | PSU | 1,375 | — | $179,479 |
| Joseph Eppers | PSU | 1,500 | — | 195,796 |
| Brenda Hall | PSU | 2,500 | — | 326,326 |
| Patrick Brennan | PSU | 3,000 | — | 410,450 |
| Joseph Eppers | RSU | 3,587 | — | 356,693 |
| Michael Lanza | PSU | 4,294 | — | 359,259 |
| Joseph Eppers | PSU | 4,684 | — | 391,888 |
| Michael Lanza | PSU | 4,999 | — | 418,249 |
| Joseph Eppers | PSU | 5,452 | — | 456,202 |
| Michael Lanza | RSU | 5,636 | — | 560,481 |
| Brenda Hall | RSU | 6,660 | — | 662,330 |
| Brenda Hall | PSU | 7,807 | — | 653,175 |
| Brenda Hall | PSU | 9,087 | — | 760,336 |
| John Marchioni | PSU | 10,000 | — | 1,305,305 |
| Patrick Brennan | PSU | 10,905 | — | 912,403 |
| Patrick Brennan | RSU | 12,315 | — | 1,030,401 |
| John Marchioni | RSU | 28,687 | — | 2,853,021 |
| John Marchioni | PSU | 31,223 | — | 2,612,442 |
| John Marchioni | PSU | 36,349 | — | 3,041,343 |
Director compensation
No director compensation table is on file for fiscal year 2025.
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $105,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $125,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 35,000 / 25,000 / 25,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | $5 |
Peer group, and who names Selective Insurance as a peer
Companies that benchmark against PCL
No companies currently name PCL 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.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selective Insurance Group Inc | 2025 | John Marchioni | $1,050,000 | $1,575,000 | $0 | $95,907 | $6,858,564 |
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
No say-on-pay vote is on file for this company.
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (6 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 Marchioni. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-26. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 58. As printed: 6,858,564. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Patrick Brennan. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-26. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 58. As printed: 2,839,257. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Brenda Hall. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-26. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 58. As printed: 2,111,496. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Joseph Eppers. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-26. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 58. As printed: 1,670,564. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Michael Lanza. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-26. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 58. As printed: 1,669,887. View filing ↗
- Selective Insurance Group Inc (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-26. CEO total compensation as printed in Selective Insurance Group Inc's own proxy. As printed: 6,858,564. View filing ↗