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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · HCI Group (HCI)

HCI Group CEO Patel gets $3.75 million bonus, new Exzeo employment agreement

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

HCI Group's majority-owned subsidiary Exzeo Group signed an employment agreement with Paresh Patel, who is also HCI's chief executive, effective January 1, 2026, with a base salary of $950,000 a year and 12 months of base salary as severance in certain termination cases. Exzeo also awarded Patel a $3,750,000 cash bonus on December 19, 2025, and Patel adopted a trading plan to buy up to 100,000 shares or $2 million of Exzeo common stock.

Key points

  • Employment agreement dated December 9, 2025, effective January 1, 2026, sets a base salary of $950,000 per year
  • Severance equal to 12 months of base salary, paid over 12 months, applies on termination without cause, for Good Reason, or within 180 days after a Change of Control, in exchange for a release of claims
  • Exzeo awarded a $3,750,000 cash bonus on December 19, 2025, payable before December 31, 2025
  • Patel's Rule 10b5-1 plan, entered December 18, 2025, covers purchases of up to 100,000 shares or $2 million of Exzeo common stock and runs to December 18, 2026 at most

The filing

CompanyHCI Group (HCI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECDec 23, 2025, 4:15 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-25-330946

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

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