Kingsway Financial Services Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Kingsway Financial Services' CEO is JT Fitzgerald, appointed in Mar 2017, has a tenure of 8.67 years. total yearly compensation is $637.25K, comprised of 94.2% salary and 5.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 5.51% of the company’s shares, worth $22.66M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 9.3 years and 6.3 years respectively.
Key information
JT Fitzgerald
Chief executive officer
US$637.3k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 94.15% |
| CEO tenure | 8.7yrs |
| CEO ownership | 5.5% |
| Management average tenure | 9.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 6.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Shareholders Will Likely Find Kingsway Financial Services Inc.'s (NYSE:KFS) CEO Compensation Acceptable
May 12
Kingsway: Weak Q4 2023 Results And The Valuation Looks Stretched (Rating Downgrade)
Mar 12The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From Kingsway Financial Services Inc.'s (NYSE:KFS) Earnings Yet
Dec 14Kingsway: Run-Rate Adjusted EBITDA Of $20 Million As Acquisitions Resume (Rating Upgrade)
Oct 26Kingsway Financial: An Undervalued Compounder With An 'Outsiders' CEO
Jan 30Kingsway Financial Services sells Texas railyard
Dec 29Kingsway Financial Services EPS of $1.49, revenue of $26.03M
Nov 10Kingsway Financial Services acquires CSuite Financial for $8.5M
Nov 01Kingsway Financial Services reports Q2 results
Aug 04It's Unlikely That Kingsway Financial Services Inc.'s (NYSE:KFS) CEO Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year
May 22What Is The Ownership Structure Like For Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (NYSE:KFS)?
Jan 31
Have Insiders Been Buying Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (NYSE:KFS) Shares?
Dec 07CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$12m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$10m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$637k | US$600k | -US$9m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$7m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$6m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$5m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$610k | US$574k | US$25m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$32m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$73m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$71m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$1m | US$500k | US$39m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$28m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$13m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$10m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$6m | US$500k | -US$5m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$5m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$5m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$6m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$872k | US$500k | -US$8m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$7m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$10m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$10m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$774k | US$500k | -US$5m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$16m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$15m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$19m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$711k | US$433k | -US$25m |
Compensation vs Market: JT's total compensation ($USD637.25K) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD2.34M).
Compensation vs Earnings: JT's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
JT Fitzgerald (54 yo)
Mr. John Taylor-Maloney Fitzgerald, also known as JT, has been the Chief Executive Officer of Kingsway Financial Services Inc. since September 5, 2018. He served as a Director at Itasca Capital Ltd. since...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 8.7yrs | US$637.25k | 5.51% $ 22.7m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 5.8yrs | US$762.16k | 0.47% $ 1.9m | |
| President of Assigned Risk Solutions Ltd | 14.8yrs | US$451.61k | no data | |
| CEO of Maison Insurance Company & President of Maison Insurance Company | 13yrs | no data | no data | |
| President of Mendota Insurance Company | 9.3yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: KFS's management team is seasoned and experienced (9.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 9.6yrs | US$637.25k | 5.51% $ 22.7m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.035% $ 142.4k | |
| Independent Director | 16.6yrs | US$80.00k | 0.56% $ 2.3m | |
| Member of Advisory Board | 3.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 16.6yrs | US$120.00k | 0.12% $ 494.8k | |
| Independent Director | 16.2yrs | US$120.00k | 0.18% $ 736.9k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 7.5yrs | US$80.00k | 4.98% $ 20.5m | |
| Independent Director | 5.2yrs | US$80.00k | no data | |
| Member of Advisory Board | 3.6yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: KFS's board of directors are considered experienced (6.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/11/02 04:32 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/10/31 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Kingsway Financial Services Inc. is covered by 3 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Dean Evans | Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods |
| Mark Dwelle | RBC Capital Markets |
| Tom MacKinnon | Scotiabank Global Banking and Market |