Marc Costantini to lead Corebridge (NYSE: CRBG) as new CEO

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Corebridge Financial, Inc. has appointed Marc Costantini as its new President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board, effective on or about December 1, 2025. Under his employment agreement, he will receive a $1,000,000 annual base salary, a target annual cash incentive of $2,500,000 starting in 2026, and a target annual long-term equity incentive of $8,000,000 in performance share units, restricted stock units and stock options.

To replace awards forfeited at his prior employer, he will receive a one-time $5,500,000 cash bonus subject to a two-year repayment condition, a one-time $10,000,000 long-term incentive award on terms aligned with other executives, and a $250,000 relocation stipend. Kevin Hogan will step down as President, CEO and director on the Effective Date and serve as special advisor to the Board for six months with continued salary, benefits and specified short-term incentive payments, followed by severance consistent with the company’s Executive Severance Plan, including a lump-sum cash payment based on his $1.25 million salary and average bonuses, full vesting of long-term incentives subject to PSU performance, and three years to exercise stock options.

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Corporate governance and executive compensation analyst

Corebridge installs a new CEO with a sizable, structured pay package while easing the outgoing CEO’s transition.

The company is transitioning leadership by appointing Marc Costantini as President, CEO and director effective on or about December 1, 2025, while moving current CEO Kevin Hogan into a six‑month advisory role. Costantini’s compensation combines a $1,000,000 base salary with significant variable pay: a target annual cash incentive of $2,500,000 and a target annual long-term incentive of $8,000,000 in equity-based awards.

To compensate for awards forfeited at his prior employer, he will receive a one-time $5,500,000 cash bonus subject to repayment conditions, a one-time $10,000,000 long-term incentive grant, and a $250,000 relocation stipend. Hogan’s Transition Agreement provides salary and benefits through the advisory period, 2025 and partial 2026 short-term incentives, a supplemental $70,000 health and life payment, and severance aligned with the Executive Severance Plan, including a lump sum of 1.5 times his $1.25 million salary plus average STI, full vesting of long-term awards subject to PSU performance, and three years to exercise options.

From an investor perspective, this represents a planned leadership handoff with contractual clarity around both incoming and outgoing CEO economics, without financial performance data in this document to assess how the leadership change aligns with recent results.

8-K Event Classification

3 items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01

3 items

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers Governance

Key personnel changes including departures, elections, or appointments of directors and executive officers.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure Disclosure

Material non-public information disclosed under Regulation Fair Disclosure, often investor presentations or guidance.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits

Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) 

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 9, 2025

Corebridge Financial, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-41504	95-4715639
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
2919 Allen Parkway, Woodson Tower, Houston, Texas		77019
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-877-375-2422

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of theAct:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol (s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock		CRBG		New York Stock Exchange
6.375% Junior Subordinated Notes		CRBD		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the SecuritiesAct of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities ExchangeAct of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the ExchangeAct. ☐

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Appointment of New President and Chief Executive Officer – Marc Costantini

On September 9, 2025, Corebridge Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) has appointed Marc Costantini as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board, in each case effective on or about December 1, 2025 (the “Effective Date”).

In connection with Mr. Costantini’s appointment, the Company and Mr. Costantini have entered into an employment agreement, to be effective as of Mr. Costantini’s start date (the “Employment Agreement”). Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Mr. Costantini will receive an annual base salary of $1,000,000; and, beginning in 2026, a target annual cash short-term incentive award (“STI”) of $2,500,000 and a target annual long-term incentive award (“LTI”) of $8,000,000, consisting of performance share units (“PSUs”), restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and stock options in the same proportion as our other executive officers. In addition, in recognition of Mr. Costantini’s forfeiture of 2025 STI and LTI from his prior employer, upon commencement of employment, Mr. Costantini will receive (1) a one-time cash bonus of $5,500,000 (subject to repayment if Mr. Costantini resigns without good reason or is terminated with cause within two years), and (2) a one-time LTI award of $10,000,000, consisting of PSUs, RSUs, and stock options in the same proportion as our other executive officers and with the same performance targets and vesting schedules as the grants made to our other executive officers in February 2025. Mr. Costantini will also be paid a one-time relocation assistance stipend of $250,000. Mr. Costantini has agreed to the same restrictive covenants as the other members of our executive team, and Mr. Costantini has been designated as a participant in the Company’s Executive Severance Plan.

Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Costantini, 56, served as the Global Head of Strategy and Inforce Management at Manulife Financial Corporation from June 2022 until November 2025. From January 2020 to June 2022, he held various positions at Munich Re, North America Life and Health, including President and Chief Executive Officer, Corporate Development Strategy and Digital Solutions. Prior to his tenure at Munich Re, Mr. Costantini served in various roles at Guardian Life, including EVP, Commercial & Government Markets, from April 2017 to December 2019, and Chief Financial Officer, from January 2014 to April 2017. Mr. Costantini is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and holds a B.S. degree from Concordia University.

There are no family relationships between Mr. Costantini and any director or executive officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, and there are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Costantini and any third party pursuant to which he was selected as President and Chief Executive Officer or as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. Except as described herein, Mr. Costantini is not a party to any current or proposed transaction with the Company or any of its subsidiaries for which disclosure is required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

The foregoing description of the Employment Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Employment Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Departure of Former President and Chief Executive Officer – Kevin Hogan

In connection with the foregoing, on the Effective Date, Kevin Hogan will cease serving as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.  In addition, Mr. Hogan will also tender his resignation from the Board as of the Effective Date. To facilitate this transition, from the Effective Date until the six month anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Advisory Period”, and the end of the Advisory Period, the “Termination Date”), Mr. Hogan will remain with the Company as a special advisor to the Board.  Pursuant to the Transition and Advisory Agreement entered into by the Company and Mr. Hogan on September 5, 2025 (the “Transition Agreement”), Mr. Hogan will be paid the same base salary and will be provided with similar employee benefits, fringe benefits and perquisites through the expiration of the Advisory Period.  Mr. Hogan will also be entitled to receive a regular STI payment for 2025 without proration, and a bonus for 2026 equal to Mr. Hogan’s 2025 STI target award amount, prorated for the number of completed calendar months of the Advisory Period in 2026. On the Termination Date, Mr. Hogan's employment with the Company will cease.  Mr. Hogan will receive a supplemental health & life payment of $70,000 following the Termination Date.  The balance of Mr. Hogan's cash severance pay and termination benefits, including with respect to LTI held by Mr. Hogan, are as required under the Company’s Executive Severance Plan on a termination without cause and in the governing LTI plan documents and award agreements, and as described in the Company's Annual Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2025. These payments and benefits consist of (x) a lump sum cash payment of one and one-half (1.5) times the sum of Mr. Hogan’s base salary of $1.25 million and three-year average STI payments, (y) full vesting of Mr. Hogan’s outstanding LTI awards (except that PSUs continue to be subject to scoring and adjustment based of performance goal achievement), and (z) three (3) years to exercise outstanding stock options. The Transition Agreement is substantially in the form used by the Company under the Company’s Executive Severance Plan.

This description of the Transition Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Transition Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 9, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Marc Costantini as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board, in each case effective on or about December 1, 2025. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number
Description

	Exhibit Number		Description
	10.1		Employment Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2025, between Corebridge Financial, Inc. and Marc Costantini.
	10.2		Transition and Advisory Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2025, between Corebridge Financial, Inc. and Kevin T. Hogan.*
	99.1		Press Release of Corebridge Financial, Inc. (furnished herewith and not filed).
	104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

* Exhibits, schedules and annexes have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K and will be supplementally provided to the SEC upon request.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		Corebridge Financial, Inc.
Date:	September 9, 2025	By:	/s/ Polly N. Klane
			Name:	Polly N. Klane
			Title:	Executive Vice President and General Counsel

FAQ

Who is the new CEO of Corebridge Financial (CRBG) and when does he start?

Marc Costantini has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Corebridge Financial and a member of the Board, effective on or about December 1, 2025.

What is Marc Costantini’s compensation package as Corebridge (CRBG) CEO?

Marc Costantini will receive a $1,000,000 annual base salary, a target annual cash short-term incentive of $2,500,000 starting in 2026, and a target annual long-term incentive of $8,000,000 in PSUs, RSUs and stock options.

What one-time awards will Marc Costantini receive from Corebridge (CRBG)?

At the start of employment, he will receive a one-time cash bonus of $5,500,000 subject to a two-year repayment condition, a one-time long-term incentive award of $10,000,000 in PSUs, RSUs and stock options, and a $250,000 relocation assistance stipend.

What happens to outgoing Corebridge (CRBG) CEO Kevin Hogan?

Kevin Hogan will cease serving as President, CEO and director on the Effective Date and then serve as a special advisor to the Board for six months, after which his employment will terminate.

What compensation will Kevin Hogan receive during his advisory period at Corebridge (CRBG)?

During the six‑month Advisory Period, Mr. Hogan will receive the same base salary and similar employee and fringe benefits, a regular 2025 STI payment without proration, and a 2026 bonus equal to his 2025 STI target prorated for completed months in 2026.

What severance benefits are provided to Kevin Hogan by Corebridge (CRBG)?

Following the Advisory Period, Mr. Hogan will receive a $70,000 supplemental health and life payment and severance under the Executive Severance Plan, including a lump sum cash payment of 1.5 times the sum of his $1.25 million base salary and three-year average STI, full vesting of outstanding LTI awards with PSUs subject to performance scoring, and three years to exercise outstanding stock options.

Does Marc Costantini have prior industry experience relevant to his Corebridge (CRBG) role?

Yes. He previously served as Global Head of Strategy and Inforce Management at Manulife Financial Corporation, held senior roles at Munich Re, North America Life and Health, and earlier served in executive positions at Guardian Life, including EVP, Commercial & Government Markets, and Chief Financial Officer.