Stephanie Bush joins Employers Holdings (EIG) board, expanding director count to nine
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Employers Holdings, Inc. appointed Stephanie C. Bush to its Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2026, following her election on June 25, 2026. Her addition increases the Board size to nine directors.
Bush, age 61, brings more than 30 years of experience in sales, underwriting and product management from senior roles at The Hartford and Travelers. She currently serves on several insurance-related boards and advisory roles. As a non-employee director, she will receive standard prorated cash and equity compensation under the company’s director compensation policies.
The company states there are no special arrangements, family relationships, or related-party transactions associated with her appointment. Employers also issued a press release on July 1, 2026, furnishing it as an exhibit to this report.
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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.
Key Figures
Effective board service date: July 1, 2026
Election date: June 25, 2026
Board size after appointment: 9 directors
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Effective board service date
July 1, 2026
Start of Stephanie C. Bush’s term on the Board
Election date
June 25, 2026
Date Stephanie C. Bush was elected to the Board
Board size after appointment
9 directors
Size of Employers Holdings’ Board following Bush’s election
Stephanie C. Bush age
61 years
Age of new director at time of disclosure
Industry experience
Over 30 years
Bush’s experience in sales, underwriting, and product management
Press release exhibit number
Exhibit 99.1
Press release announcing Bush’s appointment, dated July 1, 2026
Key Terms
Regulation FD Disclosure, non-employee director, workers’ compensation insurance, excess workers’ compensation, +2 more
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Regulation FD Disclosure regulatory
"Section 7 – Regulation Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. On July 1, 2026, EHI issued a press release"
Regulation FD disclosure requires public companies to share important, market-moving information with everyone at the same time instead of tipping off analysts or large investors first. Think of it as making sure all players on a field hear the same announcement simultaneously; that fairness helps investors trust that stock prices reflect the same information and reduces the risk of sudden, unfair trading advantages or regulatory penalties for selective leaks.
non-employee director financial
"As a non-employee director of the Board, Ms. Bush will receive standard cash and equity compensation"
workers’ compensation insurance financial
"specialty providers of workers’ compensation insurance, excess workers’ compensation, and related services"
Workers’ compensation insurance is a policy that pays medical bills, part of lost wages, and sometimes legal costs when employees are hurt or sick because of their job. Think of it as a company’s financial safety net or bandage that prevents a single workplace injury from causing a big outflow; for investors it matters because premiums, claims, and compliance affect a company’s expenses, cash flow predictability, and legal risk profile.
excess workers’ compensation financial
"Workers’ Compensation insurance is offered through Employers Insurance Company of Nevada ... and Excess Workers’ Compensation is offered through Employers Assurance Company"
guaranteed cost product financial
"focused on small and mid-sized businesses engaged in lower hazard industries with its guaranteed cost product"
Inline XBRL technical
"Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document contained in Exhibit 101)"
Inline XBRL is a file format for financial filings that embeds machine-readable data tags directly inside the human-readable report, so the same document can be read by people and parsed by software. For investors it makes extracting, comparing and verifying financial numbers faster and more reliable—like a grocery list where each item also has a barcode—reducing manual errors and speeding up analysis.
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FAQ
What board change did Employers Holdings, Inc. (EIG) announce?
Employers Holdings, Inc. appointed Stephanie C. Bush to its Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2026. Her election on June 25, 2026 increases the Board size to nine directors and adds deep insurance industry and product management experience.
Who is Stephanie C. Bush, the new director at Employers Holdings (EIG)?
Stephanie C. Bush is a seasoned insurance executive who retired from The Hartford in March 2024 as Executive Vice President and Head of Small Commercial and Personal Lines. She has over 30 years of experience in sales, underwriting and product management at major insurers.
How will Stephanie C. Bush be compensated as a director of EIG?
As a non-employee director, Stephanie C. Bush will receive standard cash and equity compensation for Board and committee service. Her compensation will be prorated for her service between the 2026 and 2027 annual meetings, consistent with the company’s disclosed director compensation program.
What regulatory disclosure did Employers Holdings (EIG) make about the appointment?
Employers Holdings furnished a press release as Exhibit 99.1 under Regulation FD, describing Stephanie C. Bush’s appointment to the Board. The company specifies this information is furnished, not filed, and therefore not subject to Section 18 liability or automatically incorporated into other filings.
What business does Employers Holdings, Inc. (EIG) focus on?
Employers Holdings is a holding company whose subsidiaries provide workers’ compensation, excess workers’ compensation, and related services. They focus on small and mid-sized businesses in lower-hazard industries and also offer Cerity, a digital-first, direct-to-consumer workers’ compensation insurance platform in the United States.
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On July 1, 2026, Employers Holdings, Inc. (“EHI” or the “Company”) announced that on June 25, 2026, Stephanie C. Bush was elected to the EHI Board of Directors (the “Board”), with her term of service commencing on July 1, 2026. In connection with Ms. Bush’s election, the size of the Board increased to nine (9) directors. As of the date of this report, Ms. Bush has not been appointed to any committees of the Board. The Company intends to file an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K to disclose the committee assignments of Ms. Bush when such assignments are determined by the Board.
Ms. Bush, age 61, retired from The Hartford Insurance Group (“The Hartford”) in March 2024 after serving in roles of increasing responsibility in sales, underwriting and product management spanning over 30 years, most recently as Executive Vice President and Head of Small Commercial and Personal Lines Insurance. From 2008 to 2012, she led the Travelers Personal Insurance Product Management organization as Senior Vice President of Product Management before returning to The Hartford in 2013.
Ms. Bush also serves on the insurance advisory board for privately-held Lightyear Capital and the boards of privately-held CUNA Mutual Holding Company (TruStage), privately-held Costero Holdings Limited, privately-held Costero Brokers Limited, and Easterseals Midwest. She previously served on the board of Inszone Insurance Services, as the chair of the board of the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), as a board advisor for Vault Insurance, and on the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut Science Center. Ms. Bush holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
As a non-employee director of the Board, Ms. Bush will receive standard cash and equity compensation for non-employee directors serving on the Board and the Board’s committee(s), in accordance with the Company’s policies, prorated for the duration of her service between the Company’s 2026 and 2027 annual meetings, as described in the Company’s most recent definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2026, under the heading “Director Compensation.”
There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Bush and any other person pursuant to which she was named as a director of EHI. Ms. Bush has no family relationship with EHI’s directors or executive officers, or any persons nominated or chosen by EHI to be a director or executive officer. Ms. Bush has not entered into any other material plan, contract, arrangement or amendment in connection with her appointment to the Board.
Ms. Bush is not a party to any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Section 7 – Regulation FD
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 1, 2026, EHI issued a press release regarding the appointment of Ms. Bush to the Board. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated into this item by reference.
The information in the preceding paragraph, as well as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being “furnished” pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and is not incorporated by reference into any Company filing, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit 99.1news release
For Immediate Release
Employers Holdings, Inc. Appoints Stephanie C. Bush to Board of Directors
Reno, Nev., July 1, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Employers Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:EIG), today announced that on June 25, 2026, Stephanie C. Bush was elected to the Board of Directors, with her term of service commencing on July 1, 2026.
“Stephanie’s decades of leadership across underwriting, product, and distribution at some of the nation’s leading insurers brings exceptional depth to our Board,” said Katherine Antonello, President and Chief Executive Officer of Employers Holdings, Inc. “Her perspective on small commercial lines and her broad experience across the industry will be a tremendous asset to EMPLOYERS as we continue to grow and serve our policyholders.”
Ms. Bush retired from The Hartford Insurance Group (“The Hartford”) in March 2024 after serving in roles of increasing responsibility in sales, underwriting and product management spanning over 30 years, most recently as Executive Vice President and Head of Small Commercial and Personal Lines Insurance. From 2008 to 2012, she led the Travelers Personal Insurance Product Management organization as Senior Vice President of Product Management before returning to The Hartford in 2013.
Ms. Bush also serves on the insurance advisory board for privately-held Lightyear Capital and the boards of privately-held CUNA Mutual Holding Company (TruStage), privately-held Costero Holdings Limited, privately-held Costero Brokers Limited, and Easterseals Midwest. She previously served on the board of Inszone Insurance Services, as the chair of the board of the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), as a board advisor for Vault Insurance, and on the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut Science Center. Ms. Bush holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
About EMPLOYERS
Employers Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:EIG), is a holding company with subsidiaries that are specialty providers of workers’ compensation insurance, excess workers’ compensation, and related services (collectively “EMPLOYERS®”) focused on small and mid-sized businesses engaged in lower hazard industries with its guaranteed cost product and self-insured enterprises with its excess workers’ compensation product. EMPLOYERS leverages over a century of experience to deliver comprehensive coverage solutions that meet the unique needs of its customers. Drawing from its long history and extensive knowledge, EMPLOYERS empowers businesses by protecting their most valuable asset – their employees – through exceptional claims management, loss control, and risk management services, to help businesses create safer work environments.
EMPLOYERS is also proud to offer Cerity®, which is focused on providing digital-first, direct-to-consumer workers’ compensation insurance solutions with fast and affordable coverage options through a user-friendly online platform.
EMPLOYERS operates throughout the United States, apart from four states that are served exclusively by their state funds. Workers’ Compensation insurance is offered through Employers Insurance Company of Nevada, Employers Compensation Insurance Company, Employers Preferred Insurance Company, Employers Assurance Company, and Cerity Insurance Company, and Excess Workers’ Compensation is offered through Employers Assurance Company. Each of EMPLOYERS insurance subsidiaries is rated A (Excellent) by AM Best. Not all companies do business in all jurisdictions. EIG Services, Inc., and Cerity Services, Inc., are subsidiaries of Employers Holdings, Inc. EMPLOYERS® is a registered trademark of EIG Services, Inc., and Cerity® is a registered trademark of Cerity Services, Inc. For more information, please visit www.employers.com, www.employers.com/excess-workers-compensation/, and www.cerity.com.
Media Contact:
Kimberly Eye
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
(772) 214-6153
keye@employers.com
Investor Relations Contact:
Michael Pedraja
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
(775) 327-2706
mpedraja@employers.com