Radian Group adds Barry McCarthy to board
Radian Group Inc. appointed Barry C. McCarthy to its Board of Directors effective August 10, 2026.
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Radian Group Inc. appointed Barry C. McCarthy to its Board of Directors effective August 10, 2026. The Board was increased from eleven to twelve directors to accommodate his appointment. McCarthy will receive compensation consistent with Radian’s standard arrangements for non-employee directors.
The company states there is no arrangement or understanding with any other person related to his appointment and that he has no direct or indirect material interest in any company transaction. McCarthy is President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Deluxe Corporation and brings nearly four decades of leadership experience across payments, financial technology, financial services, software, data and analytics.
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Appointment of Directors
On August 10, 2026, upon the recommendation of the Governance Committee of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Radian Group Inc. (the “Company”), the Board increased the size of the Board from eleven to twelve directors and appointed a new director, Barry C. McCarthy, to the Board.
Mr. McCarthy’s compensation will be consistent with the Company’s compensatory arrangements for non-employee directors. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. McCarthy and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed as director. Mr. McCarthy does not have a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction in which the Company is or will be a participant.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
The Company’s news release announcing the appointment of Mr. McCarthy to the Company’s Board is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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| 99.1* | Radian Group Inc. News Release dated August 10, 2026 | |
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| * | Furnished herewith. |
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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.
| RADIAN GROUP INC. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: August 11, 2026 | ||||||
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/s/ Elizabeth A. Diffley | |||||
| Elizabeth A. Diffley | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, Senior Corporate | ||||||
| Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||
Exhibit 99.1
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Radian Appoints Barry C. McCarthy to Board of Directors
WAYNE, Pa., August 10, 2026 — Radian Group Inc. (NYSE: RDN) today announced that Barry C. McCarthy has been appointed to serve on its Board of Directors. Mr. McCarthy is President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Deluxe Corporation, where he has led the company’s transformation from a legacy check-printing business into a leading payments and data company.
“Barry brings a rare combination of public company leadership, transformation experience and deep expertise across financial services, payments, data and technology,” said Radian Non-Executive Board Chairperson Howard B. Culang. “As Radian continues to evolve as a global multi-line specialty insurer, his perspectives on innovation and governance will be highly relevant to our Board and management team and we look forward to working with him.”
“Radian has a strong reputation, a differentiated business model and a clear opportunity to build on its financial strength, risk expertise and data and analytics capabilities,” said Mr. McCarthy. “I am honored to join the Board at this important point in the company’s evolution and look forward to working with my fellow directors and the management team to support Radian’s continued growth and success.”
About Barry C. McCarthy
Barry C. McCarthy, 62, is President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Deluxe Corporation, a NYSE-listed Fortune 1000 company. Since joining Deluxe in 2018, he has led the company’s transformation into a leading payments and data company. Mr. McCarthy brings nearly four decades of executive leadership experience across payments, financial technology, financial services, software, data and analytics, and consumer products, including senior leadership roles at First Data, Wells Fargo and VeriSign. He is an NACD and ACCD Certified Director and holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
About Radian
Radian Group Inc. (NYSE: RDN) is a trusted, global multi-line specialty insurer that helps businesses navigate risk with confidence. Built on financial strength and disciplined risk management, Radian brings clarity to complex risk decisions through its proprietary view of risk and a global perspective. Visit radian.com to learn how our collaborative and customer-centric culture transforms risk into a world of opportunity.
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