LOWNDES A. SMITH

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WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD

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2009-04-07 Lowndes A. Smith has been a director of the Company since 2003. Mr. Smith serves as Managing Partner of Whittington Gray Associates. Mr. Smith formerly served as Vice Chairman of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., ("The Hartford") and President and CEO of Hartford Life Insurance Company. He joined The Hartford in 1968. Mr. Smith also serves as Chairman of OneBeacon and is a director of 85 investment companies in the mutual funds of The Hartford. The Audit Committee is comprised of Messrs. Smith (as Chairman), Berkowitz, and Frinquelli and Ms. Holiday. The following table summarizes director compensation for 2008 (for directors other than Named Executive Officers): Lowndes A. Smith Fees Paid ($): 270,000, Stock Awards ($): 48,400, All Other Compensation ($): 310,300, Total ($): 628,700.
2010-03-29 Lowndes A. Smith has been a director of the Company since 2003. Mr. Smith has served as Managing Partner of Whittington Gray Associates since 2001. Mr. Smith formerly served as Vice Chairman of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., ("The Hartford") (1989-2001) and President and CEO of Hartford Life Insurance Company (1989-2001). Mr. Smith also serves as Chairman of the Board of OneBeacon and Symetra Financial Corporation. Mr. Smith is a director of 72 investment companies in the mutual funds of The Hartford (since 1990). Mr. Smith has more than 40 years of experience in the insurance industry and broad management and financial experience.
2011-04-07 Lowndes A. Smith has been a director of the Company since 2003. Mr. Smith has served as Managing Partner of Whittington Gray Associates since 2001. Mr. Smith formerly served as Vice Chairman of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., ("The Hartford") (1989-2001) and President and CEO of Hartford Life Insurance Company (1989-2001). Mr. Smith also serves as Chairman of the Board of OneBeacon, and of Symetra Financial Corporation. Mr. Smith is a director of 84 investment companies in the mutual funds of The Hartford (since 1990). Mr. Smith has more than 40 years of experience in the insurance industry and broad management and financial experience.
2012-04-03 Lowndes A. Smith has been a director of the Company since 2003. Mr. Smith serves as Chairman of the Board and a member of the Compensation Committee of OneBeacon, and as Chairman of the Board and a member of the Audit, Compensation and Executive Committees of Symetra Financial Corporation. The Audit Committee is comprised of Messrs. Smith (as Chairman), Brouillette and Frinquelli and Ms. Holiday. The Compensation Committee is currently comprised of Messrs. Davis (as Chairman), Frinquelli and Smith and Ms. Holiday. The Finance Committee is currently comprised of Messrs. Frinquelli (as Chairman), Barrette, Brouillette, Gillespie and Smith. Director compensation table shows Lowndes A. Smith received total compensation of $1,065,808 in 2011.
2014-04-03 Lowndes A. Smith has been a director since 2003. He is Chairman of the Audit Committee and serves on Compensation, Nominating and Governance, Performance Compensation Subcommittee, and Finance Committees. Director Compensation Table shows total compensation of $1,046,072 in 2013.
2015-04-10 Lowndes A. Smith has been a director of the Company since 2003. Mr. Smith has served as Managing Partner of Whittington Gray Associates since 2001. Mr. Smith formerly served as Vice Chairman of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (1989-2001) and President and CEO of Hartford Life Insurance Company (1989-2001). Mr. Smith serves as Chairman of the Board and a member of the Compensation Committee of OneBeacon, and as Chairman of the Board and a member of the Audit, Compensation and Executive Committees of Symetra Financial Corporation. Mr. Smith has more than 40 years of experience in the insurance industry as well as broad management and financial experience.
2016-04-21 Lowndes A. Smith has been a director of the Company since 2003. Mr. Smith serves as Chairman of the Board and a member of the Executive and Compensation Committees of OneBeacon. The Audit Committee is comprised of Messrs. Smith (as Chairman), Brouillette and Frinquelli and Ms. Holiday. The Compensation Committee is currently comprised of Messrs. Davis (as Chairman), Frinquelli and Smith and Ms. Holiday. The Performance Compensation Subcommittee is comprised of Messrs. Smith and Frinquelli and Ms. Holiday. The Finance Committee is currently comprised of Messrs. Frinquelli (as Chairman), Barrette, Brouillette and Smith. The following table summarizes director compensation for 2015 (for directors other than Named Executive Officers): Lowndes A. Smith received total compensation of $1,079,440.
2017-04-19 Lowndes A. Smith has been a director of the Company since 2003. Mr. Smith has served as Managing Partner of Whittington Gray Associates since 2001. Mr. Smith formerly served as Vice Chairman of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (1989-2001) and President and CEO of Hartford Life Insurance Company (1989-2001). Mr. Smith serves OneBeacon as Chairman of the Board and the Compensation Committee and as a member of the Audit, Executive and Compensation Committees. Mr. Smith also served as Chairman of the Board and a member of the Audit, Compensation and Executive Committees of Symetra Financial Corporation from 2007 until its February 2016 merger with Sumitomo Life Insurance Company. Mr. Smith has more than 40 years of experience in the insurance industry as well as broad management and financial experience.
2018-04-10 Lowndes A. Smith has been a director of the Company since 2003. Mr. Smith has served as Managing Partner of Whittington Gray Associates since 2001. Mr. Smith formerly served as Vice Chairman of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (1989-2001) and President and CEO of Hartford Life Insurance Company (1989-2001). Mr. Smith served OneBeacon as Chairman of the Board and the Compensation Committee and was a member of the Audit, Executive and Compensation Committees until September 2017. Mr. Smith also served as Chairman of the Board and a member of the Audit, Compensation and Executive Committees of Symetra Financial Corporation from 2007 until its February 2016 merger with Sumitomo Life Insurance Company. Mr. Smith has more than 40 years of experience in the insurance industry as well as broad management and financial experience.
2019-04-08 Lowndes A. Smith has been a director of the Company since 2003. ... The Audit Committee is comprised of Messrs. Smith (as Chairman), Brouillette, Carlson, Gelston and Tanner. ... The following table summarizes director compensation for 2018 (for directors other than Named Executive Officers): ... Lowndes A. Smith 461,025
2020-04-07 Lowndes A. Smith Qualifications ·Joined in 2003 ·Age: 80 ·Committees: Audit (Chair) Director Compensation Table Lowndes A. Smith Fees Paidin Cash(a) ($): 235,000 StockAwards(b) ($): 242,250 Total($): 477,250

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-08-30