“When you pay a CEO salary, and a cash bonus, that is real cash coming out of the company’s bank account,” said Jan Koors, senior managing director. “When an executive gets a share of stock, it’s like payment in kind.”

“Longer-term incentive plans covering three to four years also are becoming more common across healthcare organizations of all sizes,” said Alexander Yaffe, managing director.

“Aligning executive compensation with a company's performance allows the company to have pay coincide with how well the company's doing," said Wes Hart, managing director.

Especially when it comes to succession-planning discussions, P&C carriers “are thinking about those individuals' compensation programs in a really thoughtful way to make sure those individuals aren't enticed to leave the organization,” said Tim Dupuis, principal.