Stewart Information Services layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Stewart Information Services reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from approximately 6,800 to approximately 7,800.
Headcount, as reported
| Annual report | Employees | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 10-K for 2023 | approximately 6,800 | December 31, 2023 |
| 10-K for 2024 | approximately 7,000 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| 10-K for 2025 | approximately 7,800 | December 31, 2025 |
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
Our summaryStewart recorded combined office closure and severance expenses in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Word for word“Fourth quarter 2023 included $4.8 million of pretax net realized and unrealized gains primarily driven by net unrealized gains on fair value changes of equity securities investments and net gains from acquisition liability adjustments, offset by $6.4 million of combined office closures and severance expenses.” 10-K for 2023
Our summaryTitle segment recorded increased severance expenses tied to an executive retirement announced in September 2024.
Word for word“Total title segment employee costs and other operating expenses in the fourth quarter 2024 increased $27.1 million, or 11%, compared to the prior year quarter, primarily due to increased incentive compensation expenses related to higher title revenues, higher outside search expenses resulting from higher commercial revenues, and increased severance expenses, primarily related to an executive retirement announced in September 2024.” 10-K for 2024
Stewart Information Services has filed no restructuring notice (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. Companies file one only for a cut they judge material, so many announced layoffs never appear as one. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.
Read from Stewart Information Services’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-27. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.