---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001157523-21-001522"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RDN"
cik: "0000890926"
company_name: "RADIAN GROUP INC"
filed_at: "2021-12-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T23:08:05.024490+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Herbert Wender accelerates board retirement; Howard Culang named Non-Executive Chairman effective Dec 22

## Summary
- Herbert Wender accelerated his retirement from the Board to December 22, 2021, from originally planned 2022 Annual Meeting.
- Howard B. Culang, a director since 1999, assumed the role of Non-Executive Chairman effective December 22, 2021.
- Mr. Wender's decision was personal and did not involve any disagreement with the Company's operations, policies, or practices.
- The Board had previously named Mr. Culang in August 2021 to succeed Mr. Wender; today's move accelerates the effective date.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001157523-21-001522
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RDN
- cik: 0000890926
- company_name: RADIAN GROUP INC
- filed_at: 2021-12-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/890926/000115752321001522/0001157523-21-001522-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/890926/000115752321001522/a52554854.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-21-001522
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-21-001522.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-21-001522.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Howard B. Culang was appointed as Non-Executive Chairman at RADIAN GROUP INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Non-Executive Chairman
  source text: Mr. Culang will assume the role of Non-Executive Chairman of the Board effective December 22, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/890926/000115752321001522/0001157523-21-001522-index.htm
- Executive change
  Herbert Wender retired as Non-Executive Chairman at RADIAN GROUP INC.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Non-Executive Chairman
  source text: On December 22, 2021, Herbert Wender, the Non-Executive Chairman of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Radian Group Inc. (the “Company”) notified the Company of his personal decision to accelerate the date of his retirement from the Board to December 22, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/890926/000115752321001522/0001157523-21-001522-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.