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ROOT Root, Inc.
CIK 0001788882 50 ready 8-Ks latest August 5, 2026, 4:05 PM ET RSS · JSON
Activity: NORMAL 1 filings / 30d vs 0 baseline
Ready 8-Ks 50
Latest filing August 5, 2026, 4:05 PM ET
Top materiality 0.90
Event mix earnings ×20 · leadership ×13 · other_material ×10
Sentiment 18 pos · 7 neg · 25 neu
Latest earnings reported 2026-Q1
Executive change recent →

Recent 8-K filings for ROOT

Highest-materiality recent filing

Root posts first-ever net income of $23M in Q3; refinances debt with BlackRock

October 30, 2024, 7:59 PM ET earnings materiality 0.90 positive item 2.02item 7.01item 9.01

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Executive changes

Appointed

Ryan Forish

Chief Accounting Officer
ROOT · Root, Inc.
Effective
2024-04-15
Filed
April 16, 2024, 7:59 PM ET
On April 15, 2024, Ryan Forish, 41, was appointed Chief Accounting Officer of Root, Inc. (the “Company”).
Appointed

Donna Dorsey

Class I Director
ROOT · Root, Inc.
Effective
2023-10-26
Filed
October 26, 2023, 7:59 PM ET
On October 26, 2023, the Board of Directors of Root, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Donna Dorsey, executive vice president and chief people officer of Navistar, Inc., a manufacturing company, to join the Board of Directors as a Class I director with a term expiring at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting.
Appointed

Megan Binkley

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
ROOT · Root, Inc.
Effective
2023-05-12
Filed
May 15, 2023, 7:59 PM ET
On May 12, 2023, Megan Binkley, 39, was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Root, Inc. (the “Company”).
Appointed (interim)

Megan Binkley

interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
ROOT · Root, Inc.
Effective
2023-03-01
Filed
March 1, 2023, 6:59 PM ET
On March 1, 2023, Megan Binkley was named interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Root, Inc. (the “Company”), effective immediately.
Departed

Robert Bateman

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
ROOT · Root, Inc.
Effective
2023-03-01
Successor
Megan Binkley
Filed
March 1, 2023, 6:59 PM ET
On March 1, 2023, Robert Bateman was terminated for cause as an employee and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company
Departed

Nick Shalek

Director
ROOT · Root, Inc.
Effective
2022-11-23
Filed
November 23, 2022, 6:59 PM ET
On November 23, 2022, Nick Shalek informed Root, Inc. (the 'Company') of his intention to resign from the Company's Board of Directors, and its Compensation Committee on which he had served as a member, effective immediately.
Appointed

Julie Szudarek

Director
ROOT · Root, Inc.
Effective
2022-07-01
Filed
July 5, 2022, 7:59 PM ET
On July 1, 2022, the Board of Directors of Root, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Julie Szudarek, chief executive officer of Atida, one of the largest online pharmacies in Europe, to join the Board of Directors as a Class I director with a term expiring at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting.
Departed

Luis von Ahn

Director
ROOT · Root, Inc.
Effective
2022-06-07
Filed
June 10, 2022, 7:59 PM ET
the Company’s Board of Directors did not renominate Luis von Ahn for reelection, and his term as a director of the Company expired on June 7, 2022 at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Departed

Elliot Geidt

Director
ROOT · Root, Inc.
Effective
2022-05-09
Filed
May 13, 2022, 7:59 PM ET
On May 9, 2022, Elliot Geidt informed Root, Inc. (the "Company") of his intention to resign from the Company's board of directors, and its Audit, Risk and Finance Committee on which he had served as a member, effective immediately.
Appointed

Robert Bateman

Chief Financial Officer
ROOT · Root, Inc.
Effective
2022-04-11
Filed
March 23, 2022, 7:59 PM ET
On March 22, 2022, Root, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Robert Bateman to serve as its Chief Financial Officer effective April 11, 2022.
Appointed

Beth Birnbaum

Class I Director
ROOT · Root, Inc.
Effective
2022-03-01
Filed
March 1, 2022, 6:59 PM ET
On February 28, 2022, the Board of Directors of Root, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Beth Birnbaum, former Chief Operating Officer at PlayFab, to join the Board of Directors as a Class I director with a term expiring at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting, effective March 1, 2022.
Departed

Chris Olsen

Director
ROOT · Root, Inc.
Effective
2021-11-18
Filed
November 19, 2021, 6:59 PM ET
On November 18, 2021, Chris Olsen informed Root, Inc. (the "Company") of his intention to resign from the Company's board of directors, and its Nominating and Governance Committee on which he had served as a member, effective immediately.

Earnings & guidance

2026-Q1 EPS reported $2.09 filing →

Materiality & sentiment trend

Max materiality 0.90 · Median 0.70 · Most common event earnings

18 positive 7 negative 25 neutral

source · ROOT on sec.gov