UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 3, 2013 (September 3, 2013)

TIPTREE FINANCIAL INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 446-1400

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Item 8.01 Other Events.

The 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2013 Annual Meeting”) of Tiptree Financial Inc. (the “Company”) has been scheduled for November 7, 2013, with a record date of September 18, 2013. Because the date of the 2013 Annual Meeting is more than 30 days after the anniversary date of the Company’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, in accordance with Rule 14a-5(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the Company is informing stockholders of the change.

For a stockholder proposal to be considered for inclusion in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2013 Annual Meeting in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, the proposal must be received by the Company’s Secretary at the Company’s principal office no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 18, 2013. Any such proposal also must comply with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.

For a stockholder proposal that is not intended to be included in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2013 Annual Meeting under Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, written notice of the proposal, which notice must include the information required by the Company’s bylaws, must be delivered or mailed and received by the Company’s Secretary at the Company’s principal office by no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 18, 2013, in accordance with the advance notice provisions of the Company’s bylaws.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.