---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001021771-24-000144"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KINS"
cik: "0000033992"
company_name: "KINGSTONE COMPANIES, INC."
filed_at: "2024-06-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T03:44:48.577397+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kingstone appoints Thomas Newgarden to board of directors

## Summary
- Thomas Newgarden appointed to board effective June 14, 2024.
- Newgarden has 30+ years in P&C personal lines; served as EVP and Chief Underwriting Officer at National General Insurance.
- He played key role in acquisition and rehabilitation of National General (formerly GMAC Insurance) and its sale to Allstate in 2022.
- Since leaving Allstate in 2022, Newgarden worked as consultant/advisor to insurance carriers.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001021771-24-000144
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KINS
- cik: 0000033992
- company_name: KINGSTONE COMPANIES, INC.
- filed_at: 2024-06-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33992/000102177124000144/0001021771-24-000144-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33992/000102177124000144/kins8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001021771-24-000144
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001021771-24-000144.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001021771-24-000144.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Thomas Newgarden was appointed as Director at KINGSTONE COMPANIES, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective as of June 14, 2024, Thomas Newgarden was appointed a director of Kingstone Companies, Inc. (the “Company”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33992/000102177124000144/0001021771-24-000144-index.htm

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