secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KINGSTONE COMPANIES, INC. (KINS)
CIK:        0000033992
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-02T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001021771-26-000036
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kingstone CEO reports record 2025 results, announces California E&S expansion in Q2 2026
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- Net income $40.8M in 2025 (more than doubled); diluted EPS $2.88 (+95%); combined ratio 75% producing 43% ROE.
- Expanding into California E&S homeowners market in Q2 2026; California to be <5% of 2026 premium with New York >95%.
- E&S model allows rate-to-risk matching and rapid price adjustment; 30% quota share placed on California business.
- Targeting low-to-moderate wildfire exposure using market-leading models; aims for high-quality, selective book.
- 5-year growth plan to reach $500M written premium by 2029; California expected to be 20% of premium by then.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33992/000102177126000036/0001021771-26-000036-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33992/000102177126000036/kins-20260401.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001021771-26-000036

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