{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001021771-26-000111","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"KINS","cik":"0000033992","company_name":"KINGSTONE COMPANIES, INC.","filed_at":"2026-08-24T20:15:22+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-08-24T20:16:04.758142+00:00","generated_at":"2026-08-24T20:16:14.559163+00:00","sec_items":["4.01","9.01"],"event_type":"other_material","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.5,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.5,"confidence":"high","headline":"Kingstone replaces CBIZ with Deloitte as FY2026 independent auditor","bullets":["On Aug 18, 2026, Audit Committee approved engaging Deloitte & Touche to audit FY2026; concurrently dismissed CBIZ CPAs.","CBIZ's FY2025 audit report was unqualified; no disagreements or reportable events except adverse ICFR attestation.","Adverse ICFR report cited material weakness: lack of SOC 1 Type 2 reports for insurance premium quoting and general ledger systems.","CBIZ letter to SEC dated Aug 24, 2026 (Exhibit 16.1) agrees with company's disclosures.","CBIZ had replaced Marcum on Apr 8, 2025 after CBIZ acquired Marcum's attest business."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001021771-26-000111","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001021771-26-000111.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001021771-26-000111.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001021771-26-000111.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33992/000102177126000111/0001021771-26-000111-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33992/000102177126000111/kins-20260824.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-08-24T20:16:14.559163+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}