secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KINGSTONE COMPANIES, INC. (KINS)
CIK:        0000033992
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-24T20:15:22+00:00
Accession:  0001021771-26-000111
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 4.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kingstone replaces CBIZ with Deloitte as FY2026 independent auditor
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- 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.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33992/000102177126000111/0001021771-26-000111-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33992/000102177126000111/kins-20260824.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001021771-26-000111

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