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Kingstone Companies Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend to 6 Cents

Kingstone Companies announced that its board of directors has approved a 20% increase in the company's quarterly cash dividend to 6c per share of common stock from 5c per share. The dividend is payable on August 26 to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 11.

Kingstone Companies Authorizes Share Repurchase of 1 Million Shares

Kingstone Companies announced that its board of directors has authorized a share repurchase program to purchase up to 1M shares of its outstanding common stock over the next two years. The company stated this authorization represents approximately 6.9% of its outstanding common stock as of March 31. "This authorization reflects the Board's confidence in the Kingstone franchise we have built and the trajectory ahead of us. Share repurchases under this program are intended to complement our investments in profitable growth and our quarterly dividend. We will continue to allocate capital with discipline, prioritizing the highest-return uses we see in our business. We remain confident in the long-term value we are creating for our shareholders," said Meryl Golden, president and CEO of Kingstone.

Kingstone Partners with ZestyAI to Launch Wildfire Risk Analytics

Kingstone Companies announced a partnership with ZestyAI to deploy property-level wildfire risk analytics as part of its planned expansion into the California homeowners market. Kingstone has integrated ZestyAI's Z-FIRE wildfire risk model among the tools used to evaluate wildfire exposure at the individual-property level and to support disciplined underwriting in catastrophe-exposed regions. "Our California entry reflects the same disciplined, data-driven approach that has driven our results in New York," said Sarah Chen, senior VP, chief actuary and head of product management. "ZestyAI's Z-FIRE model complements our Select platform by providing the property-level wildfire intelligence we need to rate and underwrite with precision in a complex and dynamic market like California."