Kingstone Companies Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Kingstone Companies' CEO is Meryl Golden, appointed in Oct 2023, has a tenure of 2.67 years. total yearly compensation is $1.87M, comprised of 29.4% salary and 70.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.56% of the company’s shares, worth $3.68M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.6 years and 4.2 years respectively.
Key information
Meryl Golden
Chief executive officer
US$1.9m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 29.39% |
| CEO tenure | 2.7yrs |
| CEO ownership | 1.6% |
| Management average tenure | 2.6yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.2yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
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| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2026 | n/a | n/a | US$31m |
| Dec 31 2025 | US$2m | US$550k | US$41m |
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$31m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$28m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$21m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$1m | US$500k | US$18m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$16m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$5m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$313k |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$662k | US$500k | -US$6m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$13m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$14m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$18m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$674k | US$500k | -US$23m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$16m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$23m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$16m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$735k | US$500k | -US$7m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$7m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$3m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$6m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$597k | US$500k | US$972k |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$609k |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$1m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$4m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$236k | US$134k | -US$6m |
Compensation vs Market: Meryl's total compensation ($USD1.87M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD1.63M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Meryl's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Meryl Golden (66 yo)
Ms. Meryl S. Golden serves as President & Chief Executive Officer of Kingstone Companies, Inc. since October 1, 2023. She serves as Director at Kingstone Companies, Inc. since March 11, 2020. She served as...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 2.7yrs | US$1.87m | 1.56% $ 3.7m | |
| VP, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer | less than a year | US$1.30m | 0.32% $ 747.2k | |
| Chief Actuary & SVP and Head of Product Management of Kingstone Insurance Company | 5.6yrs | US$838.43k | 0.30% $ 700.7k | |
| Secretary & Independent Director | 11yrs | US$128.00k | 1.07% $ 2.5m | |
| Chief Accounting Officer | 2.1yrs | US$592.70k | 0.53% $ 1.3m | |
| Senior VP & Chief Claims Officer | 2.6yrs | no data | 0.15% $ 359.8k |
Experienced Management: KINS's management team is considered experienced (2.6 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 6.3yrs | US$1.87m | 1.56% $ 3.7m | |
| Secretary & Independent Director | 12yrs | US$128.00k | 1.07% $ 2.5m | |
| Independent Director | 10.3yrs | US$120.50k | 0.59% $ 1.4m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman | 2yrs | US$235.50k | 0.69% $ 1.6m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | US$47.47k | 0.059% $ 138.9k | |
| Independent Director | 2.2yrs | US$110.50k | 0.084% $ 198.5k |
Experienced Board: KINS's board of directors are considered experienced (4.2 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/06/22 08:00 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/06/18 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Kingstone Companies, Inc. is covered by 2 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Robert Farnam | Brean Capital Historical (Janney Montgomery) |
| Jon Paul Newsome | Piper Sandler Companies |