A.M. Best Assigns Issue Credit Ratings to Kingstone Companies, Inc.

A.M. Best has assigned indicative Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings (Long-Term IR) of “bbb-” to senior unsecured notes and “bb+” to subordinated notes to the recently filed shelf registration of Kingstone Companies, Inc. (Kingstone) (Delaware) (NASDAQ:KINS). Concurrently, A.M. Best has assigned a Long-Term IR of “bbb-” to Kingstone’s $30.0 million, 5.50% senior unsecured notes due Dec. 30, 2022. The outlook assigned to the Credit Ratings (rating) is stable.

Following the senior notes issue, financial leverage and coverage measures, including consideration of liquid assets at the holding company, are supportive of the assigned rating. Kingstone intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes, including contributed capital to its operating subsidiary, Kingstone Insurance Company (KICO), to support its growth and business expansion.

Kingstone’s Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “bbb-” and KICO’s Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and Long-Term ICR of “a-” are unchanged.

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