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Kingstone Partners with ZestyAI to Strengthen Wildfire Risk Analytics for California Entry
ZestyAI’s Z-FIRE wildfire risk model will support property-level rating and underwriting as Kingstone enters the California homeowners market on an E&S basis KINGSTON, N.Y., April 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kingstone Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: KINS) (the “Company” or “Kingstone”), a property and casualty insurance holding company, today announced a partnership with ZestyAI to deploy property-level wildfire risk analytics as part of Kingstone’s planned expansion into the California homeowners mar
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