Kingstone Insurance Companies, has announced that Meryl Golden has been elected President of the Northeast regional property and casualty insurance holding company’s operating subsidiary Kingstone Insurance Company. In this new role, Meryl will manage all aspects of the insurance company including product management, actuarial, operations, legal, regulatory affairs, human resources, claims and information technology.
“Meryl has been Chief Operating Officer of KICO for the last two years and has done a terrific job moving the company forward on a variety of initiatives” said Barry Goldstein, KINS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Her expertise, insight and energy have had a profound and positive effect on the company. The Board and I have complete confidence in Meryl and the team she has built to lead the company.”
“I am excited and honored to be in this expanded leadership role.” said Ms. Golden. “I remain focused and committed to the success of the company.”
Ms. Golden first joined Kingstone in 2019 as its chief operating officer. Her career in the insurance industry for more than 25 years includes a wide breadth of experience including prior positions as the head of business development for the Insurance Solutions group of Arity, an Allstate subsidiary, and as the General Manager for the Northeast Region at both Liberty Mutual and Progressive. Ms. Golden was also previously the General Manager at Earnix, a technology and analytics company.
Ms. Golden received her MBA from University of Chicago and Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the Wharton School – University of Pennsylvania.