People Moves: Kingstone Appoints Patten CFO

Kingstone Companies Inc., headquartered in Kingston, New York, appointed Randy L. Patten as chief financial officer (CFO), effective August 25.

Patten joins Kingstone Companies, Inc. from NEXT Insurance Inc., where he most recently served as vice president, chief accounting officer, and treasurer. He also held the position of CFO for the company’s U.S. insurance carrier subsidiary. Patten previously spent nearly a decade at United Fire Group, Inc., where he served as interim co-chief financial officer, controller and director of investor relations. Earlier in his career, he spent 15 years at Transamerica Life Insurance Company/AEGON USA, holding a variety of financial leadership positions.