16. Employee Benefit Plans	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Employee Benefit and Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense [Abstract]
16. Employee Benefit Plans	Employee Profit Sharing Plan The Company maintained a discretionary employee profit sharing plan (the “Profit Sharing Plan”) available to full-time employees who were employed as of December 31. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Profit Sharing Plan called for a bonus to be paid based on a formula that was tied to the annual GAAP combined ratio (“Combined Ratio”). The maximum the bonus could be was 25% of eligible wages at a Combined Ratio of 70%. The bonus decreased by 1% for each percentage point increase in the Combined Ratio. There was a minimum bonus of 5% at a Combined Ratio of 90% and above. The bonus was allocated 35% to the employees’ 401(k) account and 65% as cash through payroll. The Company incurred approximately $445,000 of expense for the year ended December 31, 2018, related to the Profit Sharing Plan, which was recorded in other operating expenses on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company maintained a new discretionary employee bonus plan, which is discussed below. Employee Bonus Plan In November 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a new discretionary employee bonus plan (“Bonus Plan”) to replace the existing Profit Sharing Plan to be effective as of January 1, 2019. Eligible employees can receive a target bonus rate of between 12% and 30% of base salary depending on their position. The target bonus rate is subject to adjustment depending on annual performance evaluation scores. The Bonus Plan is funded through a point system whereby up to 60 points are funded by a target return on investment (“Target ROE”) sliding scale and up to 40 points are funded by achieving various annual corporate goals as approved in advance by the Company’s Board of Directors. A maximum of 60 points can be achieved with a Target ROE of 14%. The bonus is decreased by six points for each percentage point decrease in Target ROE. The minimum of six points can be achieved with Target ROE of 5%. The Company incurred approximately $457,000 of expense for the year ended December 31, 2019, related to the Bonus Plan related to achieving certain annual corporate goals, which is recorded in other operating expenses on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). 401 (k) Plan The Company maintains a salary reduction plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “401(k) Plan”) for its qualified employees. The Company matches 100% of each participant’s contribution up to 4% of the participant’s eligible contribution. The Company incurred approximately $305,000 and $247,000 of expense for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, related to the 401(k) Plan, which is recorded in other operating expenses on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). Deferred Compensation Plan On June 18, 2018, the Company adopted the Kingstone Companies, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Deferred Compensation Plan"). The Deferred Compensation Plan is offered to a select group (“Participants”), consisting of management and highly compensated employees as a method of recognizing and retaining such Participants. The Deferred Compensation Plan provides for eligible Participants to elect to defer up to 75% of their base compensation and up to 100% of bonuses and other compensation and to have such deferred amounts deemed to be invested in specified investment options. In addition to the Participant deferrals, the Company may choose to make matching contributions to some or all of the Participants in the Deferred Compensation Plan to the extent the Participant did not receive the maximum matching or non-elective contributions permissible under the Company’s 401(k) Plan due to limitations under the Internal Revenue Code or the 401(k) Plan. Participants may elect to receive payment of their account balances in a single cash payment or in annual installments for a period of up to ten years. The first payroll subject to the Deferred Compensation Plan was in July 2018. The deferred compensation liability as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 amounted to $599,274 and $298,638, respectively, and is recorded in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The Company made voluntary contributions of $5,399 and $24,957 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, which are recorded in other operating expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

16. Employee Benefit Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Employee Benefit and Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense [Abstract]

Employee Profit Sharing Plan

The Company maintained a discretionary employee profit sharing plan (the “Profit Sharing Plan”) available to full-time employees who were employed as of December 31. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Profit Sharing Plan called for a bonus to be paid based on a formula that was tied to the annual GAAP combined ratio (“Combined Ratio”). The maximum the bonus could be was 25% of eligible wages at a Combined Ratio of 70%. The bonus decreased by 1% for each percentage point increase in the Combined Ratio. There was a minimum bonus of 5% at a Combined Ratio of 90% and above. The bonus was allocated 35% to the employees’ 401(k) account and 65% as cash through payroll. The Company incurred approximately $445,000 of expense for the year ended December 31, 2018, related to the Profit Sharing Plan, which was recorded in other operating expenses on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company maintained a new discretionary employee bonus plan, which is discussed below.

Employee Bonus Plan

In November 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a new discretionary employee bonus plan (“Bonus Plan”) to replace the existing Profit Sharing Plan to be effective as of January 1, 2019. Eligible employees can receive a target bonus rate of between 12% and 30% of base salary depending on their position. The target bonus rate is subject to adjustment depending on annual performance evaluation scores. The Bonus Plan is funded through a point system whereby up to 60 points are funded by a target return on investment (“Target ROE”) sliding scale and up to 40 points are funded by achieving various annual corporate goals as approved in advance by the Company’s Board of Directors. A maximum of 60 points can be achieved with a Target ROE of 14%. The bonus is decreased by six points for each percentage point decrease in Target ROE. The minimum of six points can be achieved with Target ROE of 5%. The Company incurred approximately $457,000 of expense for the year ended December 31, 2019, related to the Bonus Plan related to achieving certain annual corporate goals, which is recorded in other operating expenses on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

401 (k) Plan

The Company maintains a salary reduction plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “401(k) Plan”) for its qualified employees. The Company matches 100% of each participant’s contribution up to 4% of the participant’s eligible contribution. The Company incurred approximately $305,000 and $247,000 of expense for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, related to the 401(k) Plan, which is recorded in other operating expenses on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

Deferred Compensation Plan

On June 18, 2018, the Company adopted the Kingstone Companies, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Deferred Compensation Plan"). The Deferred Compensation Plan is offered to a select group (“Participants”), consisting of management and highly compensated employees as a method of recognizing and retaining such Participants. The Deferred Compensation Plan provides for eligible Participants to elect to defer up to 75% of their base compensation and up to 100% of bonuses and other compensation and to have such deferred amounts deemed to be invested in specified investment options. In addition to the Participant deferrals, the Company may choose to make matching contributions to some or all of the Participants in the Deferred Compensation Plan to the extent the Participant did not receive the maximum matching or non-elective contributions permissible under the Company’s 401(k) Plan due to limitations under the Internal Revenue Code or the 401(k) Plan. Participants may elect to receive payment of their account balances in a single cash payment or in annual installments for a period of up to ten years. The first payroll subject to the Deferred Compensation Plan was in July 2018. The deferred compensation liability as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 amounted to $599,274 and $298,638, respectively, and is recorded in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The Company made voluntary contributions of $5,399 and $24,957 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, which are recorded in other operating expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).