TORONTO, May 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - (TSX: KFS, NYSE: KFS) The Board of Directors of Kingsway Financial Services Inc. ("Kingsway" or the "Company") today announced the results of shareholder voting that took place during the Company's annual meeting held May 24, 2016.


    --  Shareholders of Kingsway elected for one-year terms all those nominated
        to the Board of Directors: Terence M. Kavanagh, Gregory P. Hannon, Gary
        R. Schaevitz, Joseph Stilwell, Larry G. Swets, Jr. and John T.
        Fitzgerald. The votes for each were as follows:



    Director            For           Withheld        Non-Vote
    --------            ---           --------        --------

    Terence M. Kavanagh     9,340,984           8,732          2,417,753

    Gregory P. Hannon       9,337,559          12,157          2,417,753

    Gary R. Schaevitz       9,338,953          10,763          2,417,753

    Joseph Stilwell         9,296,981          52,735          2,417,753

    Larry G. Swets, Jr.     9,312,047          37,669          2,417,753

    John T. Fitzgerald      9,339,184          10,532          2,417,753


    --  Shareholders ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company's
        independent registered public accounting firm.
    --  Shareholders cast advisory votes approving the Company's executive
        compensation.

About the Company
 Kingsway is a holding company functioning as a merchant bank with a focus on long-term value-creation. The Company owns or controls stakes in several insurance industry assets and utilizes its subsidiaries, 1347 Advisors LLC and 1347 Capital LLC, to pursue opportunities acting as an advisor, an investor and a financier. The common shares of Kingsway are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "KFS."

Additional Information
 Additional information about Kingsway, including a copy of its 2015 Annual Report and filings on Forms 10-Q and 8-K, can be accessed on the Canadian Securities Administrators' website at www.sedar.com, on the EDGAR section of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov or through the Company's website at www.kingsway-financial.com.

For a current review of the Company and a discussion of its plan to create and sustain long-term shareholder value, management invites you to review its Annual Letter to Shareholders, which may be accessed at the Company's website or directly at http://bit.ly/kfs2015.

SOURCE Kingsway Financial Services Inc.