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RLI Corp. reports developments for a specialty insurer serving niche property, casualty and surety markets. The company writes commercial and personal lines coverage through RLI Insurance Company, Mt. Hawley Insurance Company and Contractors Bonding and Insurance Company, with activity across Casualty, Property and Surety operations.
Recurring news for RLI includes quarterly and year-end earnings, underwriting performance, combined-ratio commentary, premium trends, net investment income, regular dividend declarations and insurance financial-strength ratings. Company updates also cover leadership changes in underwriting, claims and finance functions that support its specialty insurance operations.
RLI (NYSE:RLI) announced the promotion of Kevin Brownell from Assistant Vice President, Claim, to Vice President, Claim, effective June 16, 2026.
He will lead RLI’s Casualty claim operations, bringing over 25 years of insurance claims and legal experience and a law degree from the University of Illinois.
RLI (NYSE:RLI) declared a $2.00 per share special dividend (about $184 million total) and raised its regular quarterly dividend to $0.18 per share, a 12.5% increase. The Board also approved a new $250 million share repurchase program, with both dividends payable June 12, 2026.
RLI (NYSE: RLI) reported Q1 2026 net earnings of $54.9M ($0.60/share) versus $63.2M ($0.68) in Q1 2025. Operating earnings were $76.8M ($0.83) versus $82.5M ($0.89). Underwriting income was $57.8M on an 86.0 combined ratio. Net investment income rose 15% to $42.3M; investment total return was -0.4%. Book value per share was $19.54 (+2% from year-end 2025). The company paid a $0.16 quarterly dividend and received AM Best upgrades to A++ and aa+/a+ ratings.
RLI (NYSE: RLI) announced internal promotions effective April 1, 2026: Cory Figiel is promoted to Chief Claim Officer, succeeding Bob Handzel who retired March 31, 2026 after 20 years at RLI. Charles Spiekerman is promoted to Vice President, Claim to lead professional liability and related teams.
Both executives bring legal and insurance experience (nearly 20 and 18 years respectively) and previously held progressive claim leadership roles at RLI.
RLI (NYSE: RLI) will release first quarter 2026 earnings after market close on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
The company will host a quarterly conference call on Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. CDT, webcast by Q4 at https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/570395995.
RLI (NYSE: RLI) announced that AM Best upgraded the financial strength rating to A++ (Superior) for RLI Insurance Company, Mt. Hawley Insurance Company and Contractors Bonding and Insurance Company. AM Best also upgraded Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings to aa+ for those subsidiaries and to a+ for parent RLI Corp.
The outlook for these credit ratings was revised to stable from positive. According to the company, AM Best cited balance sheet strength, strong operating performance, a favorable business profile and very strong enterprise risk management.
RLI (NYSE: RLI) received credit upgrades from AM Best on February 20, 2026: the group Financial Strength Rating was raised to A++ from A+, and group Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings were raised to aa+ from aa. RLI Corp.'s Long-Term ICR was upgraded to a+ from a.
Outlooks were revised to stable from positive. AM Best cited strongest balance sheet strength, policyholder surplus of $1.9 billion as of Q3 2025, strong underwriting, favorable business profile, and very strong enterprise risk management.
RLI (NYSE: RLI) declared a regular first-quarter cash dividend of $0.16 per share, unchanged from the prior quarter. The dividend is payable on March 16, 2026 to shareholders of record as of March 2, 2026.
RLI has raised dividends for 50 consecutive years; the indicated annual dividend of $0.64 implies a 1.05% yield based on a $60.77 closing price.
RLI (NYSE: RLI) reported Q4 2025 net earnings $91.2M ($0.99/share) vs $40.9M ($0.44) in Q4 2024; operating earnings were $86.4M ($0.94) vs $48.3M ($0.52).
Full-year net earnings were $4.37/share and operating earnings were $3.47/share. Underwriting income was $70.9M in Q4 (combined ratio 82.6) and $264.2M for 2025 (combined ratio 83.6). Book value per share rose to $19.35, a 33% increase year‑over‑year (inclusive of dividends). The company paid a $2.00 special dividend ($183.7M) plus a $0.16 regular dividend in December 2025.
RLI (NYSE: RLI) will release its fourth quarter 2025 earnings after market close on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. The company will discuss results on a quarterly conference call on Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. CST. A live webcast is available via Q4 at https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/710150907.