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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · RLI (RLI)

RLI CFO Todd Bryant to retire; Aaron Diefenthaler named successor effective Jan. 1, 2026

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

RLI Corp. said Chief Financial Officer Todd Bryant will retire, stepping down from the CFO role on December 31, 2025. Aaron Diefenthaler, the company's Chief Investment Officer & Treasurer since 2012, will succeed him as CFO effective January 1, 2026. The filing does not include financial results, so the change is a leadership transition rather than a change in reported performance.

Key points

  • Todd Bryant will step down as CFO on December 31, 2025, after more than 30 years with the company; he joined in 1993 and has been CFO since 2019.
  • Bryant will not receive 2026 annual or long-term incentive awards, but will keep his current salary through retirement and an advisory role to support the transition.
  • Aaron Diefenthaler becomes CFO effective January 1, 2026, with an annual base salary of $400,000 and a preliminary award under the MVP Program.

The filing

CompanyRLI (RLI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 13, 2025, 4:27 PM ET
Accession number0000084246-25-000023

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 12:59 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on November 13, 2025.

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