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

RLI Q3 net earnings rise 31% to $124.6 million; combined ratio improves to 85.1

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

RLI Corp. reported third quarter 2025 net earnings of $124.6 million ($1.35 per diluted share), up from $95.0 million ($1.03 per share) a year earlier. Operating earnings rose to $77.0 million ($0.83 per share) from $60.4 million ($0.65), and the combined ratio improved to 85.1 from 89.6, which supports shareholder returns through higher book value per share of $20.41.

Key points

  • Net earnings of $124.6 million ($1.35 per share), up 31.1% from the third quarter of 2024
  • Operating earnings of $77.0 million ($0.83 per share), up 27.4% from $60.4 million
  • Underwriting income of $60.5 million on a combined ratio of 85.1, compared with $40.7 million on 89.6 a year earlier
  • Gross premiums written were flat; net investment income rose 12% to $41.3 million

The filing

CompanyRLI (RLI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 20, 2025, 4:15 PM ET
Accession number0001104659-25-100820

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

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 October 20, 2025.

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