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

RLI Corp. Q4 net earnings rise to $91.2 million, or $0.99 per share, from $40.9 million

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

RLI Corp. reported fourth-quarter 2025 net earnings of $91.2 million ($0.99 per diluted share), up from $40.9 million ($0.44 per share) a year earlier, and full-year net earnings of $403.3 million ($4.37 per share) versus $345.8 million ($3.74) in 2024. Underwriting income rose sharply on a lower combined ratio, although gross premiums written fell 2% in the fourth quarter.

Key points

  • Fourth-quarter 2025 underwriting income was $70.9 million on an 82.6 combined ratio, compared with $22.2 million on a 94.4 combined ratio in the fourth quarter of 2024.
  • Full-year 2025 operating earnings were $320.8 million ($3.47 per share), up from $269.3 million ($2.91 per share) in 2024.
  • Gross premiums written declined 2% in the fourth quarter and rose 1% for the full year.
  • A special dividend of $2.00 per share was paid on December 19, 2025, and year-end book value per share was $19.35, up 33% including dividends from year-end 2024.

The filing

CompanyRLI (RLI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 21, 2026, 4:15 PM ET
Accession number0001104659-26-005370

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 January 21, 2026.

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