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

RLI Q3 net earnings fell 35% to $81.0 million; operating EPS rose to $0.86

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings

RLI Corp. reported third quarter 2026 net earnings of $81.0 million ($0.88 per diluted share), down 35.0% from $124.6 million ($1.35 per share) a year earlier. Operating earnings rose 4.6% to $79.3 million ($0.86 per share), but underwriting income fell to $58.8 million on a combined ratio of 86.2, compared with $60.5 million on 85.1 in the prior-year quarter.

Key points

  • Q3 2026 net earnings $81.0 million ($0.88 per share) vs. $124.6 million ($1.35) in Q3 2025
  • Q3 2026 operating earnings $79.3 million ($0.86 per share) vs. $75.8 million ($0.82) in Q3 2025
  • Underwriting income $58.8 million on an 86.2 combined ratio vs. $60.5 million on 85.1; gross premiums written rose 2% and net investment income rose 13%
  • Repurchased 103,573 shares for $6.3 million in Q3; $231.7 million of repurchase capacity remained as of September 30, 2026

The filing

CompanyRLI (RLI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 19, 2026, 4:20 PM ET
Accession number0001104659-26-116895

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 7, 2026, 11:17 PM ET, from this filing only.

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