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

RLI Q2 net earnings rose to $124.3 million, but operating earnings fell to $78.1 million

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

RLI Corp. reported second quarter 2025 GAAP net earnings of $124.3 million ($1.34 per share), up from $82.0 million ($0.89 per share) a year earlier. Operating earnings fell slightly to $78.1 million ($0.84 per share) from $79.3 million ($0.86 per share), and underwriting income declined to $62.2 million on an 84.5 combined ratio, versus $70.0 million on an 81.5 combined ratio in 2024.

Key points

  • Q2 2025 net earnings $124.3 million ($1.34 per share) vs. $82.0 million ($0.89) in Q2 2024
  • Q2 2025 operating earnings $78.1 million ($0.84 per share) vs. $79.3 million ($0.86) in Q2 2024
  • Underwriting income $62.2 million on an 84.5 combined ratio, vs. $70.0 million on an 81.5 combined ratio in Q2 2024
  • Net investment income rose 16% to $39.4 million; book value per share was $18.89 at June 30, 2025

The filing

CompanyRLI (RLI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 21, 2025, 4:20 PM ET
Accession number0001558370-25-009325

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 12:58 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits 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 July 21, 2025.

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