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RLI Corp.

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RLI Corp.

RLI·NYSE·Finance·CIK 0000084246

RLI Corp. is a specialty insurance company founded in 1965, underwriting select property, casualty, and surety products through its RLI Insurance Group subsidiaries. The company operates through three insurance companies, all domiciled in Illinois, with no material foreign operations. RLI Insurance Company (RLI Ins.), the principal insurance subsidiary, writes multiple lines of insurance on an admitted basis in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. Mt. Hawley Insurance Company (Mt. Hawley), a subsidiary of RLI Ins., writes excess and surplus lines insurance on a non-admitted basis in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. Contractors Bonding and Insurance Company (CBIC), also a subsidiary of RLI Ins., writes multiple lines of insurance on an admitted basis in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. RLI Corp. focuses on niche specialty admitted and excess and surplus markets, distributing its products through locations across the country to wholesale and retail brokers, independent agents, and carrier partners. The company also offers limited coverages directly to select insureds and various reinsurance coverages, and writes a limited amount of business under agreements with managing general agents.

RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI) is a publicly traded company in the Finance sector. Wiseek has independently scored 15 items for RLI at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-07-24, rated 7/10. Across its 15 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 8 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for RLI spans 10-Q, 8-K, DEF 14A, 424B5.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • RLI Corp. Q2 2026: Net Income Climbs 35% on Investment Gains and Resilient Underwriting
  • RLI Q2 Net Earnings Surge 35% on Investment Income and Reserve Gains
  • RLI Corp. Q2 2026 net earnings jump 35% to $168M
  • RLI Corp. Authorizes $250M Share Repurchase, Declares $2.00 Special Dividend, and Increases Regular Dividend
  • RLI Boosts Shareholder Returns with $250M Buyback, Special Dividend Authorization

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$1.88B
Net Income
$403.34M
Diluted EPS
$4.37
Op. Cash Flow
$614.22M
Free Cash Flow
$608.7M
Cash & Equivalents
$51.56M
Total Debt
$100M
Debt / Equity
0.06×
Net Margin
21.4%
Shares Outstanding
91.88M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-20 · accession 0001104659-26-018013

Short Interest & Short Volume

16.37 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 8,413,967 shares in RLI as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 0.3% decrease from the prior period — about 16.4 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 80.0% of RLI volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)8,413,967 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 0.3%
Days to cover16.37 at avg daily volume of 513,843
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)80.0% of 315,128 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume59.3%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$55.94
52-week range · as of 2026-07-24 $47.26 – $69.3
Market cap
$5.13B
Volume
839.3K (1.3× avg)
3-mo avg 649.1K
Live data · 2026-10-05 01:16 UTC · Market closed

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RLI
Jul 24, 2026, 12:15 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $61.06
Real-time Price: $55.94 info
Change: -$5.12 (-8%) info
Market Cap: $5.134B info
RLI
Jul 22, 2026, 4:35 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $58.99
Real-time Price: $55.94 info
Change: -$3.05 (-5%) info
Market Cap: $5.134B info
RLI
Jul 22, 2026, 4:16 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $58.99
Real-time Price: $55.94 info
Change: -$3.05 (-5%) info
Market Cap: $5.134B info
RLI
May 14, 2026, 10:30 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $49.93
Real-time Price: $55.94 info
Change: +$6.02 (+12%) info
Market Cap: $5.134B info
RLI
May 14, 2026, 10:12 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $48.83
Real-time Price: $55.94 info
Change: +$7.11 (+15%) info
Market Cap: $5.134B info
RLI
Apr 24, 2026, 2:34 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $53.95
Real-time Price: $55.94 info
Change: +$1.99 (+4%) info
Market Cap: $5.134B info
RLI
Apr 22, 2026, 4:10 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $56.06
Real-time Price: $55.94 info
Change: -$0.120 (-0.21%) info
Market Cap: $5.134B info
RLI
Mar 26, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
Filing Type: DEF 14A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $57.30
Real-time Price: $55.94 info
Change: -$1.36 (-2%) info
Market Cap: $5.134B info
RLI
Mar 03, 2026, 4:23 PM EST
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $63.29
Real-time Price: $55.94 info
Change: -$7.35 (-12%) info
Market Cap: $5.134B info
RLI
Mar 02, 2026, 4:18 PM EST
Filing Type: 424B5
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $62.78
Real-time Price: $55.94 info
Change: -$6.84 (-11%) info
Market Cap: $5.134B info
RLI
Feb 26, 2026, 4:34 PM EST
Filing Type: FWP
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $61.48
Real-time Price: $55.94 info
Change: -$5.54 (-9%) info
Market Cap: $5.134B info
RLI
Feb 26, 2026, 8:46 AM EST
Filing Type: 424B5
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $61.65
Real-time Price: $55.94 info
Change: -$5.71 (-9%) info
Market Cap: $5.134B info
RLI
Feb 20, 2026, 12:36 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $60.59
Real-time Price: $55.94 info
Change: -$4.65 (-8%) info
Market Cap: $5.134B info
RLI
Jan 23, 2026, 4:45 PM EST
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $56.97
Real-time Price: $55.94 info
Change: -$1.03 (-2%) info
Market Cap: $5.134B info
RLI
Jan 21, 2026, 4:15 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $66.60
Real-time Price: $55.94 info
Change: -$10.66 (-16%) info
Market Cap: $5.134B info
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