secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     RLI CORP (RLI)
CIK:        0000084246
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-22T20:16:00+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-085815
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

RLI Corp Q2 net earnings $1.82/share vs $1.34 YoY; special dividend $2.00, buyback authorized $250M
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- Net earnings $168.0M ($1.82/diluted share) vs $124.3M ($1.34) in Q2 2025; operating earnings $0.83/share.
- Underwriting income $59.9M, combined ratio 85.6; favorable reserve development added $35.1M.
- Net investment income up 17% to $46.0M; gross premiums written up 3%.
- Book value per share $19.09, up 11% from year-end 2025 including dividends and buybacks.
- Paid special dividend $2.00/share and regular dividend $0.18/share (12.5% increase); $250M buyback authorized, $12M repurchased in Q2.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/84246/000110465926085815/0001104659-26-085815-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/84246/000110465926085815/rli-20260722x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-085815

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