secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     RLI CORP (RLI)
CIK:        0000084246
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-01-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001558370-23-000540
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

RLI Q4 operating EPS $1.53, combined ratio 82.1; special dividend $7.00
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- Q4 net earnings $97.8M ($2.13/diluted share); operating earnings $70.5M ($1.53/share) vs $1.21 prior year.
- Q4 combined ratio 82.1 (80.7 prior year); gross premiums written up 14%.
- Special dividend of $7.00 per share paid Dec 20, 2022; regular quarterly dividend $0.26.
- Full-year underwriting income $178.2M, combined ratio 84.4; 27th consecutive year of underwriting profitability.
- Book value per share $25.89, up 25% inclusive of dividends from year-end 2021.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/84246/000155837023000540/0001558370-23-000540-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/84246/000155837023000540/rli-20230125x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-23-000540

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