secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     RLI CORP (RLI)
CIK:        0000084246
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-07-22T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001558370-24-009943
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

RLI Q2 net earnings $1.78/share; operating EPS $1.72; combined ratio 81.5
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- Net earnings $82.0M ($1.78 diluted EPS) vs $77.7M ($1.69) YoY.
- Operating earnings $79.3M ($1.72 EPS) vs $53.3M ($1.16); combined ratio improved to 81.5 from 87.2.
- Gross premiums written up 11%; net investment income rose 18% to $34.0M.
- Favorable loss reserve development added $19.8M to underwriting income.
- Book value per share $34.64, up 14% (incl. dividends) from year-end 2023; quarterly dividend raised to $0.29.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/84246/000155837024009943/0001558370-24-009943-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/84246/000155837024009943/rli-20240722x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-24-009943

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