Latest RLI Headlines

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Illinois-Based RLI Promotes 4 in Claim Department

Feb 5 2015 // Specialty insurer, RLI Corp., based in Peoria, Ill., has promoted several leaders within the claim department. Don Driscoll, vice president, claim, has been promoted to vice president, chief claim officer. Driscoll will...

People – Midwest

Jan 12 2015 // The St. Louis, Mo., office of independent insurance broker, Lockton, has promoted Diane Fischer to vice president, unit manager of risk management. Fischer joined Lockton in 2007, with more than 20 years of national...

RLI Promotes Drees to VP, Casualty Brokerage

Dec 12 2014 // Peoria, Ill.-based specialty insurer RLI Corp. has promoted Dennis Drees to vice president, casualty brokerage. Drees will lead RLI’s primary and excess/umbrella surplus lines business units. Drees joined RLI in 1994...

RLI Promotes 3 in Leadership Positions in Illinois

Dec 8 2014 // Peoria, Ill.-based specialty insurer, RLI Corp., announced three leadership promotions Todd Bryant, vice president, controller, has been promoted to vice president, finance and controller. In this expanded role, Bryant...

RLI Launches Healthcare Liability Division

Oct 23 2014 // Specialty insurer RLI Corp. of Peoria, Ill., has launched a new healthcare liability unit, RLI Healthcare, and tapped Scott Ducey, former vice president of the healthcare division at Torus, to lead the new division as vice...

RLI Adds New Healthcare Liability Division

Oct 21 2014 // Peoria, Ill.-based RLI Corp. has launched a new healthcare liability division, RLI Healthcare, and added Scott Ducey to lead the operation as vice president. RLI will provide liability insurance coverage for targeted risks...

Klobnak Promoted to Senior VP, Risk Services at Illinois-Based RLI

May 23 2014 // Specialty insurer RLI Corp., based in Peoria, Ill., announced that Jennifer Klobnak, vice president, risk services, has been promoted to senior vice president, risk services. The RLI Risk Services Group provides...

People – Midwest

Jun 3 2013 // Michelle Mesina has been appointed executive vice president of human resources at Chicago-based Ryan Specialty Group LLC (RSG). Mesina has more than 15 years’ experience in the area of human resources. She has been...

Illiniois-Based RLI Announces Leadership Promotions

May 8 2013 // Specialty insurer RLI Corp., based in Peoria, Ill., announced a number of promotions within its operations and underwriting team. Craig Kliethermes, senior vice president, risk services, has been promoted to executive vice...

RLI Partners with Recreation Insurance Specialists to Provide RV Insurance

Dec 4 2012 // RLI Corp. has formed a new partnership with Recreation Insurance Specialists (RIS), a specialty recreation vehicle (RV) insurance agency that will allow RLI to underwrite RV insurance for RIS. RLI has hired Eric Raudins to...

RLI Partners with Recreation Insurance Specialists to Underwrite RV Insurance

Dec 3 2012 // Peoria, Ill.-based RLI Corp. announced a new partnership with Recreation Insurance Specialists (RIS), a specialty recreation vehicle (RV) insurance agency, that will allow RLI to underwrite RV insurance for RIS. RLI has...

Business Moves – South Central

Nov 19 2012 // Liberty International Underwriters Liberty International Underwriters has set up a Dallas-based operation dedicated to handling Global Crisis Management (GCM) business for the southeastern and southwestern United States....

RLI Launches Security Guard, Alarm Systems Liability Product

Nov 15 2012 // RLI Corp. has launched a new security guard and alarm systems liability insurance product. RLI has hired Mitchell Bombet, director, underwriting, to manage this new product line. RLI will provide primary and excess...

RLI Acquires Houston’s Rockbridge Underwriting Agency

Nov 7 2012 // RLI Corp. announced it has acquired Rockbridge Underwriting Agency, a Houston-based managing general agency specializing in medical malpractice insurance. Led by founder and Chairman James R. Brooks, Rockbridge...

RLI Acquires Medical Malpractice Underwriting Agency

Nov 5 2012 // RLI Corp. has acquired Rockbridge Underwriting Agency, a managing general agency specializing in medical malpractice insurance. Rockbridge Underwriting Agency is a Houston-based managing general agency specializing in...

RLI Extends Coverage for Personal Umbrella Policies in Florida

Sep 12 2012 // RLI Corp. is now offering a reduced liability attachment point for its personal umbrella policy for Florida residents. Personal umbrella coverage is now available to customers whose primary residence is in Florida and who...

People – Midwest

Sep 10 2012 // Hastings Mutual Insurance Co., a regional property/casualty insurer based in Hastings, Mich., has welcomed new President, CEO and Chairman Joseph J. Babiak Jr. Babiak joined Hastings Mutual in 2001 as the chief financial...

RLI Promotes Both Klobnak and Randall to Vice President, Risk Services

Aug 3 2012 // Specialty insurer RLI Corp., based in Peoria, Ill., has promoted both Jennifer Klobnak and Chris Randall to vice president, Risk Services. The RLI Risk Services Group provides underwriting, pricing, reserving and risk...

RLI, Chubb Among Top P/C Performers: SNL

Jul 2 2012 // RLI Corp. tops the list of property/casualty commercial lines carriers ranked by financial performance for the 12 months ending March 31, based on a review by SNL. RLI beat out Chubb, Dorinco Reinsurance and Argo Group for...

RLI Marine to Pay Activation Fee on Equipment Anti-Theft Tracking Device

May 8 2012 // RLI Corp. has announced that it will pay the theft activation fee for all of its RLI Marine policy holders who purchase and install an IRONwatch equipment tracking device serviced by the National Equipment Register (NER)....