Latest RLI Headlines
All the headlines from our RLI Topic Page, ordered by recency.
RLI Hires Diefenthaler as VP, Chief Investment Officer
Jan 24 2012 // RLI Corp., a specialty insurance company based in Peoria, Ill., has hired Aaron P. Diefenthaler to serve as its new vice president, chief investment officer. Diefenthaler will report to RLI Vice President and Chief...
RLI Expands Miscellaneous E&O Coverage Through New Product
Sep 21 2011 // RLI has launched a new miscellaneous professional liability product called RLI Target Professionals. The new product is designed to protect firms from lawsuits arising from the performance of their professional services...
Ratings Recap: Stonebridge, RLI Group, Am. Agricultural, ARIC
Jun 23 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Stonebridge Casualty Insurance Company, the Columbus Ohio-based property/casualty...
RLI Marine Joins CargoNet to Address Cargo Theft
Jun 20 2011 // RLI Corp.’s marine division has joined CargoNet, a network that battles cargo theft through data sharing between private industry and law enforcement. “Cargo theft in the U.S. is a billion-dollar a year...
People
Mar 21 2011 // Baldwin & Lyons Inc., headquartered in Indianapolis, promoted Mark Bonini to executive vice president of sales, marketing and underwriting; Jim Isham to senior vice president of administration; and Craig Morfas to...
Business Moves
Feb 21 2011 // Glens Falls, Upstate Agency New York-based Glens Falls National Bank and Trust has acquired Upstate Agency Inc., a property and casualty insurance agency with eight offices in New York. Terms of the transaction were not...
RLI Corp. Founder and Chairman Announces Retirement
Feb 11 2011 // Gerald D. Stephens, founder and chairman of the board of Peoria, Ill.-based RLI Corp., announced that he intends to retire from the RLI board of directors effective May 5, 2011, after the annual shareholders’...
RLI Creates New Reinsurance Property Treaty Group
Feb 9 2011 // RLI Corp. has created a new Property Treaty Group within its RLI Re Division to expand its capabilities in the reinsurance marketplace. The new group will offer customized assumed property reinsurance solutions to a select...
K&K, RLI Partner to Offer Product Liability for Sports, Entertainment Risks
Jan 13 2011 // K&K Insurance announces a new products liability program in partnership with RLI, a specialty insurance company operating in all 50 states. This arrangement offers an additional avenue for competitive quotes in the...
RLI To Acquire Contractors Bonding Insurance Co.
Dec 23 2010 // Peoria, Ill.-based RLI Corp. announcedthat it will acquire Contractors Bonding Insurance Co. (CBIC) through an acquisition of its holding company, Data and Staff Service Co. (DSS) for approximately $137 million in cash....
RLI Creates New Professional Services Group
Dec 1 2010 // RLI Corp. has created a new Professional Services Group to expand its capabilities within the professional services market. The new group, formed by a merger of three existing products, will offer a portfolio of solutions...
Best Affirms RLI Group’s ‘A+’ Ratings; Outlook Stable
Jun 1 2010 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa-” of RLI Group and its members. Best also affirmed the ICR of...
Q1 Operating Earnings for RLI Dip Slightly From Previous Year
Apr 20 2010 // Peoria, Ill.-based property and casualty insurance company, RLI Corp., reported first quarter 2010 operating earnings of $20 million compared to $22.5 million for the first quarter of 2009. The company had an underwriting...
RLI to Expand Healthcare Liability Coverage
Oct 21 2009 // Illinois-based RLI announced a new non-profit healthcare organization and executive liability policy, which will include expanded coverage and simplified policy language. “Our contract will be shorter...
RLI Launches Network Security, Privacy Breach Coverage
Mar 4 2009 // Peoria, Ill.-based RLI Corp. began offering its new network security and privacy coverage – CyberSecure – which insures losses from system vulnerability, security issues and a wide range of exposures to...
RLI Launches Design Professionals Liability Unit
Nov 14 2008 // Peoria, Ill.-based RLI Corp. launched an architects and engineers (A&E) professional liability division – named RLI Design Professionals. RLI Design Professionals will be led by Louis Leonard “Lenny”...
RLI Opens Its Small Fleet Trucking Insurance to More Agents
Apr 3 2008 // RLI Transportation, a division of RLI Insurance Co., announced the expansion of its small fleet trucking program to include new retail agents. The program had previously been limited to existing, appointed agents. The...
RLI Transportation Now Covers Fleets of Driver Training Schools
Mar 21 2008 // RLI Transportation has introduced a monoline commercial auto coverage targeting driver training schools nationwide. The driver training school coverage is admitted in all states except Alaska, Hawaii, Louisiana and...
Home-Based Business Boom
Feb 10 2008 // The risks of remote workplaces Americans’ houses have increasingly become a hodgepodge between a home and an office. It’s believed that there are more people working out of their homes now than at any time in...
RLI Names Southeast Regional Manager, Establishes Georgia Office
Jan 17 2008 // Peoria, Ill.-based RLI added Mike Robinson as southeast regional manager for its Executive Products Group at the company’s newly established Alpharetta, Ga. office. Robinson will be responsible for the management of...
