RLI Promotes Thomas L. Brown to Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

RLI Corp. (NYSE: RLI) -- RLI Corp. announced today that Thomas L. Brown has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. He will continue to maintain strategic leadership responsibility for RLI’s accounting and financial operations.

Brown began his career at RLI in 2011 as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, where he led the company’s financial strategy, planning and management and maintained appropriate internal controls throughout the company’s operations. Prior to joining RLI, he was an audit engagement partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where he led teams serving Fortune 500 insurance companies. Brown is a CPA with 37 years of industry experience, and holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, IL.

“Tom’s decades of accounting, finance and insurance industry experience has been a tremendous asset to RLI,” said RLI Corp. Chairman & CEO Jonathan E. Michael. “I am confident that he will continue to provide sound strategic financial leadership and guidance to our organization.”

ABOUT RLI

RLI Corp. (NYSE: RLI) is a specialty insurer serving diverse, niche property, casualty and surety markets. The company provides deep underwriting expertise and superior service to commercial and personal lines customers nationwide. RLI’s products are offered through its insurance subsidiaries RLI Insurance Company, Mt. Hawley Insurance Company and Contractors Bonding and Insurance Company. All of RLI’s subsidiaries are rated A+ “Superior” by A.M. Best Company. RLI has paid and increased regular dividends for 42 consecutive years and delivered underwriting profits for 21 consecutive years. To learn more about RLI, visit www.rlicorp.com.

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