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Balance Sheet Summary

RLI (RLI) annual balance sheet covering fiscal 2020 through 2025, as reported to the SEC.

  • RLI had total assets of $6.16B and total liabilities of $4.38B as of December 31, 2025. That leaves shareholders' equity of $1.78B.
  • Total assets were up 9.5% from $5.63B in fiscal 2024.
  • Cash was $52M, up 30.7% from $39.79M. That is 0.84% of total assets.
  • RLI has built up retained earnings of $1.88B.

Total assets have grown 9.4% a year on average since fiscal 2020, from $3.94B to $6.16B, rising in every year shown.

A balance sheet shows what a company owns and what it owes on a single date. The difference between the two belongs to shareholders.

Figures in USD millions
Dec'25Dec'24Dec'23Dec'22Dec'21Dec'20
ASSETS
Available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $3,760,876 and allowance for credit losses of $463 at 6/30/26) (amortized cost of $3,642,362 and allowance for credit losses of $828 at 12/31/25)

3,533

3,175

2,855

2,666

2,409

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $3,760,876 and allowance for credit losses of $463 at 6/30/26) (amortized cost of $3,642,362 and allowance for credit losses of $828 at 12/31/25)

3,533

3,175

2,855

2,666

2,409

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $2,753,631 and allowance for credit losses of $327 at 9/30/22) (amortized cost of $2,346,267 and allowance for credit losses of $441 at 12/31/21)

-

-

-

-

-

2,196

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $2,753,631 and allowance for credit losses of $327 at 9/30/22) (amortized cost of $2,346,267 and allowance for credit losses of $441 at 12/31/21)

-

-

-

-

-

2,196

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (fair value - $0 in 2014 and $687 in 2013)

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (fair value - $0 in 2014 and $687 in 2013)

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Equity securities, at fair value (cost - $530,730 at 6/30/26 and $534,311 at 12/31/25)

898

736

590

498

613

524

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Equity securities, at fair value (cost - $530,730 at 6/30/26 and $534,311 at 12/31/25)

898

736

590

498

613

524

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Short-term investments, at cost which approximates fair value

121

74

134

36

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Short-term investments, at cost which approximates fair value

121

74

134

36

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Short-term investments, at cost which approximates fair value

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Short-term investments, at cost which approximates fair value

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Trading, at fair value (amortized cost - $0 in 2013 and $6 in 2012)

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Trading, at fair value (amortized cost - $0 in 2013 and $6 in 2012)

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Other invested assets

59

58

59

48

50

54

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Other invested assets

59

58

59

48

50

54

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Cash

52

39

36

22

88

62

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Cash

52

39

36

22

88

62

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Total investments and cash

4,663

4,084

3,676

3,272

3,162

2,837

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Total investments and cash

4,663

4,084

3,676

3,272

3,162

2,837

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accrued investment income

30

28

24

21

17

16

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accrued investment income

30

28

24

21

17

16

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Premiums and reinsurance balances receivable, net of allowances for uncollectible amounts of $21,044 at 6/30/26 and $23,673 at 12/31/25

212

230

221

189

167

174

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Premiums and reinsurance balances receivable, net of allowances for uncollectible amounts of $21,044 at 6/30/26 and $23,673 at 12/31/25

212

230

221

189

167

174

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Ceded unearned premium

124

124

112

138

130

113

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Ceded unearned premium

124

124

112

138

130

113

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Reinsurance balances recoverable on unpaid losses and settlement expenses, net of allowances for uncollectible amounts of $10,953 at 6/30/26 and $11,107 at 12/31/25

746

755

757

740

608

443

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Reinsurance balances recoverable on unpaid losses and settlement expenses, net of allowances for uncollectible amounts of $10,953 at 6/30/26 and $11,107 at 12/31/25

746

755

757

740

608

443

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Deferred policy acquisition costs

172

166

146

127

103

88

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Deferred policy acquisition costs

172

166

146

127

103

88

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Property and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of $88,555 at 6/30/26 and $84,459 at 12/31/25

40

43

46

49

52

51

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Property and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of $88,555 at 6/30/26 and $84,459 at 12/31/25

40

43

46

49

52

51

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Investment in unconsolidated investees

53

56

56

58

171

128

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Investment in unconsolidated investees

53

56

56

58

171

128

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Goodwill and intangibles

53

53

53

53

53

53

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Goodwill and intangibles

53

53

53

53

53

53

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Income taxes-deferred

-

7

15

40

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Income taxes-deferred

-

7

15

40

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Other assets

63

77

69

75

40

31

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Other assets

63

77

69

75

40

31

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

TOTAL ASSETS

6,161

5,628

5,180

4,767

4,508

3,938

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

TOTAL ASSETS

6,161

5,628

5,180

4,767

4,508

3,938

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities
Unpaid losses and settlement expenses

2,886

2,693

2,446

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Unpaid losses and settlement expenses

2,886

2,693

2,446

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Unpaid losses and settlement expenses

-

-

-

2,315

2,043

1,750

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Unpaid losses and settlement expenses

-

-

-

2,315

2,043

1,750

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Unearned premiums

991

984

892

785

680

586

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Unearned premiums

991

984

892

785

680

586

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Reinsurance balances payable

40

44

71

61

42

42

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Reinsurance balances payable

40

44

71

61

42

42

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Funds held

127

97

101

101

89

81

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Funds held

127

97

101

101

89

81

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Income taxes-current

29

0

3

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Income taxes-current

29

0

3

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Income taxes-deferred

21

-

-

-

83

80

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Income taxes-deferred

21

-

-

-

83

80

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Short-term debt

100

100

100

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Short-term debt

100

100

100

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Long-term debt

-

-

-

199

199

149

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Long-term debt

-

-

-

199

199

149

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accrued expenses

128

124

108

94

98

75

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accrued expenses

128

124

108

94

98

75

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Other liabilities

56

62

42

32

40

36

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Other liabilities

56

62

42

32

40

36

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

TOTAL LIABILITIES

4,383

4,106

3,766

3,589

3,278

2,802

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

TOTAL LIABILITIES

4,383

4,106

3,766

3,589

3,278

2,802

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Shareholders' Equity
Common stock ($0.01 par value) (Shares authorized - 400,000,000) (137,868,035 shares issued, 91,772,634 shares outstanding at 6/30/26) (137,739,079 shares issued, 91,878,651 shares outstanding at 12/31/25)

1

1

1

0

0

0

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Common stock ($0.01 par value) (Shares authorized - 400,000,000) (137,868,035 shares issued, 91,772,634 shares outstanding at 6/30/26) (137,739,079 shares issued, 91,878,651 shares outstanding at 12/31/25)

1

1

1

0

0

0

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Paid-in capital

376

367

361

352

343

335

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Paid-in capital

376

367

361

352

343

335

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)

-88

-173

-166

-229

49

108

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)

-88

-173

-166

-229

49

108

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Retained earnings

1,881

1,719

1,609

1,446

1,228

1,084

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Retained earnings

1,881

1,719

1,609

1,446

1,228

1,084

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Deferred compensation

14

13

13

12

9

8

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Deferred compensation

14

13

13

12

9

8

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Less: Treasury shares, at cost (46,095,401 shares at 6/30/26 and 45,860,428 shares at 12/31/25)

407

406

406

405

402

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Less: Treasury shares, at cost (46,095,401 shares at 6/30/26 and 45,860,428 shares at 12/31/25)

407

406

406

405

402

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Less: Treasury shares, at cost (22,930,214 shares at 6/30/22 and 12/31/21)

-

-

-

-

-

401

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Less: Treasury shares, at cost (22,930,214 shares at 6/30/22 and 12/31/21)

-

-

-

-

-

401

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

1,778

1,521

1,413

1,177

1,229

1,135

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

1,778

1,521

1,413

1,177

1,229

1,135

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

6,161

5,628

5,180

4,767

4,508

3,938

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

6,161

5,628

5,180

4,767

4,508

3,938

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx