RLI Corp. NYSE: RLI, also known as RLI Insurance Company, is an American property and casualty insurance company headquartered in Peoria, Illinois, with eighteen branch offices conducting business in all fifty U.S. states. Founded in 1965, RLI was one of the first insurers of contact lenses. The company mainly offers specialty property/casualty coverage for niche markets (risks that are hard to place in the standard market). Its RLI Insurance subsidiary writes commercial insurance in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. RLI Insurance subsidiary Mt. Hawley Insurance also operates in Guam and the US Virgin Islands. RLI's property/casualty lines include commercial and personal liability, commercial property, directors and officers liability, general liability, and surety. Transportation, employers excess indemnity, and residential property are among its other lines.
