RLI (RLI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Craig W. Kliethermes, President & Chief Executive Officer, was paid $7.7M in 2025, up 16% from $6.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 54:1, on median employee pay of $142,581.

Filed
March 26, 2026
Annual meeting
May 14, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$7.7M+16% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
54:1median $142,581
Combined Ratio
83.630th consecutive year below 100
Gross Premiums Written
$2,027MCompared to $2,013 million previously
Return on Equity
23.7%Sustained profitability measure
Special Dividend
$2.00Per share paid in 2025

How Kliethermes was paid

$7.7M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary9%Option awards11%Non-equity incentive79%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Craig W. KliethermesPresident & Chief Executive Officer$7,691,732
Todd W. BryantChief Financial Officer$3,801,633
Jennifer L. KlobnakChief Operating Officer$5,161,917
Aaron P. DiefenthalerChief Investment Officer & Treasurer$1,244,823
Jeffrey D. FickChief Legal Officer$1,110,003

What changed and why

  • $7.7MCEO total compensation was $7,691,732 in 2025 compared to $6,616,111 in 2024.
  • 23.7%The company achieved an 83.6 combined ratio and 23.7 percent return on equity in 2025.
  • $2,027MGross premiums written reached $2,027 million compared to $2,013 million in the previous year.
  • 33%Book value per share increased by 33 percent during the year inclusive of dividends.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.