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	<headerData>
        <submissionType>144</submissionType>
                <filerInfo>
            <filer>
                <filerCredentials>
                    <cik>0001330708</cik>
                    <ccc>XXXXXXXX</ccc>
                </filerCredentials>
            </filer>
        <liveTestFlag>LIVE</liveTestFlag>




                </filerInfo>
    </headerData>

     <formData>
        <issuerInfo>
            <issuerCik>0000084246</issuerCik>
			<issuerName>RLI CORP</issuerName>


			    <secFileNumber>001-09463</secFileNumber>


			<issuerAddress>
				<com:street1>9025 N. LINDBERGH DRIVE</com:street1>
                				<com:city>PEORIA</com:city>
				<com:stateOrCountry>IL</com:stateOrCountry>
				<com:zipCode>61615</com:zipCode>
			</issuerAddress>

			<issuerContactPhone>3096921000</issuerContactPhone>
			<nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Michael E Angelina</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>

			<relationshipsToIssuer>
                                				    <relationshipToIssuer>Director</relationshipToIssuer>

			</relationshipsToIssuer>
		</issuerInfo>

				          <securitiesInformation>
			<securitiesClassTitle>RLI Corp.</securitiesClassTitle>
			<brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
				<name>Computershare Trust Company, N.A.</name>
				<address>
				<com:street1>150 Royall Street</com:street1>
                				<com:city>Canton</com:city>
				<com:stateOrCountry>MA</com:stateOrCountry>
				<com:zipCode>02021</com:zipCode>
				</address>
			</brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
			<noOfUnitsSold>1289</noOfUnitsSold>
			<aggregateMarketValue>181150</aggregateMarketValue>
			<noOfUnitsOutstanding>45651493</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
			<approxSaleDate>02/09/2024</approxSaleDate>
			<securitiesExchangeName>NYSE</securitiesExchangeName>
		</securitiesInformation>

    		       <securitiesToBeSold>
         <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
         <acquiredDate>02/28/2014</acquiredDate>
         <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Open Market Purchase</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
                  <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
                  <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
		          <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>233</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
                  <paymentDate>02/28/2014</paymentDate>
                  <natureOfPayment>Not applicable</natureOfPayment>
      </securitiesToBeSold>
             <securitiesToBeSold>
         <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
         <acquiredDate>05/02/2019</acquiredDate>
         <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Restricted Stock</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
                  <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
                  <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
		          <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>813</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
                  <paymentDate>05/02/2019</paymentDate>
                  <natureOfPayment>Not applicable</natureOfPayment>
      </securitiesToBeSold>
             <securitiesToBeSold>
         <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
         <acquiredDate>12/20/2023</acquiredDate>
         <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Dividend Reinvestments</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
                  <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
                  <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
		          <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>243</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
                  <paymentDate>12/20/2023</paymentDate>
                  <natureOfPayment>Not applicable</natureOfPayment>
      </securitiesToBeSold>

    <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>



        <noticeSignature>
            <noticeDate>02/26/2024</noticeDate>
                        <signature>  /s/ Jeffrey D. Fick, Attorney-in-Fact</signature>
        </noticeSignature>
	</formData>
    </edgarSubmission>
