SCHEDULE IV-REINSURANCE

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

SCHEDULE IV-REINSURANCE

SCHEDULE IV-REINSURANCE

RLI CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SCHEDULE IV—REINSURANCE

Years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016

									Percentage
			Ceded to		Assumed				of amount
	Direct		other		from other		Net		assumed
(in thousands)	amount		companies		companies		amount		to net
2018
Casualty segment	$	578,643	$	96,639	$	41,468	$	523,472	7.9	%
Property segment		193,855		44,634		40		149,261	0.0	%
Surety segment		123,736		5,521		418		118,633	0.4	%
RLI Insurance Group premiums earned	$	896,234	$	146,794	$	41,926	$	791,366	5.3	%
2017
Casualty segment	$	536,085	$	86,190	$	28,708	$	478,603	6.0	%
Property segment		172,668		37,607		3,285		138,346	2.4	%
Surety segment		126,365		5,905		528		120,988	0.4	%
RLI Insurance Group premiums earned	$	835,118	$	129,702	$	32,521	$	737,937	4.4	%
2016
Casualty segment	$	528,691	$	89,635	$	15,787	$	454,843	3.5	%
Property segment		179,460		38,353		11,060		152,167	7.3	%
Surety segment		127,143		6,584		1,039		121,598	0.9	%
RLI Insurance Group premiums earned	$	835,294	$	134,572	$	27,886	$	728,608	3.8	%

See the accompanying report of independent registered public accounting firm on page 108 of this report.