SCHEDULE IV-REINSURANCE

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

SCHEDULE IV-REINSURANCE

SCHEDULE IV-REINSURANCE

RLI CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SCHEDULE IV--REINSURANCE

Years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009

									Percentage
			Ceded to		Assumed				of amount
(in thousands)	Direct		other		from other		Net		assumed
Segment	amount		companies		companies		amount		to net
2011
Casualty	$	327,411	$	91,991	$	778	$	236,198	0.3	%
Property	194,946		56,356		65,070		$	203,660	32.0	%
Surety	103,606		6,148		1,136		$	98,594	1.2	%
RLI Insurance Group Premiums earned	$	625,963	$	154,495	$	66,984	$	538,452	12.4	%
2010
Casualty	$	325,707	$	94,807	$	1,147	$	232,047	0.5	%
Property	189,298		53,487		45,834		181,645		25.2	%
Surety	84,664		5,630		656		79,690		0.8	%
RLI Insurance Group Premiums earned	$	599,669	$	153,924	$	47,637	$	493,382	9.7	%
2009
Casualty	$	365,928	$	101,334	$	1,363	$	265,957	0.5	%
Property	199,019		54,578		10,862		155,303		7.0	%
Surety	75,087		6,450		2,064		70,701		2.9	%
RLI Insurance Group Premiums earned	$	640,034	$	162,362	$	14,289	$	491,961	2.9	%

See the accompanying report of independent registered accounting firm on page 50 of this report.