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REINSURANCE (Details) - 10K (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Reinsurance      
Maximum amount beyond which net loss on any individual risk is limited through the purchase of reinsurance $ 3,000,000rli_ReinsuranceNetLossOnIndividualRiskMaximum    
WRITTEN      
Direct 787,267,000us-gaap_DirectPremiumsWritten 770,142,000us-gaap_DirectPremiumsWritten 709,107,000us-gaap_DirectPremiumsWritten
Reinsurance assumed 76,581,000us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsWritten 73,053,000us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsWritten 75,692,000us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsWritten
Reinsurance ceded (160,696,000)us-gaap_CededPremiumsWritten (176,873,000)us-gaap_CededPremiumsWritten (191,713,000)us-gaap_CededPremiumsWritten
Net 703,152,000us-gaap_PremiumsWrittenNet 666,322,000us-gaap_PremiumsWrittenNet 593,086,000us-gaap_PremiumsWrittenNet
EARNED      
Direct 781,640,000us-gaap_DirectPremiumsEarned 741,569,000us-gaap_DirectPremiumsEarned 679,124,000us-gaap_DirectPremiumsEarned
Reinsurance assumed 72,878,000us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsEarned 78,891,000us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsEarned 77,597,000us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsEarned
Reinsurance ceded (167,143,000)us-gaap_CededPremiumsEarned (189,658,000)us-gaap_CededPremiumsEarned (180,150,000)us-gaap_CededPremiumsEarned
Net amount 687,375,000us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet 630,802,000us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet 576,571,000us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet
LOSSES AND SETTLEMENT EXPENSES INCURRED      
Direct 315,226,000us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredGross 279,358,000us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredGross 282,859,000us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredGross
Reinsurance assumed 61,923,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceEffectOnClaimsAndBenefitsIncurredAmountAssumed 72,508,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceEffectOnClaimsAndBenefitsIncurredAmountAssumed 69,830,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceEffectOnClaimsAndBenefitsIncurredAmountAssumed
Reinsurance ceded (80,540,000)us-gaap_ReinsuranceEffectOnClaimsAndBenefitsIncurredAmountCeded (92,065,000)us-gaap_ReinsuranceEffectOnClaimsAndBenefitsIncurredAmountCeded (81,044,000)us-gaap_ReinsuranceEffectOnClaimsAndBenefitsIncurredAmountCeded
Net 296,609,000us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet 259,801,000us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet 271,645,000us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet
Maximum      
Reinsurance      
Reinsurance retentions 8,800,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceRetentionPolicyAmountRetained
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
   
Minimum      
Reinsurance      
Reinsurance retentions $ 1,000,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceRetentionPolicyAmountRetained
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember