Joseph E. Dondanville to Retire as RLI Chief Financial Officer

RLI Corp. RLI – RLI Corp. announced today that Joseph E. Dondanville, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, is retiring and Thomas L. Brown has been appointed Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective September 1, 2011. Mr. Dondanville will assist in providing a seamless transition until his retirement in November 2011. Dondanville joined RLI in 1984 and has served as the Company's Senior Vice President since 2002 and Chief Financial Officer since 1992. During his 27-year career with RLI, he was Chief Accountant before becoming Vice President and Controller in 1985. Brown joins RLI as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer following a 31-year career with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He most recently served as Audit Engagement Partner and led numerous audit engagement teams assisting Fortune 500 insurance companies. Prior to this, Brown was the Midwest Regional Financial Services Leader where he oversaw the delivery of audit and consulting services to numerous clients within the financial services sector.