{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"165719","rtpr_id":"nBw6lB6M3a-20261009","ticker":"RLI","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["RLI"],"title":"RLI Announces Leadership Promotions","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-10-09T20:05:00.137Z","article_body":"RLI Announces Leadership Promotions\n\nRLI Corp. (NYSE: RLI) today announced the promotion of four leaders, effective\nimmediately.\n\nKathleen Taylor Promoted to Vice President, Controller & Treasurer\n\nKathleen Taylor, Vice President, Accounting and Branch Operations, has been\npromoted to Vice President, Controller & Treasurer. In this expanded role,\nshe will oversee RLI’s Financial Accounting, Reinsurance Accounting, Tax\nAccounting and Treasury teams.\n\nTaylor joined RLI in 2002 as a Reinsurance Administrator and has since held\nseveral accounting and operations leadership roles, most recently serving as\nVice President, Accounting and Branch Operations. She has 30 years of\nexperience in accounting, finance and insurance. Taylor holds a bachelor’s\ndegree in accounting from Western Illinois University, is a certified public\naccountant and holds the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designation.\n\nKatie Kappes Promoted to Chief Administrative Officer\n\nKatie Kappes, Vice President, Human Resources, has been promoted to Chief\nAdministrative Officer. She will provide strategic leadership for key\ncorporate support functions, including Human Resources, Branch Operations,\nFacilities, Print & Mail and Corporate Secretary.\n\nKappes joined RLI in 2006 as a Compensation & Benefits Accountant and has\nsince held several human resources leadership roles, most recently serving as\nVice President, Human Resources. She has 24 years of experience in human\nresources and insurance. Kappes holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in\naccounting from Bradley University, is a certified public accountant and holds\nthe Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designation.\n\nAmy Braet Promoted to Vice President, Human Resources\n\nAmy Braet, Assistant Vice President, Talent Management, has been promoted to\nVice President, Human Resources. She will lead RLI’s Human Resources\norganization, with responsibility for talent strategy, organizational\ndevelopment and the employee experience.\n\nBraet joined RLI in 2005 as an intern and has since held roles of increasing\nresponsibility, most recently serving as Assistant Vice President, Talent\nManagement. She has 21 years of experience in human resources and the\ninsurance industry. Braet holds a bachelor’s degree and a Master of Business\nAdministration from Bradley University and holds the Professional in Human\nResources, Certified Compensation Professional and Certified Benefits\nProfessional designations.\n\nRoss Edwards Promoted to Vice President, Claim Counsel\n\nRoss Edwards, Assistant Vice President, Claim Counsel, has been promoted to\nVice President, Claim Counsel. In his new role, he will have executive\nleadership responsibility for and oversight of company claim-related\nlitigation.\n\nEdwards joined RLI in 2017 as Claim Manager and has since held several claim\nleadership roles, including Claim Director; Assistant Vice President, Claim;\nand Assistant Vice President, Claim Counsel. He has 18 years of experience in\nlaw and insurance claims. Edwards holds a bachelor’s degree from Indiana\nUniversity Bloomington and a Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law,\nIllinois Institute of Technology.\n\n“RLI has a long tradition of developing talented people and preparing proven\nleaders to take on greater responsibility,” said RLI Corp. President &\nCEO Craig Kliethermes. “Kathleen, Katie, Amy and Ross bring deep expertise,\na strong understanding of our business and culture, and the experience to\nsucceed in these new roles. Their leadership will help us build for the\nfuture, strengthen our organization and position RLI for continued success.”\n\nABOUT RLI\n\nRLI Corp. (NYSE: RLI) is a specialty insurer serving niche property, casualty\nand surety markets. The company provides deep underwriting expertise and\nsuperior service to commercial and personal lines customers nationwide.\nRLI’s products are offered through its insurance subsidiaries RLI Insurance\nCompany, Mt. Hawley Insurance Company and Contractors Bonding and Insurance\nCompany. All of RLI’s subsidiaries are rated A++ “Superior” by AM Best\nCompany. To learn more about RLI, visit www.rlicorp.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rlicorp.com&esheet=54619041&newsitemid=20261009365495&lan=en-US&anchor=www.rlicorp.com&index=1&md5=2b7447c73c7a70311360e85df26e04a3)\n.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261009365495/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261009365495/en/)\n\nMEDIA CONTACT\n\nLisa Gates\n\nVice President, Marketing & Communications\n\n309-692-1000 x5438\n\nLisa.Gates@rlicorp.com (mailto:Lisa.Gates@rlicorp.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw6lB6M3a-20261009","title":"RLI Announces Leadership Promotions","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"RLI","created":"2026-10-09T20:05:00.137Z","tickers":["RLI"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"RLI Announces Leadership Promotions\n\nRLI Corp. (NYSE: RLI) today announced the promotion of four leaders, effective\nimmediately.\n\nKathleen Taylor Promoted to Vice President, Controller & Treasurer\n\nKathleen Taylor, Vice President, Accounting and Branch Operations, has been\npromoted to Vice President, Controller & Treasurer. In this expanded role,\nshe will oversee RLI’s Financial Accounting, Reinsurance Accounting, Tax\nAccounting and Treasury teams.\n\nTaylor joined RLI in 2002 as a Reinsurance Administrator and has since held\nseveral accounting and operations leadership roles, most recently serving as\nVice President, Accounting and Branch Operations. She has 30 years of\nexperience in accounting, finance and insurance. Taylor holds a bachelor’s\ndegree in accounting from Western Illinois University, is a certified public\naccountant and holds the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designation.\n\nKatie Kappes Promoted to Chief Administrative Officer\n\nKatie Kappes, Vice President, Human Resources, has been promoted to Chief\nAdministrative Officer. She will provide strategic leadership for key\ncorporate support functions, including Human Resources, Branch Operations,\nFacilities, Print & Mail and Corporate Secretary.\n\nKappes joined RLI in 2006 as a Compensation & Benefits Accountant and has\nsince held several human resources leadership roles, most recently serving as\nVice President, Human Resources. She has 24 years of experience in human\nresources and insurance. Kappes holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in\naccounting from Bradley University, is a certified public accountant and holds\nthe Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designation.\n\nAmy Braet Promoted to Vice President, Human Resources\n\nAmy Braet, Assistant Vice President, Talent Management, has been promoted to\nVice President, Human Resources. She will lead RLI’s Human Resources\norganization, with responsibility for talent strategy, organizational\ndevelopment and the employee experience.\n\nBraet joined RLI in 2005 as an intern and has since held roles of increasing\nresponsibility, most recently serving as Assistant Vice President, Talent\nManagement. She has 21 years of experience in human resources and the\ninsurance industry. Braet holds a bachelor’s degree and a Master of Business\nAdministration from Bradley University and holds the Professional in Human\nResources, Certified Compensation Professional and Certified Benefits\nProfessional designations.\n\nRoss Edwards Promoted to Vice President, Claim Counsel\n\nRoss Edwards, Assistant Vice President, Claim Counsel, has been promoted to\nVice President, Claim Counsel. In his new role, he will have executive\nleadership responsibility for and oversight of company claim-related\nlitigation.\n\nEdwards joined RLI in 2017 as Claim Manager and has since held several claim\nleadership roles, including Claim Director; Assistant Vice President, Claim;\nand Assistant Vice President, Claim Counsel. He has 18 years of experience in\nlaw and insurance claims. Edwards holds a bachelor’s degree from Indiana\nUniversity Bloomington and a Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law,\nIllinois Institute of Technology.\n\n“RLI has a long tradition of developing talented people and preparing proven\nleaders to take on greater responsibility,” said RLI Corp. President &\nCEO Craig Kliethermes. “Kathleen, Katie, Amy and Ross bring deep expertise,\na strong understanding of our business and culture, and the experience to\nsucceed in these new roles. Their leadership will help us build for the\nfuture, strengthen our organization and position RLI for continued success.”\n\nABOUT RLI\n\nRLI Corp. (NYSE: RLI) is a specialty insurer serving niche property, casualty\nand surety markets. The company provides deep underwriting expertise and\nsuperior service to commercial and personal lines customers nationwide.\nRLI’s products are offered through its insurance subsidiaries RLI Insurance\nCompany, Mt. Hawley Insurance Company and Contractors Bonding and Insurance\nCompany. All of RLI’s subsidiaries are rated A++ “Superior” by AM Best\nCompany. To learn more about RLI, visit www.rlicorp.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rlicorp.com&esheet=54619041&newsitemid=20261009365495&lan=en-US&anchor=www.rlicorp.com&index=1&md5=2b7447c73c7a70311360e85df26e04a3)\n.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261009365495/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261009365495/en/)\n\nMEDIA CONTACT\n\nLisa Gates\n\nVice President, Marketing & Communications\n\n309-692-1000 x5438\n\nLisa.Gates@rlicorp.com (mailto:Lisa.Gates@rlicorp.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-09T20:05:00.20852934Z","server_sent_at_ms":1791576300208},"received_at":"2026-10-09T20:05:00.364Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261009365495/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"154108","press_release_id":"165719","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Insurance","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"executive_change","narrative":"RLI Corp. promoted four internal leaders effective immediately, including Kathleen Taylor to VP, Controller & Treasurer and Katie Kappes to Chief Administrative Officer.\n\nThe promotions are upward path internal moves: Amy Braet becomes VP, Human Resources and Ross Edwards becomes VP, Claim Counsel, each with 18-30 years of experience at the company or in the industry.\n\nNo CEO or CFO change, strategy shift, or financial impact was disclosed; this is routine succession-building for the specialty insurer.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Routine internal leadership promotions at specialty insurer RLI -- no change to CEO/CFO or financials."},"keyFigures":{},"quotedText":"RLI has a long tradition of developing talented people and preparing proven leaders to take on greater responsibility","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Kathleen Taylor","role":"Vice President, Controller & Treasurer (promoted)"},{"name":"Katie Kappes","role":"Chief Administrative Officer (promoted)"},{"name":"Amy Braet","role":"Vice President, Human Resources (promoted)"},{"name":"Ross Edwards","role":"Vice President, Claim Counsel (promoted)"},{"name":"Craig Kliethermes","role":"President & CEO"},{"name":"Lisa Gates","role":"Vice President, Marketing & Communications"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"RLI Corp.","ticker":"RLI","relationship":"filer"},{"name":"RLI Insurance Company","relationship":"subsidiary"},{"name":"Mt. 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