Craig Kliethermes is President & Chief Executive Officer of RLI Corp (RLI). The company reported total compensation of $7,691,732 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $677,596 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $0 |
| Option awards | $831,805 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $6,075,319 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | — |
| All other compensation | $107,012 |
| Total | $7,691,732 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure RLI Corp filed March 26, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-035213.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President & Chief Executive Officer | $677,596 | $0 | $0 | $831,805 | $6,075,319 | — | $107,012 | $7,691,732 |
| FY2024 | President & Chief Executive Officer | $671,731 | $0 | $0 | $937,535 | $4,912,353 | $0 | $94,492 | $6,616,111 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $650,000 | — | $0 | $626,025 | $3,811,008 | — | $98,419 | $5,185,452 |
| FY2022 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $648,942 | $0 | $0 | $1,603,500 | $2,513,571 | — | $80,767 | $4,846,780 |
| FY2021 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $538,000 | $0 | $0 | $499,240 | $3,704,994 | — | $61,197 | $4,803,431 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for RLI Corp.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $7,141,228 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $550,505 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 58th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 12 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group RLI Corp discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Kliethermes this page | President & Chief Executive Officer | $7,691,732 |
| Jennifer Klobnak | Chief Operating Officer | $5,161,917 |
| Todd Bryant | Chief Financial Officer | $3,801,633 |
| Aaron Diefenthaler | Chief Investment Officer & Treasurer | $1,244,823 |
| Jeffrey Fick | Chief Legal Officer | $1,110,003 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full RLI Corp compensation brief.
Craig Kliethermes's compensation sits inside RLI Corp's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.