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Excess Liability Insurance
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Excess Liability Insurance

Excess liability insurance provides business liability protection over scheduled underlying coverages.

RLI excess liability specialists understand there is an underwriting solution to every risk. Our underwriters have proven experience that enables them to respond quickly to the unique business demands of the industries and customers they serve.

Crafting business insurance solutions to highly specialized risks

RLI’s focused product management philosophy assures our team of highly skilled underwriters concentrate on the products they know best. This philosophy is especially important when the product is as complicated, and as highly specialized, as an excess liability insurance policy. 

Clients find our pricing, the quality of our service, and the creativity of our underwriters to be a welcome change from the norm. They know they can count on us for solutions to exceptionally difficult market challenges. When you’re faced with placing excess liability insurance coverage requiring the expertise of underwriting specialists, give RLI a call. Together, we’ll find a solution, every time.

  • Competitive pricing
  • Personal relationships
  • Standard-setting service
  • 15-day policy issuance turnaround 
Coverage Amounts

RLI offers commercial insurance coverage of up to $10 million per occurrence and $10 million aggregate.

Geographic Availability

RLI's commercial insurance liability policies are available in all 50 states, with wholesale brokers located throughout the United States.

Coverage Available Over:
  • General liability
  • Product liability
  • Automobile liability
  • Employers liability
  • Liquor liability
  • Other miscellaneous liability coverages

Contact Us

Are you looking for liability insurance coverage for your business? Please contact your insurance broker or agent for more information about a policy from RLI.

Are you a surplus lines licensed wholesale broker interested in becoming appointed to offer RLI casualty products? Learn More

If you are an insurance producer and would like additional information about RLI’s excess liability insurance, please contact an underwriter in an office near you.

Underwriters

Atlanta
3655 North Point Parkway
Preston Ridge I, Suite 400
Alpharetta, GA 30005
P: 
770-754-0100
F: 
770-754-0111

Dennis Drees

VP, Underwriting
P: 
770-754-0100 ext. 2327
Dennis.Drees@rlicorp.com

John Hodge Jr.

Senior Underwriter
P: 
770-754-0100 ext. 2348
John.HodgeJr@rlicorp.com
Dallas
222 West Las Colinas Blvd.
Suite 2100N
Irving, TX 75039
P: 
972-481-1034

Sharon Lytle

Senior Underwriter
P: 
972-481-1034 ext. 1345
Sharon.Lytle@rlicorp.com
Hartford
200 N. Glastonbury Blvd.
Suite 301
Glastonbury, CT 06033
P: 
860-652-3044
F: 
860-652-3046

Adana Durse

Sr. Underwriter
P: 
860-652-3044 ext. 1508
Adana.Durse@rlicorp.com

Robert Hartje

AVP, Underwriting
P: 
860-652-3044 ext. 1524
Robert.Hartje@rlicorp.com

Kevin McGann

Senior Underwriter
P: 
860-652-3044 ext. 1513
Kevin.McGann@rlicorp.com

Ray Snow

Sr. Underwriter
P: 
860-652-3044 ext. 1506
Ray.Snow@rlicorp.com

David Youngberg

Director, Underwriting
P: 
860-652-3044 ext. 1523
David.Youngberg@rlicorp.com

Robert Zambrello

Director, Underwriting
P: 
860-652-3044 ext. 1529
Robert.Zambrello@rlicorp.com
Los Angeles
801 S. Figueroa St.
Suite 900
Los Angeles, CA 90017
P: 
213-683-0838
F: 
213-683-0836

Lupe Guerrero

Director, Underwriting
P: 
213-683-0838 ext. 2025
Lupe.Guerrero@rlicorp.com

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Atlanta
3655 North Point Parkway
Preston Ridge I, Suite 400
Alpharetta, GA 30005
P: 
770-754-0100
F: 
770-754-0111

Dennis Drees

VP, Underwriting
P: 
770-754-0100 ext. 2327
Dennis.Drees@rlicorp.com

John Hodge Jr.

Senior Underwriter
P: 
770-754-0100 ext. 2348
John.HodgeJr@rlicorp.com
Dallas
222 West Las Colinas Blvd.
Suite 2100N
Irving, TX 75039
P: 
972-481-1034

Sharon Lytle

Senior Underwriter
P: 
972-481-1034 ext. 1345
Sharon.Lytle@rlicorp.com
Hartford
200 N. Glastonbury Blvd.
Suite 301
Glastonbury, CT 06033
P: 
860-652-3044
F: 
860-652-3046

Adana Durse

Sr. Underwriter
P: 
860-652-3044 ext. 1508
Adana.Durse@rlicorp.com

Robert Hartje

AVP, Underwriting
P: 
860-652-3044 ext. 1524
Robert.Hartje@rlicorp.com

Kevin McGann

Senior Underwriter
P: 
860-652-3044 ext. 1513
Kevin.McGann@rlicorp.com

Ray Snow

Sr. Underwriter
P: 
860-652-3044 ext. 1506
Ray.Snow@rlicorp.com

David Youngberg

Director, Underwriting
P: 
860-652-3044 ext. 1523
David.Youngberg@rlicorp.com

Robert Zambrello

Director, Underwriting
P: 
860-652-3044 ext. 1529
Robert.Zambrello@rlicorp.com
Los Angeles
801 S. Figueroa St.
Suite 900
Los Angeles, CA 90017
P: 
213-683-0838
F: 
213-683-0836

Lupe Guerrero

Director, Underwriting
P: 
213-683-0838 ext. 2025
Lupe.Guerrero@rlicorp.com

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