RLI promotes Cathy Martin to Vice President, E&S Excess Liability

RLI Insurance Company  announced the promotion of Cathy Martin to Vice President, E&S Excess Liability. In this role, Martin will assume executive leadership of RLI’s E&S Excess Liability business. She will also co-lead the RLI E&S Casualty Brokerage Group alongside Chris Hughs, Vice President, E&S General Liability.

“With nearly 40 years of industry experience, Cathy brings exceptional underwriting expertise and a proven record of leadership to her new role. She is widely respected for her strategic, solution-oriented approach and her ability to foster trusted partnerships with producers and colleagues alike. I am confident that Cathy, in partnership with Chris, will continue to deliver exceptional service, support and solutions for our E&S Casualty customers.” – RLI Corp. COO Jen Klobnak.

Cathy joined RLI in 2007 as Director, Underwriting, Specialty Programs, and has since held a variety of roles in both general and excess liability underwriting. She was promoted to Assistant Vice President, Casualty Underwriting in 2017. Prior to joining RLI, she held leadership positions at New World Insurance and The Center for E&S Insurance. Cathy holds the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designation and earned her bachelor’s degree in risk management and insurance from the University of Georgia Terry College of Business.