OR NEGATE THE PARTICIPANT'S OR
BENEFICIARY'S RIGHTS WITH RESPECT
TO SUCH BENEFITS.
ANY SUCH TERMINATION WILL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 409A.
ARTICLE 9
MISCELLANEOUS
9.1.
EFFECT ON OTHER PLANS.
THIS PLAN SHALL NOT
ALTER, ENLARGE OR DIMINISH ANY PERSON'S RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS UNDER ANY OTHER
BENEFIT PLAN MAINTAINED BY RLI OR ANY AFFILIATE.
9.2.
EFFECT ON SERVICE.
NEITHER THE TERMS OF THIS
PLAN NOR THE BENEFITS HEREUNDER NOR THE CONTINUANCE THEREOF SHALL BE A TERM OF
THE SERVICE OF ANY DIRECTOR.
RLI SHALL NOT BE OBLIGED TO CONTINUE THE PLAN.
THE TERMS OF THIS PLAN SHALL NOT GIVE ANY DIRECTOR THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE SERVING
AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD, NOR SHALL IT CREATE ANY OBLIGATION ON THE PART OF THE
BOARD TO NOMINATE ANY DIRECTOR FOR REELECTION BY RLI'S STOCKHOLDERS.
9.3.
DISQUALIFICATION.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
PROVISION OF THE PLAN OR ANY DESIGNATION MADE UNDER THE PLAN, ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO
FELONIOUSLY AND INTENTIONALLY KILLS A PARTICIPANT SHALL BE DEEMED FOR ALL
PURPOSES OF THE PLAN AND ALL ELECTIONS AND DESIGNATIONS MADE UNDER THE PLAN TO
HAVE DIED BEFORE SUCH PARTICIPANT.
A FINAL JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION OF FELONIOUS
AND INTENTIONAL KILLING IS CONCLUSIVE FOR THIS PURPOSE.
IN THE ABSENCE OF A
CONVICTION OF FELONIOUS AND INTENTIONAL KILLING, RLI SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER THE
KILLING WAS FELONIOUS AND INTENTIONAL FOR THIS PURPOSE.
9.4.
RULES OF DOCUMENT CONSTRUCTION.
WHENEVER
APPROPRIATE, WORDS USED HEREIN IN THE SINGULAR MAY BE READ IN THE PLURAL, OR
WORDS USED HEREIN IN THE PLURAL MAY BE READ IN THE SINGULAR; AND THE WORDS
"HEREOF," "HEREIN" OR "HEREUNDER" OR OTHER SIMILAR COMPOUNDS OF THE WORD "HERE"
SHALL MEAN AND REFER TO THE ENTIRE PLAN AND NOT TO ANY PARTICULAR ARTICLE,
SECTION OR PARAGRAPH OF THE PLAN UNLESS THE CONTEXT CLEARLY INDICATES TO THE
CONTRARY.
THE TITLES GIVEN TO THE VARIOUS ARTICLES AND SECTIONS OF THE PLAN ARE
INSERTED FOR CONVENIENCE OF REFERENCE ONLY AND ARE NOT PART OF THE PLAN, AND
THEY SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING THE PURPOSE, MEANING OR INTENT OF
ANY PROVISION HEREOF.
WRITTEN NOTIFICATION UNDER THE PLAN SHALL INCLUDE SUCH
OTHER METHODS (FOR EXAMPLE, FACSIMILE OR E-MAIL) AS RLI, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION,
MAY AUTHORIZE FROM TIME TO TIME.
9.5.
REFERENCES TO LAWS.
ANY REFERENCE IN THE PLAN
TO A STATUTE SHALL BE CONSIDERED ALSO TO MEAN AND REFER TO THE APPLICABLE
REGULATIONS FOR THAT STATUTE. ANY REFERENCE IN THE PLAN TO A STATUTE OR
REGULATION SHALL BE CONSIDERED ALSO TO MEAN AND REFER TO ANY SUBSEQUENT
AMENDMENT OR REPLACEMENT OF THAT STATUTE OR REGULATION.
9.6.
CHOICE OF LAW.
THE PLAN HAS BEEN EXECUTED IN
THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AND HAS BEEN DRAWN IN CONFORMITY TO THE LAWS OF THAT STATE
AND SHALL, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT FEDERAL LAW IS CONTROLLING, BE CONSTRUED
AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (WITHOUT
REGARD TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES).
9.7.
BINDING EFFECT.
THE PLAN SHALL BE BINDING UPON
AND INURE TO THE BENEFIT