By Andrew Hawkins We took a look at 7 companies that are offering attractive dividends. These companies are in good positions to see growth and will help any portfolio see exceptional yields. RLI Corporation (RLI): RLI Corp. is a specialty insurance provider operating in 3 main segments. The 3 segments include casualty, property, and surety. The casualty segment specializes in providing general liability coverage to commercial issuers. The property segment offers coverage of property and also provides unique insurance such as natural disaster and fire coverage. The surety segment offers bonds and writes commercial and small contract surety coverage. It also offers fidelity and crime coverage for certain financial institutions. RLI has locations in all 50 states and has been profitable for the past 15 consecutive years. RLI recently raised the quarterly dividend for Q2 2011 to $0.30 from $0.29 in Q1. With a current trading price of about $60, the annual dividend yield is 2%. RLI is interesting to look at because late in 2010 they issued a special cash dividend on top of their typical quarterly dividend. This special dividend was $7.00 and helped RLI produce a 15.5% annual dividend yield for 2010. This atypical cash dividend may…
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