Aviva Plc U/Adr (AVVIY) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Okay. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us today for our half year results presentation. I'm gonna start by sharing a few key highlights before Charlotte takes you through the results in more detail. Then we'll cover why we are so confident in Aviva's long term potential. And as always, we will open for questions. So let me begin with the key messages. Aviva has delivered another excellent performance in in our first half of twenty twenty six, once again extending our track record of strong profitable growth. We continue to accelerate towards 75% capital light, unlocking the potential of Direct Line and building further momentum in our number one wealth business. All of this underpins our confidence in delivering the ambitious three year targets. And diversified model the is a key enabler for long term success, which is why I am equally confident in our ability to sustain strong earnings growth well beyond 2028. Now let's get to the results. As you can see, it's been a great first half. Operating profit is up 24% with strong double digit growth in operating earnings per share. And we are driving higher returns with IFRS return on equity above 20%. For shareholders, we completed the latest share buyback last month. And today, we are announcing an interim dividend of 14p per share, up 7%. We are also stepping up for our 25,000,000 customers. We're serving more of their needs than ever and delivering a fantastic customer experience. These results reflect strong delivery right across our business and our excellent progress on Direct Line. Behind every number in these results is a colleague making a difference for customers. I've been really fortunate to work with many talented teams throughout my career, and I genuinely believe that Aviva has the best peo...