Conduit Holdings Limited (CRE) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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WEBVTT 00:00:00.807 -- 00:00:04.813 Good day, everyone, and welcome to Conduit's Q1 2026 00:00:04.813 -- 00:00:08.539 Trading Update. Thank you for joining us today. 00:00:08.539 -- 00:00:13.767 Joining me on the call are Neil Eckert, Chief Executive Officer, Elaine Whelan, 00:00:13.767 -- 00:00:19.155 Chief Financial Officer, and Stephen Possilwhite, Chief Underwriting Officer. 00:00:19.155 -- 00:00:23.479 Please note our disclaimer language on slide two. 00:00:23.662 -- 00:00:28.647 I will now turn the call over to our CEO, Neil Eckert. 00:00:28.870 -- 00:00:34.216 Thanks, Brett, and welcome, everyone. As mentioned on our 2025 results 00:00:34.216 -- 00:00:38.621 call, Stephen joined in January, and I'm delighted to have him with us today. 00:00:38.621 -- 00:00:40.082 As 00:00:40.082 -- 00:00:45.649 usual, today's update focuses on our top-line underwriting experience during the quarter 00:00:45.649 -- 00:00:50.814 and our view of the market, with Steve providing more details of each 00:00:50.814 -- 00:00:52.737 of our segments. 00:00:52.737 -- 00:00:56.921 Elaine will then cover the financial and investment highlights, including a review of 00:00:56.921 -- 00:00:59.942 our capital management strategy. 00:01:00.055 -- 00:01:05.440 In the first quarter of 2026, we continued to identify select areas for growth 00:01:05.440 -- 00:01:09.044 and increased growth premiums written by 4.9% 00:01:09.044 -- 00:01:14.249 over the prior year. Growth was again led by our casualty segment where 00:01:14.249 -- 00:01:18.152 risk adjusted pricing has remained stable. 00:01:18.152 -- 00:01:22.356 The quarter saw heightened volatility in investment markets following the outbreak of 00:01:22.356 -- 00:01:27.742 the conflict in the Middle East. Against this backdrop, we were pleased w...