Donegal Group, Inc. (DGICA) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Good morning and thank you for joining us today. This morning, Donico Group issued its second quarter 2026 earnings release, outlining its results. The release and a supplemental investor presentation are available in the investor relations section of Donico's website at www.donicogroup.com. Please be advised that today's conference was pre-recorded and all participants are in listen-only mode. Speaking today will be President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Burke, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Miller, Chief Underwriting Officer Jeff Hay, Chief Operating Officer Dan DeLamater, and Chief Investment Officer Tony Viozzi. Please be aware that statements made during this call that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements and necessarily involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary materially. These factors can be found in Donald Group's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The company disclaims any obligation to update or publicly announce the results of any revisions that they may make to any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements. With that, it is my pleasure to turn it over to Mr. Kevin Burke. Kevin? Thank you and welcome, everyone. We are pleased to provide an update today on our quarterly results in ongoing business strategies and initiatives. We are pleased to report excellent underwriting results for the second quarter of 2026 that outperformed the second quarter of 2025, largely due to lower-than-average weather-related losses and despite the elevated impact of commercial fire losses during the quarter. We are especially pleased...