Great-West Lifeco Inc. (GWO) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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Hello everyone and thank you for standing by and welcome to Great West's first quarter 2026 results conference call. As a reminder, all participants are in a listen-only mode and the conference is being recorded today. After the presentation, there will be an opportunity for analysts to ask questions. To join the question queue, you may press star and then one on your telephone keypad. Should you need assistance during the conference, you may signal an operator by pressing star then zero. It is now my pleasure to turn the conference call over to Mr. Shubha Khan, Senior Vice President and Head of Investor Relations at Great West. Welcome, sir. Thank you, Jim. Hello, everyone, and thank you for joining the call to discuss our first quarter financial results. Before we start, please note that a link to our live webcast and materials for this call have been posted on our website at greatwestlifeco.com under the Investor Relations tab. Turning to slide two, I'd like to draw your attention to the cautionary language regarding the use of forward-looking statements which form part of today's remarks. And please refer to the appendix for a note on the use of non-IFRS financial measures and important notes on adjustments, terms, and definitions used in this presentation. And turning to slide three, I'd like to introduce today's call participants. Joining us today are David Harney, our president and CEO, John Nielsen, our group CFO, Ed Murphy, President and CEO Empower. Fabrice Morin, President and CEO Canada. Lindsay Ricks-Broom, CEO Europe. Jeff Poulin, CEO Capital and Risk Solutions. Linda Kerrigan, our appointed actuary. And John Melvin, our Chief Investment Officer. We will begin with prepared remarks followed by Q&A. With that, I'll turn the call over to David. Thanks, Hu...