Kieran Chigi
UBS Analyst
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Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG) Q2 2026 Earnings Call
Insurance Australia Group Limited (ASX: IAG) Q2 2026 earnings conference call, held 2026-02-11. Replay captured from the company's public earnings webcast.
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WEBVTT 00:00:01.769 -- 00:00:07.176 Well good morning everyone and welcome to our first half financial results presentation. 00:00:07.176 -- 00:00:11.462 I'm joined here today by our Chief Financial Officer William McDonnell and members of 00:00:11.462 -- 00:00:14.025 the group leadership team of IIG. 00:00:14.025 -- 00:00:19.572 And we're holding this briefing in IIG Sydney offices on the lands of the Gadigal people. 00:00:19.572 -- 00:00:23.658 We acknowledge the traditional owners of country throughout Australia and we recognise 00:00:23.658 -- 00:00:28.284 their continuing connections to lands, waters and the communities. 00:00:28.284 -- 00:00:32.867 And I pay my respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. 00:00:33.427 -- 00:00:38.191 My key call-outs this half are the resilience of our business and our confidence for 00:00:38.191 -- 00:00:43.576 the future. The headline profit is a strong outcome and demonstrates our underwriting 00:00:43.576 -- 00:00:48.901 discipline and ability to absorb the seasonal weather impacts that we've experienced, 00:00:48.901 -- 00:00:52.704 of course, by putting our purpose into action. 00:00:52.704 -- 00:00:57.709 Our on-growth outcomes were good across the majority of our portfolios, particularly 00:00:57.709 -- 00:01:03.312 in retail, where the underlying growth across Australia and New Zealand is around 4%. 00:01:03.312 -- 00:01:09.202 We've maintained our focus on pricing discipline, and this is delivering results. 00:01:09.202 -- 00:01:15.113 Our strong, stable earnings funded the RACQ acquisition from organic capital generation, 00:01:15.113 -- 00:01:21.521 and we're in a position to announce an on-market share buyback today of up to $200 million. 00:01:21.588 -- 00:01:26.858 The outlook is strong. We're forecasting...