Kemper Corporation (KMPR) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Kemper's first quarter 2026 earnings conference call. My name is Mark, and I will be your coordinator today. At this time, all participants are in listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session, and instruction will follow at that time. As a reminder, this conference call is being recorded for replay purposes. I would now like to introduce your host to this conference call, Michael Marinaccio, Kemper's Vice President of Corporate Development and Investor Relations. Mr. Marinaccio, you may begin. Thank you, operator. Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to Kemper's discussion of our first quarter 2026 results. This afternoon, you'll hear from Tom Evans, Kemper's interim CEO, Brad Camden, Kemper's executive vice president and chief financial officer, Matt Hunton, Kemper's executive vice president and president of Kemper Auto, and Chris Flint, Kemper's executive vice president and president of Kemper Life. We'll make a few opening remarks to provide context around our first quarter results, followed by a Q&A session. During the interactive portion of the call, our presenters will be joined by John Buscelli, Kemper's Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer. After the markets closed today, we issued our earnings release, filed our Form 10-Q with the SEC, and published our earnings presentation and financial supplement. You can find these documents in the Investors section of our website, Kemper.com. Our discussion today may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, the company's outlook on its future results of operation and financial cond...