Manulife Financial Corporation (MFC) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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Thank you for standing by. This is the conference operator. Welcome to the Manulife Financial Corporation first quarter 2026 results conference call. As a reminder, all participants are in a listen-only mode and the conference is being recorded. After the presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. To join the question queue, you may press star then one on your telephone keypad. You will hear a toad acknowledging your request. Should you need assistance during the conference call, you may reach an operator by pressing star, then zero. I would now like to turn the conference over to Mr. Hung Ko, Global Head of Treasury and Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Thank you. Welcome to Manual Life's earnings conference call to discuss our first quarter 2026 financial and operating results. Our earnings materials, including a webcast slide for today's call, are available in the Investor Relations section of our website at manuallife.com. Before we start, please refer to slide 2 for a caution on forward-looking statements and slide 33 for a note on a non-GAAP and other financial measures used in this presentation. Please note that certain material factors assumptions apply in making forward-looking statements, and actual results may differ materially from what is stated. Turning to slide 4, we'll begin today's presentation with Phil Withington, our President and Chief Executive Officer, who will provide a highlight of our first quarter 2026 results and a strategic update. Following Phil, Colin Simpson, our Chief Financial Officer, will discuss the company's financial and operating results in more detail. After their prepared remarks, we move to the live Q&A portion of the call. With that, I'd like to turn the call over to Phil. Thanks, Hung, and thank you, e...