MetLife, Inc. (MET) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the MetLife second quarter 2026 conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a question and answer session. Instructions will be given at that time. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. Before we get started, I refer you to the cautionary note about forward-looking statements in yesterday's earnings release and to risk factors discussed in MetLife's SEC filings. With that, I will now turn the call over to John Hall, Treasurer and Head of Investor Relations. Thank you, Operator, and good morning, everyone. We appreciate you joining MetLife's second quarter 2026 call. Before we begin, I direct your attention to the information on non-GAAP measures on the Investor Relations section of MetLife.com in our earnings release in our quarterly financial supplement, and in our earnings call and investor presentations, which you should review. On the call today are Michel Khalaf, President and Chief Executive Officer, and John McCallion, Chief Financial Officer and Head of MetLife Investment Management. Also available to participate in the discussion are other members of senior management. This morning, John McCallion will speak to the earnings call presentation we released last night. The deck is available on our website. An appendix to the deck features disclosures, gap reconciliations, and other information which you should also review. After prepared remarks, we will have a Q&A session, which will end promptly at the top of the hour. As a reminder, please limit yourself to one question and one follow-up. Now to Michel. Thank you, John, and good morning, everyone. This was an outstanding quarter and another clear demonstration of how our new frontier s...