Unum Group (UNM) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Thank you for standing by. My name is Kate and I'll be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Unum Group Q2 2026 earnings conference call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speaker's remarks, there will be a question and answer session. If you would like to ask a question during this time, simply press star followed by the number one on your telephone keypad. If you would like to withdraw your question, press star one again. Thank you. I would now like to turn the call over to Matt Rial, Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Thank you and good morning. Welcome to Unum Group's second quarter 2026 earnings call. Please note, today's call may include forward-looking statements and actual results may differ materially, and we are not obligated to update any of these statements. Please refer to our earnings release and our periodic filings with the SEC for a brief description of factors that could cause actual results to differ from expected results. Yesterday afternoon, we released our second quarter earnings results and financial supplement. Those materials are available on the investor section of our website. Also, please note, as usual, references made today to cooperation sales and premium, including Unum International, are presented on a constant currency basis for improved comparability period to period. Participating in this morning's conference call are Unum's President and CEO, Rick McKinney, and CFO, Steve Zabel. Following the remarks from Rick and Steve, additional members of management will participate in Q&A, including Chris Pyne, who leads our group benefits business, Mark Till, who oversees Unum International, and Steve Jones, who we welcome for his first earnings cal...