W.R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us and welcome to the W.R. Berkley Corporation second quarter 2026 earnings call. This conference call is being recorded. After today's prepared remarks, we will host a question and answer session. If you would like to ask a question, please raise your hand. If you have dialed in today's call, please press star one to raise your hand. and Star1 to withdraw your question. The speakers' remarks may contain forward-looking statements. Some of the forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words, including, without limitation, beliefs, expects, or estimates. We caution you that such forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by us that the future plans, estimates, or expectations contemplated by us will in fact be achieved. Please refer to our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and other filing made with SEC for a description of the business environment in which we operate and the important factors that may materially affect our results. W.R. Berkley Corporation is not under any obligation and expressly disclaims any such obligation to update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. I would like to turn the call over to Mr. Rob Berkley. Please go ahead, sir. Thank you very much, and let me echo your welcome to all participants. Thank you for finding time in your schedule to join us today. So I'm joined on this end of the phone by Rich Baio and we're going to follow our typical agenda where momentarily Rich is going to walk us through some highlights from the quarter. I will then follow with a few of my own observations and then the two of us will be available to answer any ...