Globe Life Inc.

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Hello and welcome to Global Life Inc. second quarter earnings release call. My name is Laura and I will be your coordinator for today's event. Please note this call is being recorded and for the duration of the call your lines will be on listen only mode. However, you will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of the call. This can be done by pressing star 1 on your telephone keypad to register your questions. If you require assistance at any point, please press star zero and you will be connected to an operator. I will now hand you over to your host, Stephen Motar, Senior Director of Investor Relations, to begin today's conference. Thank you.