Allianz SE (ALIZY) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Allianz's Second Quarter and Half Year 2026 Media Conference Call. Thank you very much for joining us today. My name is Frank Stoffel, Head of Financial Communications and Valuation Relations. I'm joined today by our Chief Executive Officer, Oliver Bate; our Chief Financial Officer, Claire-Marie Coste-Lepoutre; and our Head of Group Communications and Corporate Affairs, Lauren Day.

Before we go into the presentations, let me briefly cover the usual housekeeping items. We will answer all questions in english. However, if you feel more comfortable asking your questions in German, please feel free to do so. We will then repeat the question in english on the call.

If you are on an IP-based telephone, this may cause technical problems for you. If this is the case, please e-mail [email protected], and we can assist you with your setup or we can take your questions and ask it on your behalf.

Today's conference call is scheduled for 75 minutes. And as usual, we will answer your questions following our presentations by our CEO and our CFO.

With this, it is my pleasure to hand over to our CEO, Oliver Bate.

Thank you, Frank. Good morning, everyone. Thank you very much for your interest in Allianz 6 months and 2Q reports. I know we have a busy day today with lots of our