Helvetia Baloise Holding AG (HLVTY) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Helvetia Baloise Holding AG ( HLVTY ) Q2 2026 Earnings Call September 17, 2026 5:00 AM EDT Company Participants Peter Eliot - Head of Investor Relations Fabian Rupprecht - Group Chief Executive Officer Matthias Henny - Group Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Farooq Hanif - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Iain Pearce - BNP Paribas, Research Division Farquhar Murray - Autonomous Research US LP Michael Huttner - Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG, Research Division Nasib Ahmed - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Batikan Kaya - Kepler Cheuvreux, Research Division Anne-Chantal Risold - Octavian AG, Research Division Presentation Operator Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Helvetia Baloise Half Year Results 2026 conference call and live webcast. I am Valentina, the Chorus Call operator. [Operator Instructions] The conference is being recorded. [Operator Instructions] At this time, it is my pleasure to hand over to Peter Eliot, Head of Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Peter Eliot Head of Investor Relations Thank you very much. Good morning, everybody, and welcome to Helvetia Baloise’s conference call on our 2026 half-year results. On today's call, we have our Group CEO, Fabian Rupprecht, and our Group CFO, Matthias Henny. Fabian will start by giving you an update on our strategy and progress since the Capital Markets Day, before Matthias will then take you through the numbers of the half-year results in more detail. There will then be an opportunity for Q&A. With that, let me hand over to Fabian. Fabian Rupprecht Group Chief Executive Officer Thank you, Peter, and good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for joining us today for our first half-year results presentation as Helvetia Baloise. Five months ago at our Capital Markets Day, we presented our strategy, our financial ambitions, and our priorities for the integration period. Today, I am pleased to report that we have made a very strong start. The half-year results reflect high profitability, excellent margins, and continued