Mary Skafidas | VP, IR & Corporate Communications |
James Tisch | President, CEO & Director |
David Edelson | SVP & CFO |
Robert Glasspiegel | Janney Montgomery Scott |
Joshua Shanker | Deutsche Bank |
Good morning. My name is Christy and I will be your conference operator today. At this time I would like to welcome everyone to the Loews Corporation Second Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers’ remarks there will be a question and answer session.