[ The transcript was presubmitted by Loews Corporation.
No live call was conducted for the first quarter earnings call.
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Good morning.
Loews reported very strong results in the second quarter but instead of reviewing the highlights of each business’s performance, I’m going to let our CFO Jane Wang provide those details so I can discuss the leadership transitions of which you may already be aware.
As you likely know, last month, Dino Robusto, the CEO of CNA Financial, announced his retirement effective December 31st, and the company’s current Global Head of Underwriting, Doug Worman, was selected by CNA’s Board to succeed Dino.
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