Julie LaFollette | Director of Investor Relations |
John Matovina | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Ted Johnson | Chief Financial Officer |
Ronald Grensteiner | President, American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company |
Randolph Binner | B. Riley FBR, Inc. |
Erik Bass | Autonomous Research LLP |
Ryan Krueger | Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods, Inc. |
Daniel Bergman | Citigroup Inc. |
John Barnidge | Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P. |
Alexander Scott | Goldman Sachs Group Inc. |
John Nadel | UBS Investment Bank |
Marcos Holanda | Raymond James & Associates, Inc. |
Pablo Singzon | JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
Mark Hughes | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. |
Hello and welcome to the American Equity Investment Life Holding Company's Second Quarter 2019 Conference Call.
At this time, for opening remarks and introductions, I will turn the call over to Julie LaFollette, Coordinator of Investor Relations.
You may begin.
Thank you. Good morning and welcome to American Equity Investment Life Holding Company's conference call to discuss second quarter 2019 earnings.