Aaron Jacoby | Vice President, Corporate Development |
Jon Michael | Chairman and CEO |
Craig Kliethermes | President and Chief Operating Officer |
Tom Brown | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Randy Binner | B. Riley FBR |
Christopher Campbell | KBW |
Jeff Schmitt | William Blair |
Bijan Moazami | Compass Point |
Mark Dwelle | RBC Capital Markets |
Good morning and welcome ladies and gentlemen to the RLI Corp. Fourth Quarter Earnings Teleconference. At this time, I would like to inform you that this conference is being recorded and that all participants are in a listen only mode. At the request of the Company, we will open the conference up for questions and answers after the presentation.
Before we get started, let me remind everyone that through the course of the teleconference, RLI Management may make comments that reflect their intentions, beliefs and expectations for the future.