Operator

Hello, and welcome to the Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Please note that this meeting is being recorded. The meeting is about to begin.

Andrew Robinson
Chairman of the Board & CEO

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Will the meeting please come to order? Thank you. I'd like to welcome you to the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of Skyward Group. I'm Andrew Robinson, Chairman and CEO.

We're pleased to have with us here today, Mark Haushill, our Chief Financial Officer; Patricia Ryan, our Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary; Taryn McHarg, our Deputy Chief Financial Officer. Also in attendance are our Board of Directors, our global leadership team, and representatives from Ernst & Young.

I'd like to introduce Patricia Ryan, who will serve as the Inspector of Elections for today's proceedings. She will establish that the meeting has been duly called and that a quorum is present. As inspector, she has taken and signed an oath to faithfully execute these duties with strict impartiality and according to the best of her abilities.

I'd now like to call the meeting to order. Today, we will consider the 3 business items on the agenda. We will present each of the business items one at a time, then pause briefly for voting before we close the polls. We'll then announce the results.

If you've already voted your shares and do not wish to change your vote, no further action is required. If you have not yet voted or would like to change your vote, you may do so by clicking the Vote