Operator
Good morning, and welcome to the Principal Financial Group's Second Quarter Financial Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]
I would now like to turn the conference call over to John Egan, Vice President of Investor Relations.
John Egan --
Vice President of Investor Relations
Thank you, and good morning. Welcome to Principal Financial Group's Second Quarter 2021 Conference Call. As always, materials related to today's call are available on our website at principal.com/investor. Following the reading of the safe harbor provision, CEO, Dan Houston; and CFO, Deanna Strable, will deliver some prepared remarks, then we will open up the call for questions. Available for the Q&A session include: Renee Schaaf, Retirement and Income Solutions; Pat Halter, Global Asset Management; and Amy Friedrich, U.S. Insurance Solutions.