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      <title>Protective Life Increases Dividend - Analyst Blog</title>
      <description>Life insurer  Protective Life Corp.  (  PL  ) has announced an 11% increase in its quarterly dividend. The new dividend of 20 cents per share will be paid on Jun 10, 2013 to share owners of&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nasdaq/symbols/~4/TL_qz7bXyOE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 23:28:43 Z</pubDate>
      <a10:updated>2013-05-16T20:31:51Z</a10:updated>
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      <title>Sun Life Posts Improved Earnings - Analyst Blog</title>
      <description>Canadian life insurer,  Sun Life Financial Inc  . (  SLF  ) announced first-quarter 2013 net operating earnings $444 million (C$448 million), improving 2.5% over first quarter 2012.    Sun Life&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nasdaq/symbols/~4/LQ_B0AuNC_8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 19:50:01 Z</pubDate>
      <a10:updated>2013-05-10T17:28:10Z</a10:updated>
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      <title>Protective Life Lags EPS Ests, Beats Revs - Analyst Blog</title>
      <description>Protective Life Corp.  (  PL  ) reported first-quarter 2013 net operating earnings of 89 cents per share, falling short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 93 cents. Earnings also declined&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nasdaq/symbols/~4/5Hx1URJxsB4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 02:25:21 Z</pubDate>
      <a10:updated>2013-05-08T23:25:43Z</a10:updated>
      <author>Zacks Equity Research</author>
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      <title>Manulife Financial's Earnings Improve - Analyst Blog</title>
      <description>Canadian life insurer,  Manulife Financial Corp.  (  MFC  ) reported first-quarter 2013 net income of approximately $536 million (C$540 million), declining from $1.2 billion (C$1.2 billion) in&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nasdaq/symbols/~4/OyJ0M5lQDO8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 02:23:01 Z</pubDate>
      <a10:updated>2013-05-08T23:26:41Z</a10:updated>
      <author>Zacks Equity Research</author>
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      <nasdaq:tickers>RGA</nasdaq:tickers>
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      <title>Visa's Earnings Shine, Raises Outlook - Analyst Blog</title>
      <description>Visa Inc.  's (  V  ) fiscal second-quarter  (ended Mar 31, 2013) operating earnings of $1.92 per Class A common  share were modestly ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.81.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nasdaq/symbols/~4/LMdPyvFZATU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 17:58:38 Z</pubDate>
      <a10:updated>2013-05-02T13:58:43Z</a10:updated>
      <author>Zacks Equity Research</author>
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      <title>ICE's 1Q Earnings Beat Est, Weak YoY - Analyst Blog</title>
      <description>IntercontinentalExchange Inc.  's (  ICE  ) first-quarter 2013 operating earnings of $2.03 per share comfortably surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.98 but were only a penny higher&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nasdaq/symbols/~4/h1HQP-rC9l8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 00:48:52 Z</pubDate>
      <a10:updated>2013-05-01T21:51:00Z</a10:updated>
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      <title>Genworth Beats Earnings Estimates - Analyst Blog</title>
      <description>Genworth Financial Inc.  (  GNW  ) reported first-quarter 2013 net operating income of 30 cents per share. The result surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 27 cents and was much above year&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nasdaq/symbols/~4/hDSNabGQRfI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 21:26:01 Z</pubDate>
      <a10:updated>2013-05-01T18:50:15Z</a10:updated>
      <author>Mark Vickery</author>
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      <title>RGA Beats on Earnings and Revenue - Analyst Blog</title>
      <description>Reinsurance Group of America Inc.  (  RGA  ) reported first  quarter 2013 operating earnings of $1.65 per share, exceeding the  Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.61 per share. Results were also&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nasdaq/symbols/~4/7-esmva0Mrc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:04:01 Z</pubDate>
      <a10:updated>2013-04-26T18:27:59Z</a10:updated>
      <author>Zacks Equity Research</author>
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      <title>StanCorp Beats Earnings Est., Lags Rev - Analyst Blog</title>
      <description>StanCorp Financial Group Inc.  (  SFG  ) reported first quarter 2013 operating earnings of $1.07 per share, which exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 33.8%. Results were also 35.4%&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nasdaq/symbols/~4/HrPT9yo7OXk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:55:01 Z</pubDate>
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      <title>Unum Reiterated at Neutral - Analyst Blog</title>
      <description>We have retained our Neutral recommendation on  Unum Group  (  UNM  ). Overall growth in premium income and favorable expense management will likely be offset by soft results in the Unum&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nasdaq/symbols/~4/VS6B64Uvt28" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:11:52 Z</pubDate>
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      <title>Genworth Capital Plan Approved - Analyst Blog</title>
      <description>Genworth Financial Inc.  (  GNW  ) announced that it has gained approval for implementation of its U.S. Mortgage Insurance Capital Plan. The plan was previously announced in Jan 2013 to reduce&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nasdaq/symbols/~4/lXOENfJ6aEU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:20:12 Z</pubDate>
      <a10:updated>2013-04-02T20:21:38Z</a10:updated>
      <author>Rageshree Bose</author>
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      <title>StanCorp Financial Downgraded - Analyst Blog</title>
      <description>On Mar 15, we downgraded our recommendation on  StanCorp Financial Group Inc  . (  SFG  ) to Neutral based on higher group insurance benefit ratio and lower premiums. This life insurer&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nasdaq/symbols/~4/-KLdLyxKP3c" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:45:49 Z</pubDate>
      <a10:updated>2013-03-15T21:47:58Z</a10:updated>
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      <title>Rating  Action on Torchmark - Analyst Blog</title>
      <description>Rating agency Fitch Ratings has confirmed the insurer default rating (IDR) at 'A-' and insurer financial strength (IFS)  at 'A+' of  Torchmark Corp.  (  TMK  ) and its insurance&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nasdaq/symbols/~4/i3zZPJHdqDg" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:40:01 Z</pubDate>
      <a10:updated>2013-02-20T20:49:48Z</a10:updated>
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      <title>Sun Life Reverses Prior-Year Loss - Analyst Blog</title>
      <description>The Canadian life insurer  Sun Life Financial Inc.  (  SLF  ) announced operating earnings $457.1 million (C$453 million), compared to an operating loss of $216 million (C$221 million) in the&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nasdaq/symbols/~4/YY4PWnjJIo4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:31:01 Z</pubDate>
      <a10:updated>2013-02-19T21:50:13Z</a10:updated>
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      <nasdaq:tickers>LNC</nasdaq:tickers>
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      <title>Protective Life Beats Estimates  - Analyst Blog</title>
      <description>Protective Life Corp.  (  PL  ) reported operating earnings of 98 cents per share ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 88 cents per share. Earnings also came in a penny more than earnings&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nasdaq/symbols/~4/-D_1e6KpruY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:30:01 Z</pubDate>
      <a10:updated>2013-02-11T20:48:25Z</a10:updated>
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