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Aetna, Aflac, WellPoint rise following earnings releases

 Oct 29, 2009 08:30 PM UTC
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Filed under: Earnings reports, Aetna Inc (AET), AFLAC Inc (AFL), MetLife Inc. (MET)

Even as the battle over health care reform rages on Capitol Hill, we are seeing a flurry of third quarter reports from insurers.


Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) reported Thursday that its third-quarter profit rose 18% from a year ago to $308.2 million, or $0.69 per share, topping Wall Street's expectations. Revenue came in at $8.72 billion, versus the consensus of $8.68 billion. Aetna also said share repurchases totaled 3.9 million at a cost of $114 million in the third quarter of 2009.

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