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Article: CIGNA'S Second Quarter 1997 Results; Operating Income Shows Steady Growth; Operating EPS Up 10%
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- July 30, 1997
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PHILADELPHIA, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- CIGNA Corporation (NYSE: CI) today reported second quarter 1997 operating income(A) of $270 million, or $3.61 per share, versus $252 million, or $3.28 per share, reported in the second quarter of 1996. For the first half of 1997, operating income was $530 million or $7.10 per share, versus $471 million, or $6.13 per share, for 1996.
"We are pleased with the continued earnings growth which reflects strength in all of our major business segments. I remain confident that in spite of strong competition throughout the insurance industry we will see continued improvement. We also believe that the recent Healthsource ...