NU Online News Service, Jan. 12, 2005, 4:33 p.m. EST
A life insurance industry analyst predicts life insurer profits for the fourth quarter of 2004 will be slightly higher than expected.[@@]
Results should be better because stock prices were up in the fourth quarter and mortality trends were favorable, according to Andrew Kligerman, a securities analyst with UBS Securities L.L.C., New York.