NU Online News Service, March 15, 2005, 3:30 p.m. EST
U.S. life and health insurers did well during the first 3 quarters of 2004.[@@]
Insurers’ total profits climbed to $25.7 billion during that period, up 42% from the total for the comparable period in 2003, according to researchers at Weiss Ratings Inc., Jupiter, Fla.