An increase in derivatives income helped third-quarter earnings at FBL Financial Group Inc. during the third quarter.
FBL, West Des Moines, Iowa, is reporting $21 million in net income for the latest quarter on $232 million in revenue, up from $17 million in net income on $187 million in revenue for the third quarter of 2005.
Derivatives income increased to $29 million, from $5.9 million.
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