WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Cigna Corp. (CI) reported fourth quarter shareholders' net income of $290 million, or $1.04 per share, down from $461 million, or $1.69 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2010. Adjusted income from operations per share declined to $1.11 from $1.15 last year. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report earnings of $1.19 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items. Total revenues for the quarter rose to $5.46 billion from $5.43 billion in the prior year quarter. Eight analysts had consensus revenue estimate of $5.51 billion for the quarter. Cigna estimates full year 2012 consolidated adjusted income from operations to be in the range of $1.46 billion to $1.57 billion, or $5.00 to $5.40 per share. Analysts expect the company to report earnings of $5.67 per share for fiscal 2012.
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