DUBLIN (dpa-AFX) - XL Group plc (XL) reported net income for the third quarter of $171.9 million or $0.56 per share, compared to $42.4 million or $0.14 per share for the year-ago quarter.
Operating earnings for the third quarter were $188.0 million or $0.61 per share, compared to $88.8 million or $0.28 per share in the prior year quarter.
Total revenue for the third quarter rose to $1.82 billion from $1.66 billion a year ago.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to earn $0.50 per share on revenue of $1.46 billion for the third quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.
Net investment income for the quarter was $239.5 million, compared to $290.1 million in the prior year quarter.
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