Great-West Lifeco world headquarters is pictured in Winnipeg, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. Great-West Lifeco reported its first-quarter earnings. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
WINNIPEG – Great-West Lifeco Inc. says net earnings for its first quarter were $595 million, down more than 55 per centfrom $1.3 billion a year earlier.
The Winnipeg-based insurer says base earnings for the quarter ended March 31 were $808 million, up more than 13 per cent from $712 million the same quarter a year ago.
Diluted earnings per share were 64 cents, down from $1.43 a year earlier.
The company attributed the decline in net earnings in part to losses in non-fixed income assets and effects from changing interest rates.
It said that the increase in base earnings was driven in part by recent acquisitions.
Great-West Lifeco acquired the retirement business of Prudential Financial Inc. in April 2022.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 9, 2023.
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