Lincoln National Corp. said its net income rose 59.1% in the third quarter from a year earlier, to $364.1 million.
Earnings per share were $1.29, off 1 cent from the year-earlier period.
Operating earnings, however, were $371.1 million, or $1.31 a share, 12 cents above the average estimate of analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call.
Lincoln announced its results Tuesday.










