BLOOMFIELD, Conn. (AP) _ Cigna Corp. (CI) on Friday reported first-quarter earnings of $1.18 billion.

The Bloomfield, Connecticut-based company said it had profit of $3.68 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and amortization costs, were $6.01 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $5.13 per share.

The health insurer posted revenue of $44.01 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $44.11 billion, also topping Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $43.57 billion.

Cigna expects full-year earnings to be $22.60 per share, with revenue expected to be $177 billion.

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