BLOOMFIELD, Conn. (AP) _ Cigna Corp. (CI) on Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $2.76 billion.

On a per-share basis, the Bloomfield, Connecticut-based company said it had profit of $8.97. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $6.04 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $5.70 per share.

The health insurer posted revenue of $45.28 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $45.36 billion, which also topped Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $44.87 billion.

Cigna expects full-year earnings to be $23.10 per share, with revenue expected to be $179 billion.

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