CARMEL, Ind. (AP) _ CNO Financial Group Inc. (CNO) on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings of $82 million.

The Carmel, Indiana-based company said it had net income of 57 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 43 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 33 cents per share.

The insurance holding company posted revenue of $1.01 billion in the period.

CNO shares have dropped 16% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $15.17, decreasing slightly in the last 12 months.

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