MCKINNEY, Texas (AP) _ Globe Life Inc. (GL) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $211.6 million.

The McKinney, Texas-based company said it had profit of $2.14 per share. Earnings, adjusted for investment costs, were $2.24 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.18 per share.

The life and health insurance company posted revenue of $1.32 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $1.33 billion, which matched Street forecasts.

For the year, the company reported profit of $739.7 million, or $7.47 per share. Revenue was reported as $5.29 billion.

Globe Life expects full-year earnings in the range of $10.20 to $10.50 per share.

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