UnitedHealth Q4 earnings double; insurer expects big year

UnitedHealth Group Inc. reported better-than-expected results for its fourth-quarter earnings and boosted its projections for 2018, citing the strength of its existing businesses and the recently passed corporate tax cuts. The Minnetonka-based insurance giant reported earnings of $3.62 billion, or $3.65 a share for the fourth quarter, more than doubling the year-ago performance of $1.68 billion, or $1.74 a share. Its full-year earnings rose to $10.72 per share from $7.25 per share, a figure that…
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