03:23 PM EST - Great-West Lifeco Inc. : said first-quarter profit rose 15 percent due in part to strong U.S. sales, the insurance company said on Thursday. Great-West, Canada's second-largest life insurer by market capitalization, said net income was $514 million, or 57.6 cents a share, in the three months ended March 31. That was up from $446 million, or 50.1 cents a share, in the same 2006 period. Great-West Lifeco Inc.
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