Unitrin Inc.'s first-quarter profit rose to $39.3...

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Unitrin Inc.'s first-quarter profit rose to $39.3 million, or 76 cents a share, from a loss of $900,000, or 2 cents a share, a year earlier. The Chicago-based insurance firm said the year-earlier period included a charge of $39.9 million related to accounting for post-retirement benefits. Net income from operations rose to $27.9 million in the latest quarter from $27.7 million a year earlier. Revenues grew to $336 million from $320 million.