Delphi 2Q Perpetuated by 'Strong Top Line Growth'

Delphi Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: DFG) announced Tuesday that net income in the second quarter of 2004 was $27.1 million, or $0.82 per share, which included after-tax realized investment gains of $1.3 million, or $0.03 per share. This compared with net income in the second quarter of 2003 of $24.7 million, or $0.77 per share, which included after-tax realized investment gains of $2.3 million, or $0.07 per share. For the first half of 2004, net income was $57.8 million, or $1.76 per share, which included after-tax realized investment gains of $4.7 million, or $0.14 per share...