Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc IAG.TO :
* INDUSTRIAL ALLIANCE REPORTS EXCELLENT FIRST QUARTER RESULTS
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE C$1.29
* Q1 CORE EARNINGS PER SHARE C$1.32
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW C$1.21 -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* QUARTER END AUM/AUA OF $169.7 BILLION
* INDUSTRIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES - SEES 2018 EARNINGS PER SHARE TARGET RANGE INCREASED TO $5.20 TO $5.60