STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Swiss Life up 5 pct on positive Q3

Shares in Swiss Life (SLHN.VX) jump 5.4 percent, outstripping a 2.2 percent rise in DJ Stoxx European insurance index .SXIP, after the company's third-quarter sales beat forecasts and it says problem subsidiary AWD returns to operating profit.

"The business update confirms our positive view of Swiss Life showing improving trends," says Vontobel analyst Stefan Schuermann.

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