May 5 (Reuters) - Sun Life Financial Inc SLF.TO :
* SUN LIFE REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2020 RESULTS
* QTRLY EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.67
* QTRLY UNDERLYING EPS $1.31
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW C$1.12 -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* SUN LIFE FINANCIAL - COVID-19 IMPACTS ON UNDERLYING NET INCOME, OTHER FINANCIAL METRICS WERE NOT SIGNIFICANT
* THROUGHOUT APRIL, ABLE TO CONTINUE SALES ACTIVITIES USING DIGITAL TOOLS AND PROCESSES
* Q2 SALES LEVELS REMAIN UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME
* TO DATE, MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY CLAIMS EXPERIENCE FROM COVID-19 HAS BEEN SMALL
* TO DATE, MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY CLAIMS AMOUNTED TO LESS THAN 5% OF MONTHLY AVERAGE FOR MORTALITY AND DISABILITY CLAIMS PAID
* SOME ADDITIONAL COVID-19 CLAIMS OFFSET BY LOWER CLAIMS EXPERIENCE IN OTHER AREAS
* QTRLY ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT $1,023 BILLION VERSUS $1,011 BILLION