Sun Life Financial (SLF) has been benefiting from its focus on Asia operations, growing asset management businesses and the scale-up and integration of U.S. operations. Earnings of SLF have risen 5.4% over the last five years. This third-largest insurer in Canada has a decent earnings surprise history. It surpassed estimates in three of the last four quarters and missed in one, the average earnings surprise being 1.76%. Sun Life's focus on the emerging economies of Asia that are expected to provide higher r ...