RESEARCH ALERT-Barclays raises price target on Aflac, others

Oct 1 (Reuters) - * Barclays raises Aflac Inc price target to $58 from $55; rating overweight

* Barclays raises The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc price

target to $21 from $20; rating equal weight

* Barclays raises Lincoln National Corp price target to $24 from $20;

rating underweight

* Barclays raises Principal Financial Group Inc price target to $31

from $26; rating equalweight

* Barclays cuts Protective Life Corp price target to $30 from $32;

rating equalweight

* Barclays raises Prudential Financial Inc price target to $62 from

$52; rating equalweight

* Barclays raises Symetra Financial Corp price target to $11 from $10;

rating underweight * Barclays raises Unum Group price target to $23 from $22; rating equalweight

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