Nov 4 (Reuters) - Sun Life reported a rise in

third-quarter profit on Monday as Canada's second-largest life

insurer benefited from robust growth in its domestic business.

The company's underlying net income was C$1.02 billion

($733.76 million), or C$1.76 per share, in the three months

ended Sept. 30, compared with C$930 million, or C$1.59 per

share, a year earlier.

($1 = 1.3901 Canadian dollars)