	continental gic sees net up from tax law continental corp said the fresh start provision of the tax reform act of may add to to ings per share the insurance holding company had net ings of mln dlrs or or per share in john loynes continental chief financial officer said the fresh start provision allowed the company to discount opening tax reserves to january which released deferred taxes into ings loynes said the provision s potential benefit would decline gradually over the next four years during which time continental will pay mln to mln dlrs more in taxes loynes added however the higher taxes are not expecetd to have a significant impact on ings reuter 
