KINGSTON, Ontario, Oct. 26, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Empire Life Insurance Company (Empire Life) (TSX:EML.PR.A) has declared a cash dividend on the Non-Cumulative Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series 1, being $0.359375 per share to be paid on January 17, 2018 to shareholders of record on December 18, 2017.