* TIPTREE REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2018 RESULTS

* Q1 REVENUE ROSE 1.3 PERCENT TO $148.1 MILLION

* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.87

* QUARTER-END BOOK VALUE PER SHARE, AS EXCHANGED, OF $10.59, UP 4.3% COMPARED TO $10.15 AS OF MARCH 31, 2017 Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: