| One of the leaders in the industry of health, CIGNA | | | | 1996, CIGNA launched a dental PPO. |
| Healthcare is part of the CIGNA Corporation. It is a | | | | In 1997 CIGNA acquires Healthsource, a health care |
| for-profit health insurance company operating in the | | | | company whose products and markets include areas |
| United States and internationally. It is a publicly-traded | | | | of the United States where HMOs are |
| company under symbol CI. CIGNA Healthcare's | | | | under-represented. In 2005, CIGNA acquired |
| headquarters are in Philadelphia, PA and CIGNA's | | | | Choicelinx, a benefits technology and services |
| corporate headquarters are in Bloomfield, CT. David | | | | company. In 2006, CIGNA acquired Star HRG, an |
| Cordani is the current (2010) chairman and CEO. | | | | operating division of HealthMarkets, Inc., and a leading |
| CIGNA was formed in 1982 when the Connecticut | | | | provider of voluntary, limited benefit, low-cost health |
| General Insurance Corporation renamed itself the | | | | plans and other employee benefits coverage for |
| Connecticut General Corporation (CG) and merged | | | | hourly and part-time workers and their families. In |
| with the Insurance Company of North America (INA). | | | | 2009, CIGNA reported revenue of $18.4 billion and |
| In 1984, CIGNA acquired AFIA, an international | | | | operating income of $1.3 billion. |
| insurance underwriting association, and Dental Health, | | | | CIGNA gets mixed reviews overall. In U.S. News and |
| Inc. That same year it introduced reinsurance for | | | | World Report's 2007 annual ranking of US commercial |
| organ transplants. In 1987 CIGNA began offering a | | | | health plans, CIGNA's highest ranking was 18 for its |
| managed health- and dental-care plan to Allied Signal | | | | New Hampshire offerings and its lowest was 198 for |
| employees. In 1989 CIGNA formed CIGNA | | | | California. Also, In California's Office of the Patient |
| International Financial Services to offer life and health | | | | Advocate Health Care Quality Report Card, CIGNA |
| insurance outside of the United States. | | | | scored 2 out of 4 stars in Meeting National Standards |
| It also acquired MCC Companies, a leading provider of | | | | of Care and 1 out of 4 stars in How Members Rate |
| managed mental health care and substance-abuse | | | | Their HMO. In 2009, CIGNA received gold in the |
| programs. In 1990, CIGNA acquired EQUICOR, the | | | | Gartner & 1to1 Customer Experience Excellence |
| nation's sixth-largest provider of employee benefits. | | | | Award. CIGNA also recently received the JD Power |
| In 1993, CIGNA purchased Tel-Drug, a mail-order | | | | award for customer service for all of its call centers |
| pharmaceutical company, and merged it with its own | | | | for the fourth time in a row. |
| managed pharmacy-benefit program, RxPRIME. In | | | | |