An Industry Leader in Health - CIGNA Has a Long History in Insurance

One of the leaders in the industry of health, CIGNA1996, CIGNA launched a dental PPO.
Healthcare is part of the CIGNA Corporation. It is aIn 1997 CIGNA acquires Healthsource, a health care
for-profit health insurance company operating in thecompany whose products and markets include areas
United States and internationally. It is a publicly-tradedof the United States where HMOs are
company under symbol CI. CIGNA Healthcare'sunder-represented. In 2005, CIGNA acquired
headquarters are in Philadelphia, PA and CIGNA'sChoicelinx, a benefits technology and services
corporate headquarters are in Bloomfield, CT. Davidcompany. 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 Connecticutprovider of voluntary, limited benefit, low-cost health
General Insurance Corporation renamed itself theplans and other employee benefits coverage for
Connecticut General Corporation (CG) and mergedhourly 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 internationaloperating 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 forWorld Report's 2007 annual ranking of US commercial
organ transplants. In 1987 CIGNA began offering ahealth plans, CIGNA's highest ranking was 18 for its
managed health- and dental-care plan to Allied SignalNew Hampshire offerings and its lowest was 198 for
employees. In 1989 CIGNA formed CIGNACalifornia. Also, In California's Office of the Patient
International Financial Services to offer life and healthAdvocate 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 ofof Care and 1 out of 4 stars in How Members Rate
managed mental health care and substance-abuseTheir HMO. In 2009, CIGNA received gold in the
programs. In 1990, CIGNA acquired EQUICOR, theGartner & 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-orderaward for customer service for all of its call centers
pharmaceutical company, and merged it with its ownfor the fourth time in a row.
managed pharmacy-benefit program, RxPRIME. In