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CIGNA Corporation is a Philadelphia-based health service company. The Philadelphia headquarters are located in Two Liberty Place
Two Liberty Place

Two Liberty Place is the third tallest skyscraper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the List of tallest buildings in the United States, stretching 58 floors to 848 ft ....
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CIGNA can trace its roots back to 1792, and the founding of the Insurance Company of North America (INA), the US's first marine insurer. Its first life insurance policy was issued two years later. In 1865, the Connecticut General Life Insurance Company (CG) was formed in Hartford, Connecticut.






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CIGNA Corporation is a Philadelphia-based health service company. The Philadelphia headquarters are located in Two Liberty Place
Two Liberty Place

Two Liberty Place is the third tallest skyscraper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the List of tallest buildings in the United States, stretching 58 floors to 848 ft ....
.

Overview


CIGNA can trace its roots back to 1792, and the founding of the Insurance Company of North America (INA), the US's first marine insurer. Its first life insurance policy was issued two years later. In 1865, the Connecticut General Life Insurance Company (CG) was formed in Hartford, Connecticut. Nearly 120 years later, in 1982, CG and INA merged to form CIGNA. In 1993 CIGNA introduced its Tree of Life brand identity. In 1998, CIGNA sold its individual life insurance business to Lincoln National Corporation, and the next year it sold its property and casualty insurance business to ACE Limited. In 2000, it sold its reinsurance business to Swiss Re. In 2004, it sold its pension business to Prudential Financial. CIGNA's business segments include CIGNA Healthcare, CIGNA Group Life & Disability, and CIGNA International, all core businesses designed to help customers improve their health, well-being and security. Ed Hanway is the chairman and chief executive officer, David Cordani is president and chief operating officer, while Mike Bell is chief financial officer.

Quality of Care


In California's Office of the Patient Advocate , CIGNA scored in Meeting National Standards of Care and and 1 out of 4 stars in How Members Rate Their HMO.

In U.S. News and World Report's 2007 annual ranking of US
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 commercial health plans, CIGNA's highest and lowest rankings are as follows, out of 250 rated plans:

  • 18. New Hampshire
    New Hampshire

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  • 198. California
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  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
    Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association

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  • Aetna
    Aetna

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     Inc. (AET)
  • Humana
    Humana

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     Inc. (HUM)
  • UnitedHealth Group
    UnitedHealth Group

    UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is a managed health care company. According to its company literature, UnitedHealth Group is a diversified health and well-being company dedicated to making health care work better....
     Incorporated (UNH)
  • WellPoint
    WellPoint

    WellPoint, Inc. is a large, U.S. based health insurance company and the largest member of the BlueCross BlueShield Association. It was formed when WellPoint Health Networks, Inc....
    , Inc. (WLP)
  • Health Net
    Health Net

    Health Net, Inc. is among the United States of America's largest publicly traded managed health care companies. The company?s Health maintenance organization, Point of service plan, insured Preferred provider organization and government contracts subsidiaries provide health benefits to approximately 6.6 million individuals in all 50 states a...
    ,Inc. (HNT)
  • MEGA Insurance,Inc. (UCI)


See also

  • List of United States insurance companies
    List of United States insurance companies

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