Bloomfield-based Cigna has signed on as the official health insurance provider of the National Hockey League, Cigna announced today.
Cigna also will be presenting sponsor of the NHL’s Every Save Counts campaign, part of the NHL’s annual, year-round Hockey Fights Cancer effort to raise money and awareness for national and local organizations involved in cancer care and research.
Cigna will donate $1 to Hockey Fights Cancer for every save made during an NHL game this season, including the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs. In addition, for every online donation of $25 or more to Hockey Fights Cancer, Cigna will match, dollar for dollar, for a total donation of up to $100,000.
The partnership will help deepen the NHL’s relationship with Cigna, the NHL’s benefits provider for the past 19 years.
Hockey Fights Cancer is a charitable initiative founded in Dec. 1998 by the National Hockey League and National Hockey League Players’ Association. To date, through the Hockey Fights Cancer initiative, the NHL’s U.S. and Canadian charitable foundations, NHL supporters and fans have donated more than $16 million to support national and local cancer research institutions, children’s hospitals, player charities and local cancer organizations, Cigna said.
