Insurance

Isaac damages could hit $2 billion

Tropical Storm Isaac's slow, rainy march up the Mississippi River valley is expected to cause as much...

Cigna 2Q profit slips, ’12 forecast rises

Cigna Corp.'s second-quarter earnings slipped 3 percent, as hits from discontinued businesses countered acquisition-fueled revenue gains. The...

Aetna to buy up an extra $750M in stock

Hartford health insurer Aetna Inc. plans to buy an extra $750 million on its common stock on...

Anthem parent WellPoint’s 2Q profit falls 8.3%

WellPoint Inc., parent of Anthem Blue Cross of Connecticut in Hamden, cut its 2012 earnings forecast on...

UnitedHealth’s 2Q profit rises 5.5 percent

UnitedHealth Group said Thursday that its second-quarter net income rose 5.5 percent, trumping Wall Street expectations, as...

Anthem parent buying Amerigroup for about $4.46B

WellPoint Inc., parent of Hamden's Anthem Blue Cross of Connecticut, will spend about $4.46 billion for Medicaid...

Aetna a ‘preferred provider’ to Pa. employer coalition

A coalition of employers in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley who self-insure their workers' health coverage named Hartford health giant Aetna Inc. one of its two "preferred providers,'' Aetna says.

Health insurers branching out

When consumers typically think about supplemental insurance coverage, companies like Aflac, Allstate and Colonial Life typically come to mind as the major players in the industry.