Company Profile for Cigna
CIGNA, Inc.
| Type | Publicly held Corporation |
|---|---|
| Founded | CG and INA merger in 1982 |
| Headquarters | 900 Cottage Grove Road Bloomfield, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Industry | Managed health care |
| Key People | David Cordani, Chairman and CEO H. Edward Hanway |
| Products | Health plans, Group Disability, Life and Accident Insurance, and Disability and Workers' Compensation Case Management |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Cigna Corporation
Two Liberty Place
1601 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19192
Customer care, lost ID cards, and pharmacy needs: 1-800-244-6224
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—>CNN reports on insurance industry whistle-blower Wendall Potter who, after working in the machine for 20 years, quit in order to right a few wrongs. Last week, Potter testified before the Senate about former employer Cigna's policy of "purging." In other words, Cigna would drive small businesses with expensive insurance claims to dump their Cigna policies. More »
—>Remember last December when Cigna delayed approval of a liver transplant for a leukemia patient and she died? The girl's family has filed a lawsuit against the insurance giant. More »
—>CIGNA denied a girl's liver transplant, saying it was "experimental," then changed it's mind after 150 family, friends, and nurses association members protested outside CIGNA headquarters. But the reversal was too late, Natalee Sarkisian, 17, died last night at UCLA medical center. The insurance company had initially agreed to pay for the liver transplant, but then after Natalee developed a lung infection, then got a bone marrow transplant from her brother, delayed, and then denied coverage, the family says. She was in a vegetative state, battling leukemia. In an email sent out shortly before Natalee died, the insurance company wrote, " ... CIGNA HealthCare has decided to make an exception in this rare and unusual case and we will provide coverage should she proceed with the requested liver transplant." Score another one for the bean counters. More »
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