Anthem, Cigna in Court Battles Over Failed Merger February 25, 2019 By Jef Feeley and David McLaughlin There’s no dispute that a $48.9 billion merger announced in 2015 between health insurers Anthem Inc. and Cigna Corp. imploded...
Court Battles Begin as U.S., States Sue to Halt Anthem, Aetna Mergers July 21, 2016 By Andrew Harris, Bloomberg and Zachary Tracer U.S. antitrust enforcers roundly rejected a pair of proposed deals that would consolidate the nation’s five biggest health insurers into...
Anthem Says It’s Not Walking Away from Cigna Merger June 29, 2016 By Zachary Tracer and Ari Altstedter Anthem Inc. said it’s not in discussions with Cigna Corp. to end their $48 billion tie-up, as speculation about the...
Cigna Cautions That Anthem Merger May Not Happen in 2016 May 9, 2016 By Zachary Tracer Cigna Corp.’s acquisition by health insurance rival Anthem Inc. may not be approved this year, Cigna said Friday in a...
Florida Approves Anthem Bid to Acquire Cigna’s Florida-based Affiliates April 5, 2016 The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has issued a Consent Order (see below) approving, with additional requirements, Anthem, Inc.’s...
Connecticut Insurance Dept. to Play Key Role in Proposed Anthem/Cigna Merger October 5, 2015 By Susan Haigh Connecticut’s Department of Insurance is playing a major role in a deal that could create the nation’s largest health insurer,...
Pending Mergers Will Harm Health Insurance Competition: AMA September 8, 2015 The nation’s doctors say the proposed mergers among four of the nation’s largest health insurance companies would violate federal antitrust...
Anthem to Buy Cigna, Creating Largest U.S. Health Insurer by Membership July 24, 2015 Anthem Inc. said on Friday it would buy Cigna Corp in a deal valued at $54.2 billion, creating the largest...
Anthem Reported Close to $48B Deal for Cigna July 23, 2015 By Ed Hammond, Jeffrey McCracken and Zachary Tracer Anthem Inc. is near an agreement to buy rival Cigna Corp. for about $48 billion, two people with knowledge of...
Why Cigna Rejected $47 Billion Bid by Anthem June 22, 2015 Cigna Corp. rejected Anthem Inc.’s $47 billion takeover bid, saying it was inadequate, not in the best interests of shareholders...