Cigna’s CEO and Board Sued for ‘Black-Ops-Style’ Tactics to Kill Merger with Anthem November 24, 2020 By Michael Leonard and Jef Feeley Cigna Corp.’s chief executive officer and board used “black-ops-style” tactics in a covert campaign to “blow up” a $48 billion...
In Anthem-Cigna Failed Merger ‘Soap Opera,’ Judge Hands Damages to Neither August 31, 2020 By Christopher Yasiejko and Jef Feeley A Delaware judge rebuffed efforts by both Cigna Corp. and Anthem Inc. to collect billions over their failed merger, saying...
Judge’s Denial of Anthem Injunction Effectively Kills Cigna Merger May 12, 2017 A judge effectively killed off any practical chance of Anthem Inc merging with Cigna Corp on Thursday as he declined...
Appeals Court Blocks Anthem-Cigna Merger Bid April 30, 2017 By Diane Bartz A U.S. appeals court on Friday blocked health insurer Anthem Inc’s bid to merge with Cigna, upholding a lower court’s...
Anthem Not Giving Up on Merger with Cigna Even If Cigna Is February 15, 2017 By Michael Erman Anthem Inc. on Wednesday won a temporary restraining order that blocks smaller rival Cigna Corp. from officially terminating their proposed...
Health Insurers Weigh Next Moves After Striking Out on Mergers February 10, 2017 By Andrew Harris, David McLaughlin and Zachary Tracer After 18 months of courtship and court cases, two massive deals that would have reshaped the U.S. health insurance industry...
Federal Judge Halts Anthem-Cigna Merger as Harmful to Competition February 8, 2017 By Caroline Humer and Diane Bartz A federal judge on Wednesday ruled against U.S. health insurer Anthem Inc.’s proposed $54 billion merger with smaller rival Cigna...
Anthem-Cigna Merger Trial Pits Efficiency Claims vs. Loss of Competition Claims December 19, 2016 By David McLaughlin Anthem Inc. and the U.S. Justice Department extended their clash over whether the insurer’s planned takeover of rival Cigna Corp....
At Trial, Anthem-Cigna Merger Called Harmful to Competition November 29, 2016 By Andrew Harris, Bloomberg Anthem Inc.’s proposed $48 billion merger with Cigna Corp. could give the insurer the power to raise prices for employers...
In Anthem-Cigna Merger Trial, Fortune 500 Said Not at Risk November 22, 2016 By Diane Bartz Anthem Inc. and the U.S. Justice Department dug in their heels on Monday in court over whether the lower prices...