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...
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...
Aetna, Humana Officially End Merger Deal; Won’t Appeal Court Ruling February 14, 2017 Health insurers Aetna Inc. and Humana Inc. walked away from their $34 billion merger deal on Tuesday, after a U.S....
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...
Judge Nixes Aetna’s $37 Billion Purchase of Humana; Aetna Considers Appeal January 23, 2017 By David McLaughlin and Zachary Tracer Aetna Inc.’s $37 billion deal to buy rival insurer Humana Inc. was blocked by a federal judge, thwarting one of...
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....
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...
Judge May Split Anthem-Cigna Merger Trial into Two Parts October 3, 2016 By Diane Bartz The judge who will rule on whether the government may stop health insurer Anthem from buying competitor Cigna said Friday...
Judge: No Ruling on Anthem-Cigna Merger Until 2017 August 15, 2016 By Diane Bartz The judge overseeing the U.S. Justice Department’s bid to stop health insurer Anthem from merging with competitor Cigna said on...