Health and Medical Insurance Carriers

Health insurers weather flu, enrollment, reform storms heading into 4th quarter, 2010 Rising unemployment, swine flu and the threat of health care reform all ganged up on managed care companies in the third quarter and could hurt their performance heading into 2010. ...

FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2006 file photo, pedestrians walk past the headquarters of the health insurer Cigna Corp. in downtown Philadelphia. Managed care company Cigna Corp. said Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, its third-quarter profit soared 92 percent, as improving equity ...

Managed care company Cigna Corp.'s third-quarter profit soared 92 percent, as improving equity markets spurred a big turnaround in a discontinued business that hurt the insurer last year. Philadelphia-based Cigna said Thursday it generated $16 million in income during the quarter from ...

Senate committee to investigate health insurer pricing of small business coverage The Senate health care committee chairman said Tuesday the panel is investigating how health insurers price the coverage they sell to small businesses, which have struggled for years with soaring premiums. ...

Managed care provider Cigna to report 3rd-quarter results Thursday Managed care provider Cigna Corp. reports results for the third quarter on Thursday. Here are some key developments and analyst opinions related to that period. OVERVIEW: Philadelphia-based Cigna's main national competitors have managed ...

Managed care company Aetna completes purchase of Horizon Behavioral Services Managed care company Aetna Inc. said Tuesday it has completed a $70 million acquisition of employee assistance program provider Horizon Behavioral Services LLC. Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna, which announced the deal in July, ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For-profit insurance companies use a smaller amount of premium dollars on medical claims than consumers are being told, according to a Senate analysis of data filed with insurance regulators. The analysis was released late on Monday by a top ...

Humana's 3rd-quarter profit rises 65 percent on boosts from Medicare Advantage program Health insurer Humana Inc. rode its strong government business in posting a 65 percent jump in third-quarter profit Monday, as bulging membership and premiums from Medicare Advantage overcame a lackluster ...

Acupuncture yes, herbals no; insurers are paying for alternative remedies and fans want more EDITOR'S NOTE: Ten years and $2.5 billion in research have found no cures from alternative medicine. Yet these mostly unproven treatments are now mainstream and used by more ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Health insurer Humana Inc <HUM.N> forecast profit to fall next year due in part to pressure on margins as it sees lower government reimbursement for its Medicare plans for the elderly. Humana, which also posted a 65 percent ...