CIGNA (NYSE: CI (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=CI)) is a Philadelphia-based insurance company, the oldest stock insurance company in the United States. New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the second largest stock exchange in the world. ... This article refers to the largest city of Pennsylvania. ... Insurance is a system to alleviate financial losses by transferring risk of loss from one entity to another. ... See stock (disambiguation) for other meanings of the term stock A stock, also referred to as a share, is commonly a share of ownership in a corporation. ...

CIGNA can trace its roots back to 1792 and the founding of the Insurance Company of North America (INA), the country's first marine insurer, by Benjamin Franklin. Its first life insurance policy was issued two years later. 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Franklin, an engraving from a painting by Duplessis Dr. Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was an American printer, journalist, publisher, author, philanthropist, abolitionist, public servant, scientist, librarian, diplomat, and inventor. ... Life insurance policies, including pensions and life annuity policies, provide payments depending on the life or the death of a particular person or persons. ...

In 1865, the Connecticut General Life Insurance Company (CG) was formed in Hartford. 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Hartford is the capital of the state of Connecticut, in Hartford County. ...

Nearly 120 years later, in 1982, CG and INA merged to form CIGNA. 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January-February January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British...

In 1998, CIGNA sold its individual life insurance business to Lincoln National Corporation, and the next year it sold its property and casualty insurance business to the ACE Limited. In 2000, it sold its reinsurance business to Swiss Re. In 2004, it sold its pension business to Prudential Financial. 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... ACE Limited (NYSE: ACE) is a property & casualty insurer based in Hamilton, Bermuda. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Reinsurance refers to the situations where insurance companies insure against losses they may incur. ... Swiss Re is the worlds second-largest reinsurance company, and the worlds largest life and health reinsurer. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A pension (also known as superannuation) is a retirement plan intended to provide a person with a secure income for life. ... Prudential Financial, Inc. ...

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Competitors

• Aetna Inc. (AET)
• UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH)
• WellPoint, Inc. (WLP)

For other uses, see Aetna (disambiguation). ... UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UnitedHealth Group) is a managed health care company. ... WellPoint, Inc. ...

External links

• CIGNA (http://www.cigna.com)

Data

• Yahoo! - CIGNA Corporation Company Profile (http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/10/10259.html)