13:10 : Cigna to acquire HealthSpring for $3.8bn -
The US health insurer said that it acquired a company that sells health insurance to senior citizens as it looks to capitalise on an ageing US population
10:00 : Insurers get lift from Cigna-HealthSpring deal -
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- A slew of insurers got a lift Monday as the markets anticipated more deals like that of Cigna Corp. and HealthSpring Inc. , in which Medicare-based plans get gobbled up by larger insurers. Coventry ...
08:08 : Cigna to buy HealthSpring for $3.8 billion -
(Reuters) - Health insurer Cigna Corp has agreed to acquire HealthSpring Inc for about $3.8 billion to jump-start its business selling Medicare plans for the elderly.
08:01 : HealthSpring agrees to Cigna bid at $55 a share -
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- HealthSpring Inc., the Nashville operator of Medicare Advantage health plans, agreed to be acquired by Cigna Corp. for $55 a share, or $3.8 billion. Cigna is the Bloomfield, Conn., ...
07:32 : Insurer Cigna to buy HealthSpring for $3.8B -
BLOOMFIELD, Conn. (AP) -- Managed-care company Cigna says it will pay about $3.8 billion to buy fellow health insurer HealthSpring in a deal that boosts Cigna's Medicare Advantage business....