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Cigna Wins a Best Employer for Healthy Lifestyles® Award from National Business Group on Health

Business Wire (Fri, 8:00AM)
Virtual Global Healthy Workplace Summit Available on Cigna.com

Business Wire (Wed, 11:12AM)
Cigna Assists People Affected by Oklahoma Tornado

Business Wire (Tue, 3:10PM)
Tracking David Einhorn's Portfolio - Q1 2013 Update
John Vincent • Fri, May 17
Cigna Teams with jobipedia.org to Offer Job-Seekers Free Advice and Answers From Actual Recruiters

Business Wire (May 15, 2013)
Cigna Celebrates Healthy Vision Month with National Eye Institute

Business Wire (May 14, 2013)
Cigna Names Thomas A. McCarthy as Chief Financial Officer; Succeeds Ralph Nicoletti, Who Has Elected to Leave the Company Effective July 12, 2013

Business Wire (May 13, 2013)
The Doctor Will See You Now: Cigna Teams with MDLIVE to Offer Health Care Access 24/7/365

Business Wire (May 10, 2013)
Cigna Corporation Announces Appearance at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2013 Health Care Conference

Business Wire (May 8, 2013)
Cigna Names New Global Chief Marketing Officer

Business Wire (May 7, 2013)
Which Stocks To Hold Beyond The Q1 Earnings Season
BubbleBustInvesting • Tue, May 7 • 1 Comment
Cigna Earns Silver in Gartner & 1to1 Media CRM Excellence Awards

Business Wire (May 6, 2013)
Cigna to Offer Critical Illness Coverage as Part of Cigna's Individual and Family Plans Portfolio

Business Wire (May 3, 2013)
Cramer's Mad Money - The Most Important Game Changer For 2013 (5/2/13)
SA Editor Miriam Metzinger • Fri, May 3 • 1 Comment
Cigna Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, May 2
Cigna Reports Strong First Quarter 2013 Results, Raises Outlook

Business Wire (May 2, 2013)
We Like Cigna
Ulfberht Capital • Wed, May 1 • 1 Comment
Cigna Medical Group Director wins CDC award-several Centers recognized

Business Wire (Apr 24, 2013)
NPR Wellness Center in Cooperation with Cigna Brings In-House Healthcare to Employees

Business Wire (Apr 24, 2013)
CORRECTING and REPLACING Cigna Makes $10K Contribution to Helmets to Hardhats for Returning Military Members

Business Wire (Apr 22, 2013)

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Ulfberht Capital • Wed, May 1 • 1 Comment
Whisper Number Impact: Earnings Preview For Cigna
WhisperNumber • Wed, Feb 6
Billionaire David Einhorn Still Likes Cigna, Should You?
Insider Monkey • Fri, Jan 25
Cigna May Be One Of The Best Diversified Plays In The Managed Care Industry
Amanda Blitzdorf • Mon, Dec 17, 2012
Will The Upcoming Supreme Court Decision On The Affordable Health Care Act Affect Cigna?
John R. Conway • Sun, May 27, 2012 • 1 Comment
Cigna: A Lot Riding On Managed Medicare
Fountainhead • Thu, Apr 26, 2012 • 2 Comments
Why Cigna Is Cheap, With Long-Term Potential Near $70
Thomas Lott • Sun, Feb 12, 2012 • 6 Comments
Cigna To Acquire HealthSpring In Effort To Expand Market Share
The Burrill Report • Fri, Oct 28, 2011
Cigna: Don't Be Alarmed by Soft Guidance
Mark Mansfield • Thu, Feb 3, 2011 • 2 Comments
Cigna Beats Estimates, Raises Outlook
Zacks Investment Research • Mon, Nov 1, 2010
CIGNA Outperforms, Reaffirms 2010 Outlook
Zacks Investment Research • Fri, Feb 5, 2010 • 2 Comments
Earnings Preview: Cigna
Theflyonthewall • Wed, Jul 29, 2009
Earnings Preview:CIGNA Corp.
Theflyonthewall • Wed, Oct 29, 2008
Earnings Preview: Cigna Corp.
Theflyonthewall • Thu, Jul 31, 2008
Earnings Preview: CIGNA Corp.
Theflyonthewall • Wed, Feb 6, 2008
Cigna to Acquire Great-West Healthcare for $1.5B
Steven Towns • Tue, Nov 27, 2007

Tracking David Einhorn's Portfolio - Q1 2013 Update
John Vincent • Fri, May 17
Which Stocks To Hold Beyond The Q1 Earnings Season
BubbleBustInvesting • Tue, May 7 • 1 Comment
Cramer's Mad Money - The Most Important Game Changer For 2013 (5/2/13)
SA Editor Miriam Metzinger • Fri, May 3 • 1 Comment
Are Investors Too Optimistic On The Healthcare Industry Outlook?
Contextuall • Tue, Apr 9 • 1 Comment
How Obamacare Will Affect The Largest Health Insurance Stocks
Louis Dematteis • Wed, Mar 20 • 5 Comments
3 Stocks With Recent Intensive Insider Selling
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What Is David Einhorn Buying? It's More Than Just Apple
Paul Zimbardo • Thu, Feb 21
Tracking David Einhorn's Portfolio - Q4 2012 Update
John Vincent • Sat, Feb 16 • 14 Comments
Berkshire Hathaway And Variable Annuities
David Merkel • Thu, Feb 14
Frankly Speaking About Healthcare (The Investment Minefields)
Michael Chandler • Thu, Feb 7 • 8 Comments
Big Week Looming For Healthcare, Insurance ETFs
Benzinga • Tue, Feb 5
Cramer's Mad Money - Citigroup's 2 Lamentable Apple Calls (12/18/12)
SA Editor Miriam Metzinger • Wed, Dec 19, 2012 • 10 Comments
$3 Billion Hedge Fund's 4 New Dividend Stock Picks
Dividendinvestr • Wed, Dec 12, 2012
6 S&P 500 Stocks Undervalued By EPS Trends
Kapitall • Thu, Dec 6, 2012 • 1 Comment
How You Can Invest Like David Einhorn
Paul Zimbardo • Fri, Nov 30, 2012 • 8 Comments
Health Insurers May See Profits Shrink With ObamaCare
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Kapitall • Wed, Nov 21, 2012 • 1 Comment
Undervalued Companies With Upward Earnings Revisions
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The Booming Business Of Medicaid
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Cigna Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, May 2
Cigna's Management Presents at Barclays Global Healthcare Conference (Transcript)
Tue, Mar 12
Cigna Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 7
Cigna Management Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Nov 1, 2012
Cigna Management Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Aug 2, 2012
Cigna's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, May 3, 2012
Cigna's CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 2, 2012
CIGNA's CEO Discusses Q3 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Oct 28, 2011
CIGNA Corporation, HealthSpring Inc. - M&A Call
Mon, Oct 24, 2011
CIGNA's CEO Discusses Q2 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Aug 4, 2011
CIGNA's CEO Discusses Q1 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, May 5, 2011
CIGNA's CEO Discusses Q4 2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 3, 2011
CIGNA CEO Discusses Q3 2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Oct 29, 2010
CIGNA Q2 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Aug 5, 2010
CIGNA Q1 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, May 7, 2010
CIGNA Corporation Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 4, 2010
CIGNA Corporation Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Nov 5, 2009
CIGNA Corporation Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jul 30, 2009
CIGNA Corporation Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 30, 2009
CIGNA Corporation Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 5, 2009

Cigna Wins a Best Employer for Healthy Lifestyles® Award from National Business Group on Health

Business Wire (Fri, 8:00AM)
California health exchange includes 13 insurers

at MarketWatch.com (Thu, 5:18PM)
Virtual Global Healthy Workplace Summit Available on Cigna.com

Business Wire (Wed, 11:12AM)
Cigna Assists People Affected by Oklahoma Tornado

Business Wire (Tue, 3:10PM)
House again votes to repeal Obama health law

at MarketWatch.com (May 16, 2013)
Cigna Teams with jobipedia.org to Offer Job-Seekers Free Advice and Answers From Actual Recruiters

Business Wire (May 15, 2013)
Cigna Celebrates Healthy Vision Month with National Eye Institute

Business Wire (May 14, 2013)
After-Hours Buzz: Take-Two Interactive, Hewlett-Packard, Verizon Communications & More

at CNBC.com (May 13, 2013)
Cigna Names Thomas A. McCarthy as Chief Financial Officer; Succeeds Ralph Nicoletti, Who Has Elected to Leave the Company Effective July 12, 2013

Business Wire (May 13, 2013)
The Doctor Will See You Now: Cigna Teams with MDLIVE to Offer Health Care Access 24/7/365

Business Wire (May 10, 2013)
Michael Sincere's Long-Term Trader: Why I stopped using stop loss orders

at MarketWatch.com (May 9, 2013)
Cigna Corporation Announces Appearance at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2013 Health Care Conference

Business Wire (May 8, 2013)
Cigna Names New Global Chief Marketing Officer

Business Wire (May 7, 2013)
Cigna Earns Silver in Gartner & 1to1 Media CRM Excellence Awards

Business Wire (May 6, 2013)
Cigna to Offer Critical Illness Coverage as Part of Cigna's Individual and Family Plans Portfolio

Business Wire (May 3, 2013)
Jim Cramer: 'This Move Probably Isn't Over'

at CNBC.com (May 2, 2013)
Stocks to Watch: General Motors, AIG are Thursday’s stocks to watch

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Fear on the Floor Ahead of Jobs Report

at CNBC.com (May 2, 2013)
Futures Gain After Jobless Claims, ECB Rate Cut

at CNBC.com (May 2, 2013)
Early Movers: GM, BDX, CI & More

at CNBC.com (May 2, 2013)

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Company Description

CIGNA Corporation and its subsidiaries constitute one of the largest investor-owned health service organizations in the United States. Its subsidiaries are major providers of health care and related benefits, the majority of which are offered through the workplace, including: health care... More

Sector: Healthcare

Industry: Health Care Plans

Country: United States

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Tuesday, May 14, 10:02 AM "We believe one of the biggest questions on investors' minds is can [they] grow FY14 earnings," says Jefferies, stating what might fairly be called "the obvious" in a note upgrading WellPoint (WLP +1.5%) to Buy from Hold and raising the stock's price target to $92. After a "deep dive" analysis, the investment bank says it sees 7-8% EPS growth against the Street's 2.4% consensus and predicts $8.61 per share for FY14, making WLP the cheapest MCO stock, trading at 8.8x forward earnings. Meanwhile, Cigna (CI -1.8%) is "ready for a breather" and catches a downgrade to Hold from Buy — CI's CFO Ralph Nicoletti announced Monday he is leaving the company for personal reasons. Comment! [Healthcare, On the Move]
Saturday, May 4, 3:52 PM Barron's is out with its list of the 500 financially strongest companies as ranked after a rigorous cash and sales analysis. A quick filter on the list shows a good chunk of the names trade with a single-digit price to earnings ratio including Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT). Despite all the buzz about booming auto sales in the U.S. and China, concerns about growth for Goodyear's products in other regions of the globe have lowered expectations. But with auto sale estimates for full-year being taken higher, Goodyear could see enough consistent revenue growth to justify a higher trading multiple. (Top 25: AAPL, WCC, WDC, DVA, CHRW, QCOM, JOY, V, STX, MRC, MA, CVI, COF, SYMC, MCK, WCG, ETN, BRCM, TMO, CI, CBI, NOV, WNR, HFC, DK) 39 Comments [Consumer, Quick Ideas]
Thursday, May 2, 7:08 AM More on Cigna'a (CI) Q1: Revenues and adjusted earnings rise 21% and 39% Y/Y, premium and fee growth climbs 20% in global health care, 36% in global supplemental benefits, and 12% in group disability and life, and global medical customers increase by 277K. CEO David Cordani sounds a positive tone on the outlook for the rest of the year as the company raises its FY13 EPS guidance to $6.00-6.45 (analysts see $6.35). (PR) Comment! [Healthcare, Earnings]
Thursday, May 2, 6:01 AM Cigna (CI): Q1 EPS of $1.72 beats by $0.29. Revenue of $8.2B (+21% Y/Y) beats by $0.95B. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Healthcare]
Thursday, May 2, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: ABMD, ACOR, ACT, AEE, ANR, ANSS, ARG, ARQL, ATK, AYR, BDBD, BDX, BEAM, BGCP, BZH, CAH, CEVA, CHD, CI, CME, CNP, CPN, CTRX, DIN, DNR, EL, ELNK, FIG, FLY, FNP, FWLT, GEL, GG, GIL, GM, GNRC, GOLD, HAR, HK, HSH, INCY, INGR, IP, IRDM, IT, ITT, K, LF, LQDT, LXP, MDC, MFC, MGI, MGM, MMC, MMP, MWW, NIHD, NNN, NUS, OCN, OGE, OXF, OZM, PCG, PPL, PWR, PXP, RGLD, RNO, SBH, SFY, SHPG, SNI, SPR, SRE, STRA, TEVA, VMC, VRX, WNR, WPX, WWE, XEL Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, May 1, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: ABMD, ACOR, ACT, AEE, ANR, ANSS, ARG, ARQL, ATK, AYR, BDBD, BDX, BEAM, BGCP, BZH, CAH, CEVA, CHD, CI, CME, CNP, CPN, CTRX, DIN, DNR, EL, ELNK, FIG, FLY, FNP, FWLT, GEL, GG, GIL, GM, GNRC, GOLD, HAR, HK, HSH, INCY, INGR, IP, IRDM, IT, ITT, K, LF, LQDT, LXP, MDC, MFC, MGI, MGM, MMC, MMP, MWW, NIHD, NNN, NUS, OCN, OGE, OXF, OZM, PCG, PPL, PWR, PXP, RGLD, RNO, SBH, SFY, SHPG, SNI, SPR, SRE, STRA, TEVA, VMC, VRX, WNR, WPX, WWE, XEL Comment! [Earnings]
Friday, April 19, 10:55 AM Shares of Healthways (HWAY +17.7%) soar this morning after its Q1 easily beat Street estimates. Despite the beat, Net losses widened amid weaker margins and flat revenue, as the company continues to feel the impact of winding down its contract with Cigna (CI). Revenue attributable to CI and another terminated contracts totaled just $1.4M, compared with $19.7M a year earlier. Nevertheless, the company reafirms its guidance for FY13, saying it expects sales of between $710M - $727M, bracketing Street guidance. Comment! [Healthcare]
Wednesday, April 17, 12:33 PM The big surge in health care stocks earlier this month just prior to the government's decision on Medicare Advantage rates may have been due to an email to sent by a former top congressional aide who now happens to be an outside lobbyist for Humana (HUM -1.9%). The email, which is now subject to an SEC probe, was sent to a Washington investment-research firm and circulated to clients just minutes before the close of trading, saying that "credible sources" had told them a decision had been made to restore the payments. 4 Comments [Healthcare]
Thursday, February 28, 7:09 PM Cigna Corporation (CI) declares $0.04/share annual dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 0.07%. For shareholders of record Mar. 12. Payable Apr. 10. Ex-div date Mar. 08. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Thursday, February 28, 10:54 AM Catamaran (CTRX -5%) beats on it's Q4, but the stock its trading lower after CEO Mark Thierer failed to quell concerns by investors over the potential loss of its business with Cigna (CI -1.3%) - a key question surrounding the pharmacy-benefits manager- and the earnings impact if CTRX winds up losing them. Comment! [Healthcare, Earnings, On the Move]
Tuesday, February 19, 9:39 AM It's not just Humana (-9.6%) suffering from prospective declines in reimbursement rates for Medicare Advantage plans in 2014, with UnitedHealth (UNH) -5.2%, Cigna (CI) -5.5%, Aetna (AET) -3.5% and Universal America (UAM) -8.95%. 7 Comments [Healthcare, On the Move]
Tuesday, February 19, 9:10 AM Premarket gainers: NVGN +130%. ODP +33%. OMX +26%. SPLS +14%. CEDC +8%. UNXL +8%. PWER +6%. BBY +5%.
Losers: HUM -10%. YNDX -8%. CI -5%. Comment! [On the Move]
Thursday, February 7, 6:02 AM Cigna (CI): Q4 EPS of $1.57 beats by $0.09. Revenue of $7.62B beats by $0.9B. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Financials]
Thursday, February 7, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: AAP, ALU, BG, CCE, CI, CS, CTSH, EXC, FLIR, FLO, GPK, HLSS, HOT, INGR, KKR, MFC, MPW, MWW, NBL, NNN, NYT, ONNN, OZM, PM, PMT, PTEN, S, SBH, SIAL, SNE, SNI, SPH, SQNS, TDC, TEVA, XYL Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, February 6, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: AAP, ALU, BG, CCE, CI, CS, CTSH, EXC, FLIR, FLO, GPK, HLSS, HOT, INGR, KKR, MFC, MPW, MWW, NBL, NNN, NYT, ONNN, OZM, PM, PMT, PTEN, S, SBH, SIAL, SNE, SNI, SPH, SQNS, TDC, TEVA, XYL 1 Comment [Earnings]
Tuesday, February 5, 5:37 AM Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) has agreed to reinsure Cigna Corp. (CI) death benefits and retirement products in a deal that will provide Berkshire with $1.8B in investment assets but in which it will also take on up to $4B in liabilities. Cigna will fund the deal with $100M in cash and a $300M tax benefit, and will take a Q1 after-tax charge of $500M. (PR) Comment! [Financials]

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Returning Upgrades (4/13/13): $BEBE, $BGFV, $CI, $DLTR, $ECHO, $FBC, $GLL, $HSTM, $IBCP, $IOC, $NTAP, $RUSS, $SAVE, $SPNC, $TSLA, $USMO
Apr 15, 9:02 AM
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Potential Downgrades (4/4/13): $BNNY, $BPT, $BTH, $CBST, $CCL, $CERN, $CI, $CLX, $CNC, $CNI, $CSGP, $CTSH, $CYBX, $DDD, $DEO, $DLPH, $DST
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Returning Upgrades (4/1/13): $ALXN, $AMG, $BTH, $CALM, $CI, $FARO, $MAN, $MTN, $PRGO, $RLI, $TIF
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Today's New Upgrades (3/13/13): $AXLL, $CI, $EGN, $INFA, $LLL, $NBL, $OSK, $PPG, $PSE, $SQM, $VHC, $VMW, $WAG, $WLP
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$CI earnings $1.57, ten cents ahead of whisper number. Expected price reaction: http://seekingalpha.com/a/ovwt
Feb 7, 9:10 AM
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Paul Zimbardo
How You Can Invest Like David Einhorn http://seekingalpha.com/a/m8vp $AAPL $CI $CMG $GDX $GM $KCG $STX #Apple #Chipotle #Stocks #Invest
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Jim Van Meerten
CI - 100% Barchart technical buy signal - 8 new highs and up 8.99% in the last month - Relative Strength Index 72.90%
11/5/12
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Kyle Spencer
Einhorn slams GMCR, long GM, long CI, short CMG on "nosebleed" valuation, coming Taco Bell resurgence
10/2/12
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Ocean Man: Those Doritos tacos are tasty!
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adawg304: I don't know OM. I love doritos, but I don't care much for those doritos tacos. Weird.
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ZetaKap
5 Undervalued And Analyst-Endorsed Healthcare Stocks http://bit.ly/OPqPRC $AET $CI $HCA $HMA $UNH @ZetaKap
9/1/12
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thsearfoss
Has anyone else heard of Cigna(CI) purchasing Health Springs? I'm hoping someone can shed some light on this
7/2/12
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Einhorn slams GMCR, long GM, long CI, short CMG on "nosebleed" valuation, coming Taco Bell resurgence
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Ocean Man: Those Doritos tacos are tasty!
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realornot
Health insurers are in deep risk if part of the health care law stays alive. Taking a short position soon. UNH WLP HUM AET CI
3/26/12
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det9: I completely agree. On the other hand if the health care goes through I would be long on HUM, UNH, AET
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