CIGNA - Insurance For All Your Needs
CIGNA advertises its role as an "employees' benefits company" on their website located at www.cigna
.com. The site seems to be dedicated to helping both providers and insured persons with information. For example, one link on the CIGNA
website is dedicated to forms.
The CIGNA website also includes myriad press releases that seem to be updated almost constantly. There are informational articles about various topics, ranging from the naming of new company personnel to trends in the medical industry. One article touts CIGNA's online tool to help consumers rate hospitals. Whether you are a client of CIGNA or not, you're welcome to use the tool that uses both CIGNA and third-party data to rank hospitals on treatment of some common conditions.
If you are a client of CIGNA, or just an interested person who wants to follow health care and insurance industry news, the CIGNA website offers the option of signing up for a notice whenever the company submits a news release.
CIGNA is also a member of the financial community, providing an array of financial services to clients. News releases posted online include quarterly dividend earnings for the company, and an archived database allows you to search through previous releases.
According to historical data from CIGNA, the company can trace its roots back to 1792 when a group of citizens formed the INA (Insurance Company of North America) and issued the first two marine policies to insure ships and cargo traveling from Pennsylvania. Just a couple of years later, the INA issued its first life insurance policy, promising to pay benefits if the captain of a ship died or was captured by pirates. In 1865, the Connecticut General Assembly created the Connecticut General Life Insurance company, commonly known as CG. Nearly a century later, in 1961, CG and INA announce their intentions to join and CIGNA is born. In 1990, CIGNA EQUIQOR, a company that provides benefits to a major sector of the country's employees, was created.
CIGNA's achievements over the past two decades include recognition for a corporate educational program, becoming a national sponsor in the March of Dimes annual walk-a-thon, and launching the MCC Behavior Health plan. There's more information about the behavioral health program available online at http://apps.cignabehavioral.com/home.html. The Behavioral Health website includes articles that are updated regularly, along with links to information about how the program works, how you could benefit, and a testimonial section with statements from clients.
For information about CIGNA health insurance benefits in the United Kingdom, check out the CIGNA UK website at www.cigna.co.uk.
