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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>🏥 '''Cigna''' is one of the most prominent global health services companies operating at the intersection of [[Definition:Health insurance | health insurance]], [[Definition:Employee benefits | employee benefits]], and healthcare delivery. Founded in 1982 through the merger of the Connecticut General Life Insurance Company (established 1865) and the Insurance Company of North America (INA, established 1792 — one of the oldest [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurance carriers]] in the United States), Cigna inherited a lineage stretching back more than two centuries. The company built its identity around managed care, group health coverage, and international health benefits, becoming a major force in employer-sponsored insurance and expatriate health plans across dozens of countries.<br />
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⚙️ Cigna's operating model has historically combined [[Definition:Underwriting | underwriting]] of group and individual health risks with healthcare management services designed to control costs and improve outcomes — a blend of [[Definition:Risk carrier | risk-bearing]] and fee-based activities. In a landmark 2018 transaction, Cigna acquired Express Scripts, one of the largest [[Definition:Pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) | pharmacy benefit managers]] in the United States, fundamentally reshaping its business to integrate pharmaceutical cost management with medical insurance. This vertical integration strategy positioned the company alongside peers like [[Definition:UnitedHealth Group | UnitedHealth Group]] and [[Definition:CVS Health | CVS Health/Aetna]] in pursuing end-to-end healthcare value chains. In 2023, Cigna further restructured by agreeing to sell its [[Definition:Medicare Advantage | Medicare Advantage]] and related government services businesses to [[Definition:Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) | Health Care Service Corporation]], signaling a strategic pivot toward its pharmacy, specialty care, and international health segments operating under the Evernorth Health Services brand.<br />
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🌍 Cigna's lasting significance to the insurance industry lies in its role as an architect of the global employer health benefits market and a case study in how health insurers have evolved beyond traditional [[Definition:Indemnity insurance | indemnity]] models into integrated health services enterprises. Its international health division has long been among the largest providers of cross-border [[Definition:Group insurance | group health insurance]] for multinational employers — a niche with distinct [[Definition:Regulatory compliance | regulatory]], [[Definition:Currency risk | currency]], and network management challenges. The company's trajectory also illustrates broader industry dynamics: consolidation among health insurers and adjacent service providers, the blurring of lines between [[Definition:Insurance | insurance]] and healthcare delivery, and the regulatory scrutiny that accompanies such convergence. For students of the industry, Cigna's evolution from a traditional [[Definition:Life insurance | life]] and [[Definition:Property and casualty insurance | property-casualty]] composite insurer into a health services conglomerate captures decades of structural change in how health risk is financed and managed worldwide.<br />
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* [[Definition:Health insurance]]<br />
* [[Definition:Pharmacy benefit manager (PBM)]]<br />
* [[Definition:Employee benefits]]<br />
* [[Definition:Managed care]]<br />
* [[Definition:UnitedHealth Group]]<br />
* [[Definition:Group insurance]]<br />
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