CIGNA

While the fate of the 2010 health care reform law may rest in the hands of the Supreme Court, the nation's focus on health care has returned for the moment. For investors, the following health care picks all pay a dividend and have seen double-digit percentage growth in their share price since the...

Lots more earnings are on the schedule for this week, even as the calendar page turns. Look for quarterly results to come from Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), Hershey (NYSE: HSY), Kellogg (NYSE: K), MasterCard (NYSE: MA), Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS). Analysts expect...

CIGNA (NYSE: CI) and Forest Laboratories (NYSE: FRX) reached new 52-week highs of $50.70 and $37.87 per share, respectively, on Thursday but were lower in premarket trading Friday. CIGNA was raised to Outperform as yesterday's Bull of the Day at Zacks. The company has a market cap of $13.6...

A team of strategists from Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) has offered at basket of 50 stocks they believe are potential leveraged buyout targets. The companies on their list have market capitalizations below $25 billion. They have positive free cash flow and net margins that fall below the industry...

Cigna (NYSE: CI) announced today the appointment of Ralph Nicoletti as Chief Financial Officer effective June 20, 2011, Deutsche Bank reports. “When we spoke to Cigna after the announcement, the company highlighted that Mr. Nicoletti will add several capabilities including extensive knowledge of...

Deutsche Bank has raised the price target on CIGNA (NYSE: CI) from $51 to $56 and maintains its Buy rating.

Deutsche Bank has issued a report on Managed Care and it's aftermath of the final MLR regulations. In the report, Deutsche Bank writes "Following many months of market anticipation, HHS has now formally certified the minimum MLR model regulation that was proposed by the NAIC. HHS accepted virtually...

Deutsche Bank published a managed care industry alert report that stated: "As indicated in the NAIC press conference held on 9/22, the draft NAIC regulation excludes from the premium calculation (for the purpose of MLR rebates) federal and state taxes, with the exception of certain items such as...

Deutsche Bank has issued an industry alert report on the Managed Care sector rate filings published by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBS-NC). This report was submitted by BCBS-NC to the NC Department of Insurance for plan effective January 1, 2011, when some of the initial health care...