Aetna News

Insurance Agent Takes Stand on Gay Marriage in Supreme Court Case

Today David Kosar can be considered one of the nation’s most outspoken insurance agents on the issue of gay marriage. Kosar, owner of David Kosar Insurance Agency-American Family in Everett, Wash., has joined an amicus brief filed by 278 businesses, …

Aetna to Pay $1.5M in Settlement with Missouri

Missouri insurance regulators said that insurer Aetna agreed to pay a $1.5 million penalty to settle allegations that the company violated requirements for health coverage of autism, contraception and abortions. The state insurance agency said Aetna sometimes provided coverage for …

Fund Manager’s Bet on Insurer Coventry Could Pay Off Big

Several big name hedge fund managers opened sizable stakes in health care insurance companies during the second quarter, and David Einhorn’s bet on Coventry Health Care Inc. may already be paying huge dividends for the closely watched investor. On Monday …

Aetna to Buy Rival Coventry Health for $5.6 Billion

Health insurer Aetna Inc. said on Monday that it would buy rival Coventry Health Care Inc. for $5.6 billion to increase its share of the fast-growing, U.S. government-backed Medicare and Medicaid programs. The purchase, which will add more than 5 …

Healthcare Individual Mandate Too Weak to Matter, Aetna CEO Says

Wall Street’s concern about the U.S. Supreme Court’s looming decision on President Obama’s healthcare overhaul is overblown because the provision at the heart of the law already has little teeth, the top executive at Aetna Inc. said. The court in …