CIGNA
{{#badges: tobaccowiki}} CIGNA Corporation is a large U.S. health insurance company covering more than 9 million people. It also offers dental, vision, pharmacy, and behavioral health insurance as well as group accident, life, and disability insurance. Cigna also sells health insurance in Asia, Europe, and Chile, and it sells coverage to expatriate employees of multi-national corporations. [1]
Contents
Ad boycott against Air America Radio
CIGNA refused to advertise on the progressive Air America Radio. In October 2006, around 90 companies, including CIGNA, told ABC Radio Networks that they did not want their ads to play on radio stations that carried Air America Radio. [2] [3] [4]
Political contributions
CIGNA gave $276,720 to federal candidates in the 2006 election through its political action committee - 17% to Democrats and 80% to Republicans. [5]
Lobbying
The company spent $680,000 for lobbying in 2006. $120,000 went to the two lobbying firms, Blank Rome LLP and Williams & Jensen, with the remainder being spent using in-house lobbyists. [6]
Corporate Communications and Public Relations
- Wendell Potter, former Vice President for Corporate Communications
Personnel
| Key executives and 2006 pay: [7] | Options exercised |
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| H. Edward Hanway, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $12,350,000 | $14,440,000 | ||
| Michael W. Bell, Chief Financial Officer | $4,300,000 | $2,000,000 | ||
| David M. Cordani, President of CIGNA HealthCare | N/A | N/A | ||
| Paul E. Hartley, President of CIGNA International | $1,750,000 | $1,000,000 | ||
| John M. Murabito, Executive Vice President of HR and Services | $1,980,000 | $961,000 |
Selected members of the Board of Directors: [8]
- Robert H. Campbell, Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sunoco, Inc.
- Isaiah Harris, Jr., Former President of AT&T Advertising & Publishing - East
- Jane E. Henney, Director of AmerisourceBergen Corporation and AstraZeneca PLC, Former Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Contact details
Two Liberty Place
1601 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19192
Phone: 215-761-1000
Fax: 215-761-5515
Web: http://www.cigna.com
References
- ↑ CIGNA Profile, Hoovers, accessed October 2007.
- ↑ Marc Fisher, "Air America, in the Throes of Victory?", The Washington Post, December 10, 2006.
- ↑ "Air America on Ad Blacklist?", FAIR, October 31, 2006.
- ↑ "Air America Blackout", FAIR.org/ABC memo, October 25, 2006.
- ↑ 2006 PAC Summary Data, Open Secrets, accessed October 2007.
- ↑ CIGNA lobbying expenses, Open Secrets, accessed October 2007.
- ↑ CIGNA Key Executives, Yahoo Finance, accessed October 2007.
- ↑ Board of Directors, CIGNA, accessed October 2007.
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