Cigna Corp.'s third-quarter earnings jumped 19 percent to trump analyst expectations, and the health insurer hiked its 2013 forecast.
Shares of the Bloomfield, Conn., company outpaced the broader market Thursday morning after Cigna released results.
Cigna said 7 percent growth in premiums and fees from its biggest segment, Global Health Care, helped its performance compared to last year's quarter, when the insurer also absorbed charges totaling $62 million due to a realignment plan and the acquisition of fellow insurer HealthSpring.
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