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Major moves by insurance giants in 2017

Health care reform is definitely shaking up the way major corporations do business. With industry-wide revenue for 2016 totaling $849 billion, the major players had plenty of capital to throw their weight around.

By Emily Payne | Updated on December 15, 2017
The year started with two failed major acquisitions in the insurance industry and ended with hope for a new one. (Photo: Shutterstock)

The year started with two failed major acquisitions in the insurance industry and ended with hope for a new one. Deals between Aetna and Humana and Cigna and Anthem were both vetoed by judges early in the year, but that wasn’t the last we saw of any of them in the headlines.

Health care reform is definitely shaking up the way major corporations do business. With industry-wide revenue for 2016 totaling $849 billion–a 55 percent increase since 2011–the major players had plenty of capital to throw their weight around. Here’s a look at some of the key moves…

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