Type: Public
On the web: http://www.aetna.com
Employees: 34,000
Employee growth: (2.9%)

Life, death, health, or injury -- Aetna's got an insurance policy to cover it. The company, one of the largest health insurers in the US, also offers life and disability insurance, as well as retirement savings products. Its Health Care division offers HMO, PPO, point of service (POS), health savings account (HSA), and traditional indemnity coverage, along with dental, vision, behavioral health, and Medicare plans, to groups and individuals. The division covers some 18 million medical members. Aetna's Group Insurance segment sells life and disability insurance nationwide. And its Large Case Pensions segment offers pensions, annuities, and other retirement savings products.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $34,246.0M
One year growth: (1.5%)
Net income: $1,766.8M
Income growth: 38.4%

Officers:
Chairman, President, and CEO: Mark T. Bertolini
SEVP and CFO: Joseph M. Zubretsky
EVP Information, Technology, and Service Operations: Margaret M. (Meg) McCarthy

Competitors:
CIGNA
UnitedHealth Group
WellPoint

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