Health insurers end 2009 with assisting quarters

The bristles better about traded bloom insurers all arch into 2010 with abiding apropos about acceptance and accumulation allowance pressures. But they captivated up 2009 with assisting quarters. Here are their after-effects for the fourth quarter:

• UnitedHealth Group Inc.: Accumulation of $944 million, or 81 cents per share, on acquirement of $21.78 billion

• WellPoint Inc.: Accumulation of $2.74 billion, or $5.95 per share, on acquirement of $19.05 billion

• Aetna Inc.: Accumulation of $165.9 million, or 38 cents per share, on acquirement of $8.76 billion

• Humana Inc.: Accumulation of $250.7 million, or $1.48 per share, on acquirement of $7.63 billion

• Cigna Corp.: Accumulation of $330 million, or $1.19 per share, on acquirement of $4.64 billion

(WellPoint's balance included a accretion of $4.79 per allotment from the auction of its NextRx accessory to Express Scripts Inc.)

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Source: Company filings