Aetna Inc.

Public Company, Headquarters Location
151 Farmington Ave., Hartford, CT 06156-0001, United States
(800)872-3862, (860)273-0123, (860)273-3971 fax, http://www.aetna.com

Primary SIC: Hospital And Medical Service Plans, Primary NAICS: Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers
Description: The predecessor of Aetna Inc. was Aetna Insurance Company, founded in Hartford, Connecticut in 1850. The company currently is incorporated in Pennsylvania. It now operates as a diversified health care benefits company, offering a range of health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life and disability plans, and medical management capabilities and health care management services for Medicaid plans. It markets its products to employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans, governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups and expatriates. The business is operated in three segments: Health Care, Group Insurance and Large Case Pensions. The company's Health Care products consist of medical, pharmacy benefits management, dental and vision plans offered on both an insured basis and an employer-funded basis. The Group Insurance products consist principally of life insurance, offered on an insured basis; disability insurance, offered on both an insured and employer-funded basis and long-term care insurance products, which were offered primarily on an Insured basis. The long-term care insurance products are in the process of being transferred to other carriers. The company operates in all 50 states. Aetna acquired NYLCare Health Plans in 1998 and Prudential HealthCare in 1999. More

Insurance: Health maintenance organization and healthcare claims processor.