• Aetna, a Fortune 100 company incorporated in 1853, is a health care plan provider based out of Hartford, Connecticut. They offer a wide range of health care products and services. On December 17, 2008, the company announced it is laying off 1,000 employees to reduce costs. That is less than 3% of the company's total number of employees. Aetna cited the downturn in the economy and its effect on insurance enrollments nation-wide as part of the impetus for the cost-cutting measure.Hartford Courant: Aetna To Lay Off 1,000 (December 17, 2008)

• 1. Stock symbol: NYSE: AET
  2. Annual revenue (2007): $27.6 billion US
  3. Year Established: 1853 (Incorporated)
  4. Industry: Health Care Plans
  5. HMO Phone: 800-435-8742
  6. PPO Phone: 866-565-1236
  7. HQ: Hartford, CT, Connecticut
  8. President: Mark T. Bertolini
  9. CEO: Ronald A. Williams
  10. Staff: 36,208Hartford Courant: Aetna To Lay Off 1,000 (December 17, 2008)
  11. 1,000 jobs to be cut in 2009Hartford Courant: Aetna To Lay Off 1,000 (December 17, 2008)
  12. Other key people: Meg McCarthy and William H. Donaldson
  13. Products: Health Care Plans
  14. Fortune 100 company

• Key Dates

  1. 1850: Issued first life insurance policy
  2. 1853: Annuity department separates from Aetna Insurance and is incorporated as Aetna Life Insurance Company
  3. 1867: Issued first life insurance policy
  4. 1960: Expanded into Canada
  5. 1968: Bought into Producer's and Citizen's Cooperative Assurance Company
  6. 1998: Bought NYLCare Health Plans
  7. 2000: Sold their financial services and international businesses to ING

• Product List

  Their products and services include medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life, long-term care, and disability plans, along with medical management capabilities.

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