Delaware
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06-1059331
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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of
incorporation or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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Page
No.
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PART
I.
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FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Financial
Statements
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Item
2.
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Item
3.
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Item
4.
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PART
II.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Item
1A.
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Item
2.
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Item
6.
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Part
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item
1. Financial Statements
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CIGNA
CORPORATION
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(In
millions, except per share amounts)
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Three
Months Ended
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March
31,
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2006
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2005
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REVENUES
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Premiums
and fees
|
$
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3,268
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$
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3,362
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Net
investment income
|
329
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330
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Other
revenues
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366
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636
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Realized
investment gains
|
144
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17
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Total
revenues
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4,107
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4,345
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BENEFITS
AND EXPENSES
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||||
Health
Care medical claims expense
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1,448
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1,456
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Other
benefit expenses
|
788
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868
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||
Other
operating expenses
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1,343
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1,356
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Total
benefits and expenses
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3,579
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3,680
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INCOME
BEFORE INCOME TAXES
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528
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665
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Income
taxes (benefits):
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Current
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254
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59
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||
Deferred
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(78)
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170
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||
Total
taxes
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176
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229
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NET
INCOME
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$
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352
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$
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436
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EARNINGS
PER SHARE - BASIC
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$
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2.93
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$
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3.34
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EARNINGS
PER SHARE - DILUTED
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$
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2.87
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$
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3.28
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DIVIDENDS
DECLARED PER SHARE
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$
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0.025
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$
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0.025
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The
accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral
part of
these statements.
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CIGNA
CORPORATION
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(In
millions, except per share amounts)
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As
of
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As
of
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March
31,
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December
31,
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2006
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2005
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ASSETS
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Investments:
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Fixed
maturities, at fair value (amortized cost, $13,612;
$13,873)
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$
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14,328
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$
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14,947
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Equity
securities, at fair value (cost, $146; $113)
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163
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135
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|||||||
Mortgage
loans
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4,206
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3,934
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Policy
loans
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1,341
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1,337
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Real
estate
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95
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80
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Other
long-term investments
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449
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504
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Short-term
investments
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105
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439
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Total
investments
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20,687
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21,376
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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1,904
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1,709
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Accrued
investment income
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289
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282
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|||||||
Premiums,
accounts and notes receivable
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1,482
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1,598
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Reinsurance
recoverables
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6,719
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7,018
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Deferred
policy acquisition costs
|
644
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618
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Property
and equipment
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626
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638
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Deferred
income taxes
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1,215
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1,087
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Goodwill
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1,622
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1,622
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Other
assets, including other intangibles
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285
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306
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Separate
account assets
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8,555
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8,609
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Total
assets
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$
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44,028
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$
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44,863
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LIABILITIES
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Contractholder
deposit funds
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$
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9,423
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$
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9,676
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Future
policy benefits
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8,405
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8,626
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Unpaid
claims and claim expenses
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4,272
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4,281
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|||||||
Health
Care medical claims payable
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1,065
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1,165
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Unearned
premiums and fees
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523
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515
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Total
insurance and contractholder liabilities
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23,688
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24,263
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Accounts
payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
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5,029
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5,127
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Short-term
debt
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85
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100
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Long-term
debt
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1,253
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1,338
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Nonrecourse
obligations
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66
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66
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Separate
account liabilities
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8,555
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8,609
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Total
liabilities
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38,676
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39,503
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CONTINGENCIES
- NOTE 12
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SHAREHOLDERS'
EQUITY
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Common
stock (par value per share, $0.25; shares issued, 160;
160)
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40
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40
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Additional
paid-in capital
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2,419
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2,385
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Net
unrealized appreciation, fixed maturities
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$
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100
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$
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195
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Net
unrealized appreciation, equity securities
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20
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24
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|||||||
Net
unrealized depreciation, derivatives
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(15)
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(14)
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Net
translation of foreign currencies
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9
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2
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Minimum
pension liability adjustment
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(716)
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(716)
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Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
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(602)
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(509)
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Retained
earnings
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5,425
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5,162
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Less
treasury stock, at cost
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(1,930)
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(1,718)
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Total
shareholders' equity
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5,352
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5,360
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Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
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$
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44,028
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$
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44,863
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SHAREHOLDERS'
EQUITY PER SHARE
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$
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44.69
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$
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44.23
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The
accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral
part of
these statements.
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CIGNA CORPORATION | |||||||||||||
(In
millions)
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Three
Months Ended March 31,
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2006
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2005
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Common
stock
|
$
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40
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$
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40
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Additional
paid-in capital, January 1
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2,385
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2,360
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|||||||||||
Effect
of issuance of stock for employee benefits plans
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34
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(21
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)
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||||||||||
Additional
paid-in capital, March 31
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2,419
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2,339
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|||||||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss, January 1
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(509
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)
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(336
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)
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|||||||||
Net
unrealized depreciation, fixed maturities
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$
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(95
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)
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(95
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)
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$
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(146
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)
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(146
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)
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Net
unrealized depreciation, equity securities
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(4
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)
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(4
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)
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(2
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)
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(2
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)
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|||||
Net
unrealized depreciation on securities
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(99
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)
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(148
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)
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|||||||||
Net
unrealized depreciation, derivatives
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(1
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)
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(1
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)
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(2
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)
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(2
|
)
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Net
translation of foreign currencies
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7
|
7
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3
|
3
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|||||||||
Other
comprehensive loss
|
(93
|
)
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(147
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)
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|||||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss, March 31
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(602
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)
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(483
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)
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|||||||||
Retained
earnings, January 1
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5,162
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3,679
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|||||||||||
Net
income
|
352
|
352
|
436
|
436
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|||||||||
Effects
of issuance of stock for employee benefits plans
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(86
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)
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(42
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)
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|||||||||
Common
dividends declared
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(3
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)
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(3
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)
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|||||||||
Retained
earnings, March 31
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5,425
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4,070
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|||||||||||
Treasury
stock, January 1
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(1,718
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)
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(540
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)
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|||||||||
Repurchase
of common stock
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(419
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)
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(240
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)
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|||||||||
Other,
primarily issuance of treasury stock for employee benefit
plans
|
207
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123
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|||||||||||
Treasury
stock, March 31
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(1,930
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)
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(657
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)
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TOTAL
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
$
|
259
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$
|
5,352
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$
|
289
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$
|
5,309
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The
accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral
part of
these statements.
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CIGNA
CORPORATION
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CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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(In
millions)
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Three
Months Ended March 31,
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|||||||
2006
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2005
|
||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
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|||||||
Net
Income
|
$
|
352
|
$
|
436
|
|||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities:
|
|||||||
Insurance
liabilities
|
(132
|
)
|
(216
|
)
|
|||
Reinsurance
recoverables
|
31
|
(52
|
)
|
||||
Deferred
policy acquisition costs
|
(21
|
)
|
(17
|
)
|
|||
Premiums,
accounts and notes receivable
|
68
|
146
|
|||||
Accounts
payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
|
(165
|
)
|
113
|
||||
Current
income taxes
|
222
|
(42
|
)
|
||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
(78
|
)
|
170
|
||||
Realized
investment (gains)
|
(144
|
)
|
(17
|
)
|
|||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
54
|
62
|
|||||
Gains
on sales of businesses
|
(17
|
)
|
(286
|
)
|
|||
Mortgage
loans originated and held for sale
|
(240
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Other,
net
|
(17
|
)
|
(26
|
)
|
|||
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
(87
|
)
|
271
|
||||
|
|||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
|||||||
Proceeds
from investments sold:
|
|||||||
Fixed
maturities
|
535
|
594
|
|||||
Equity
securities
|
5
|
4
|
|||||
Mortgage
loans
|
136
|
151
|
|||||
Other
(primarily short-term investments)
|
611
|
25
|
|||||
Investment
maturities and repayments:
|
|||||||
Fixed
maturities
|
518
|
194
|
|||||
Mortgage
loans
|
69
|
76
|
|||||
Investments
purchased:
|
|||||||
Fixed
maturities
|
(755
|
)
|
(904
|
)
|
|||
Equity
securities
|
(30
|
)
|
(5
|
)
|
|||
Mortgage
loans
|
(252
|
)
|
(53
|
)
|
|||
Other
(primarily short-term investments)
|
(150
|
)
|
(113
|
)
|
|||
Property
and equipment, net
|
(30
|
)
|
(23
|
)
|
|||
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
657
|
(54
|
)
|
||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|||||||
Deposits
and interest credited to contractholder deposit funds
|
141
|
176
|
|||||
Withdrawals
and benefit payments from contractholder deposit funds
|
(179
|
)
|
(168
|
)
|
|||
Change
in cash overdraft position
|
4
|
(193
|
)
|
||||
Repayment
of long-term debt
|
(100
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Repurchase
common stock
|
(400
|
)
|
(242
|
)
|
|||
Issuance
of common stock
|
162
|
94
|
|||||
Common
dividends paid
|
(3
|
)
|
(3
|
)
|
|||
Net
cash used in financing activities
|
(375
|
)
|
(336
|
)
|
|||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
195
|
(119
|
)
|
||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
1,709
|
2,519
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
$
|
1,904
|
$
|
2,400
|
|||
Supplemental
Disclosure of Cash Information:
|
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Income
taxes paid (received), net
|
$
|
8
|
$
|
91
|
|||
Interest
paid
|
$
|
22
|
$
|
22
|
|||
The
accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral
part of
these statements.
|
Three
Months
Ended
March
31,
|
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(In
millions)
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||
Compensation
cost
|
$
|
12
|
$
|
6
|
||
Tax
benefits
|
$
|
4
|
$
|
2
|
Three
Months
Ended
March
31,
|
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(Options
in thousands)
|
2006
|
2005
|
|
Dividend
yield
|
0.1%
|
0.1%
|
|
Expected
volatility
|
35.0%
|
35.0%
|
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
4.6%
|
3.9%
|
|
Expected
option life
|
4.5
years
|
5.25
years
|
|
Options
granted
|
524
|
781
|
|
Weighted
average fair value of options granted
|
$43.97
|
$33.88
|
Three
Months
Ended
March
31,
|
||||||
(Grants
in thousands)
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||
Restricted
stock granted
|
193
|
282
|
||||
Weighted
average fair value
|
$
|
122.50
|
$
|
91.36
|
(In millions)
|
Pre-Tax
|
After-Tax
|
|||||
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
|||||||
2006
|
|||||||
Accelerated
deferred gain amortization
|
$
|
4
|
$
|
1
|
|||
Normal
deferred gain amortization
|
$
|
2
|
$
|
1
|
|||
2005
|
|||||||
Accelerated
deferred gain amortization
|
$
|
260
|
$
|
169
|
|||
Normal
deferred gain amortization
|
$
|
14
|
$
|
9
|
(Dollars
in millions, except per share amounts)
|
Basic
|
|
Effect
of
Dilution
|
|
Diluted
|
|||||
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
||||||||||
Net
Income
|
$
|
352
|
—
|
$
|
352
|
|||||
Shares
(in
thousands):
|
||||||||||
Weighted
average
|
119,946
|
—
|
119,946
|
|||||||
Options
and restricted stock grants
|
2,567
|
2,567
|
||||||||
Total
shares
|
119,946
|
2,567
|
122,513
|
|||||||
EPS
|
$
|
2.93
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
$
|
2.87
|
|||
2005
|
||||||||||
Net
Income
|
$
|
436
|
—
|
$
|
436
|
|||||
Shares
(in
thousands):
|
||||||||||
Weighted
average
|
130,722
|
—
|
130,722
|
|||||||
Options
and restricted stock grants
|
2,004
|
2,004
|
||||||||
Total
shares
|
130,722
|
2,004
|
132,726
|
|||||||
EPS
|
$
|
3.34
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
$
|
3.28
|
Three
Months
Ended
March
31,
|
||
(In
millions)
|
2006
|
2005
|
Antidilutive
options
|
0.7
|
6.3
|
· |
The
reserves represent estimates of the present value of net amounts
expected
to be paid, less the present value of net future premiums. Included
in net
amounts expected to be paid is the excess of the guaranteed death
benefits
over the values of the contractholders’ accounts (based on underlying
equity and bond mutual fund investments).
|
· |
The
reserves include an estimate for partial surrenders that essentially
lock
in the death benefit for a particular policy based on annual election
rates that vary from 0-24% depending on the net amount at risk for
each
policy and whether surrender charges
apply.
|
· |
The
mean investment performance assumption is 5% considering CIGNA's
program
to reduce equity market exposures using futures contracts. In addition,
the results of futures contracts are reflected in the liability
calculation as a component of investment
returns.
|
· |
The
volatility assumption is 15-30%, varying by equity fund type; 3-8%,
varying by bond fund type; and 1% for money market
funds.
|
· |
The
discount rate is 5.75%.
|
· |
The
mortality assumption is 70-75% of the 1994 Group Annuity Mortality
table,
with 1% annual improvement beginning January 1,
2000.
|
· |
The
lapse rate assumption is 0-15%, depending on contract type, policy
duration and the ratio of the net amount at risk to account
value.
|
Three
Months Ended
March
31,
|
|||||||
(In
millions)
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
Premiums
and fees
|
|||||||
Individual
life insurance and annuity
business sold
|
$
|
64
|
$
|
67
|
|||
Other
|
45
|
41
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
109
|
$
|
108
|
|||
Reinsurance
recoveries
|
|||||||
Individual
life insurance and annuity
business sold
|
$
|
75
|
$
|
63
|
|||
Other
|
35
|
43
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
110
|
$
|
106
|
Three
Months
Ended
March
31,
|
|||||||
(In
millions)
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
Service
cost
|
$
|
19
|
$
|
17
|
|||
Interest
cost
|
55
|
55
|
|||||
Expected
return on plan assets
|
(52
|
)
|
(46
|
)
|
|||
Amortization
of:
|
|
|
|||||
Net
loss from past experience
|
41
|
36
|
|||||
Prior
service cost
|
—
|
(1
|
)
|
||||
Net
pension cost
|
$
|
63
|
$
|
61
|
Three
Months
Ended
March
31,
|
|||||||
(In
millions)
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
Service
cost
|
$
|
1
|
$
|
1
|
|||
Interest
cost
|
6
|
9
|
|||||
Expected
return on plan assets
|
—
|
(1
|
)
|
||||
Amortization
of:
|
|
|
|||||
Net
gain from past experience
|
(1
|
)
|
—
|
||||
Prior
service cost
|
(4
|
)
|
(5
|
)
|
|||
Net
other postretirement benefit cost
|
$
|
2
|
$
|
4
|
(In
millions)
|
Health
Care
|
|
Corporate
|
|
Total
|
|||||
Balance
as of December 31, 2005
|
$
|
6
|
$
|
13
|
$
|
19
|
||||
First
quarter 2006 activity
|
(5
|
)
|
(3
|
)
|
(8
|
)
|
||||
Balance
as of March 31, 2006
|
$
|
1
|
$
|
10
|
$
|
11
|
Three
Months
Ended
March
31,
|
|||||||
(In
millions)
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
Fixed
maturities
|
$
|
2
|
$
|
13
|
|||
Equity
securities
|
3
|
1
|
|||||
Mortgage
loans
|
(6
|
)
|
—
|
||||
Other
investments, including derivatives
|
145
|
3
|
|||||
Realized
investment gains, before
income taxes
|
144
|
17
|
|||||
Less
income taxes
|
50
|
6
|
|||||
Net
realized investment gains
|
$
|
94
|
$
|
11
|
Three
Months
Ended
March
31,
|
|||||||
(In
millions)
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
Proceeds
from sales
|
$
|
540
|
$
|
598
|
|||
Gross
gains on sales
|
$
|
16
|
$
|
15
|
|||
Gross
losses on sales
|
$
|
(12
|
)
|
$
|
(6
|
)
|
·
|
length
of time and severity of
decline;
|
·
|
financial
health and specific near term prospects of the issuer;
|
· |
changes
in the regulatory, economic or general market environment of the
issuer’s
industry or geographic region; and
|
· |
ability
and intent to hold until recovery.
|
(In millions)
|
Fair
Value
|
Amortized
Cost
|
Unrealized
Depreciation
|
|||||||
Fixed
Maturities:
|
||||||||||
One
year or less:
|
||||||||||
Investment
grade
|
$
|
4,188
|
$
|
4,312
|
$
|
(124
|
)
|
|||
Below
investment grade
|
$
|
263
|
$
|
272
|
$
|
(9
|
)
|
|||
More
than one year:
|
||||||||||
Investment
grade
|
$
|
1,063
|
$
|
1,109
|
$
|
(46
|
)
|
|||
Below
investment grade
|
$
|
39
|
$
|
40
|
$
|
(1
|
)
|
|||
Equity
securities:
|
||||||||||
Less
than one year
|
$
|
93
|
$
|
97
|
$
|
(4
|
)
|
|||
Greater
than one year
|
$
|
8
|
$
|
9
|
$
|
(1
|
)
|
· |
amounts
required to adjust future policy benefits for certain annuities;
and
|
· |
amounts
required to adjust other liabilities after the initial reclassification
of
unrealized appreciation under a modified coinsurance
arrangement.
|
(In
millions)
|
Pre-
Tax
|
Tax
(Expense)
Benefit
|
After-
Tax
|
|||||||
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
||||||||||
Net
unrealized depreciation, securities:
|
||||||||||
Unrealized
depreciation on securities held
|
$
|
(147
|
)
|
$
|
51
|
$
|
(96
|
)
|
||
Gains
realized on securities
|
(5
|
)
|
2
|
(3
|
)
|
|||||
Net
unrealized depreciation, securities
|
$
|
(152
|
)
|
$
|
53
|
$
|
(99
|
)
|
||
Net
unrealized depreciation, derivatives
|
$
|
(2
|
)
|
$
|
1
|
$
|
(1
|
)
|
||
Net
translation of foreign currencies
|
$
|
11
|
$
|
(4
|
)
|
$
|
7
|
|||
2005
|
||||||||||
Net
unrealized depreciation, securities:
|
||||||||||
Unrealized
depreciation on securities held
|
$
|
(213
|
)
|
$
|
74
|
$
|
(139
|
)
|
||
Gains
realized on securities
|
(14
|
)
|
5
|
(9
|
)
|
|||||
Net
unrealized depreciation, securities
|
$
|
(227
|
)
|
$
|
79
|
$
|
(148
|
)
|
||
Net
unrealized depreciation, derivatives
|
$
|
(2
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
(2
|
)
|
||
Net
translation of foreign currencies
|
$
|
5
|
$
|
(2
|
)
|
$
|
3
|
Three
Months
Ended
March
31,
|
|||||||
(In
millions)
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
Premiums and fees and other revenues | |||||||
Health
Care
|
$
|
2,698
|
$
|
2,758
|
|||
Disability
and Life
|
556
|
557
|
|||||
International
|
357
|
300
|
|||||
Run-off
Retirement
|
6
|
274
|
|||||
Run-off
Reinsurance
|
(25
|
)
|
61
|
||||
Other
Operations
|
54
|
57
|
|||||
Corporate
|
(12
|
)
|
(9
|
)
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
3,634
|
$
|
3,998
|
|||
Net
income (loss)
|
|||||||
Health
Care
|
$
|
156
|
$
|
191
|
|||
Disability
and Life
|
58
|
59
|
|||||
International
|
37
|
30
|
|||||
Run-off
Retirement
|
—
|
166
|
|||||
Run-off
Reinsurance
|
—
|
(16
|
)
|
||||
Other
Operations
|
25
|
30
|
|||||
Corporate
|
(18
|
)
|
(35
|
)
|
|||
Segment
earnings
|
258
|
425
|
|||||
Realized
investment gains, net of taxes
|
94
|
11
|
|||||
Net
Income
|
$
|
352
|
$
|
436
|
· |
CIGNA
guarantees that separate account assets will be sufficient to pay
certain
retiree or life benefits. The sponsoring employers are primarily
responsible for ensuring that assets are sufficient to pay these
benefits
and are required to maintain assets that exceed a certain percentage
of
benefit obligations. This percentage varies depending on the asset
class
within a sponsoring employer’s portfolio (for example, a bond fund would
require a lower percentage than a riskier equity fund) and thus will
vary
as the composition of the portfolio changes. If employers do not
maintain
the required levels of separate account assets, CIGNA or an affiliate
of
the buyer has the right to redirect the management of the related
assets
to provide for benefit payments. As of March 31, 2006, employers
maintained assets that exceeded the benefit obligations. Benefit
obligations under these arrangements were $2.1 billion as of March
31,
2006. As of March 31, 2006, approximately 80% of these guarantees
are
reinsured by an affiliate of the buyer of the retirement benefits
business. There were no additional liabilities required for these
guarantees as of March 31, 2006.
|
· |
CIGNA
guarantees that separate account assets, primarily fixed income
investments, will be sufficient to pay retiree benefits for participants
under a certain group annuity contract. These guarantees are fully
reinsured by an affiliate of the buyer of the retirement benefits
business. These guaranteed benefit obligations were $29 million as
of
March 31, 2006. CIGNA had no additional liabilities for these guarantees
as of March 31, 2006.
|
· |
These
liabilities represent estimates of the present value of net amounts
expected to be paid, less the present value of net future premiums
expected to be received. Included in net amounts expected to be paid
is
the excess of the expected value of the income benefits over the
values of
the annuitant’s accounts at the time of annuitization. The assets
associated with these contracts represent receivables in connection
with
reinsurance that CIGNA has purchased from third parties (see below).
|
· |
The
market return assumption is 8-12% varying by equity fund type; 6-9%
varying by bond fund type; and 5-6% for money market
funds.
|
· |
The
volatility assumption is 14-24%, varying by equity fund type; 6-7%,
varying by bond fund type; and 2-3% for money market
funds.
|
· |
The
discount rate is 5.75%.
|
· |
The
projected interest rate used to calculate the reinsured income benefits
at
the time of annuitization varies by economic scenario, reflects interest
rates as of the valuation date, and has a long-term mean rate of
5-6% and
a standard deviation of 12-13%.
|
· |
The
mortality assumption is 70% of the 1994 Group Annuity Mortality table,
with 1% annual improvement beginning January 1,
2000.
|
· |
The
lapse rate assumption is 3-12%, depending on policy
duration.
|
· |
The
annuity election rate assumption is that no more than 5% of the policies
eligible to annuitize their variable annuity contracts will do so
each
year.
|
· |
No
annuitants surrendered their accounts;
and
|
· |
All
annuitants lived to elect their benefit;
and
|
· |
All
annuitants elected to receive their benefit on the next available
date
(2006 through 2014); and
|
· |
All
underlying mutual fund investment values remained at the March 31,
2006
value of $3.4 billion, with no future
returns.
|
· |
additional
mandated benefits or services that increase
costs;
|
· |
legislation
that would grant plan participants broader rights to sue their health
plans;
|
· |
changes
in ERISA regulations resulting in increased administrative burdens
and
costs;
|
· |
additional
restrictions on the use of prescription drug formularies;
|
· |
additional
privacy legislation and regulations that interfere with the proper
use of
medical information for research, coordination of medical care and
disease
and disability management;
|
· |
additional
variations among state laws mandating the time periods and administrative
processes for payment of health care provider claims;
|
· |
legislation
that would exempt independent physicians from antitrust laws;
and
|
· |
changes
in federal tax laws, such as amendments that could affect the taxation
of
employer provided benefits.
|
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of
|
|
Financial
Condition and Results of
Operations
|
INDEX
|
|
· |
cost
trends and inflation levels for medical and related
services;
|
· |
patterns
of utilization of medical and other
services;
|
· |
employment
levels;
|
· |
the
tort liability system;
|
· |
interest
rates and equity market returns;
|
· |
regulations
and tax rules related to the provision and administration of employee
benefit plans; and
|
· |
initiatives
to increase health care regulation.
|
· |
competitiveness
of CIGNA's product design and service
quality;
|
· |
the
absolute level of and trends in benefit
costs;
|
· |
the
volume of customers served and the mix of products and services purchased
by those customers;
|
· |
the
ability to price products and services competitively at levels that
appropriately account for underlying cost inflation and utilization
patterns; and
|
· |
the
relationship between administrative costs and
revenue.
|
FINANCIAL
SUMMARY
|
Three
Months
Ended
March
31,
|
||||||
(In
millions)
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
Premiums
and fees
|
$
|
3,268
|
$
|
3,362
|
|||
Net
investment income
|
329
|
330
|
|||||
Other
revenues
|
366
|
636
|
|||||
Realized
investment gains
|
144
|
17
|
|||||
Total
revenues
|
4,107
|
4,345
|
|||||
Benefits
and expenses
|
3,579
|
3,680
|
|||||
Income
before taxes
|
528
|
665
|
|||||
Income
taxes
|
176
|
229
|
|||||
Net
income
|
$
|
352
|
$
|
436
|
|||
Realized
investment gains, net
of taxes
|
$
|
94
|
$
|
11
|
· |
higher
realized investment gains resulting from sales of equity interests
in real
estate limited liability entities; and
|
· |
lower
earnings in the Health Care segment (see page 23).
|
SPECIAL
ITEMS
(In millions)
|
Pre-Tax
Benefit
(Charge)
|
After-Tax
Benefit
(Charge)
|
|||||
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
|||||||
2005
|
|||||||
Accelerated
recognition of deferred gain on sale of retirement benefits business
|
$
|
260
|
$
|
169
|
|||
Cost
reduction charge
|
(51
|
)
|
(33
|
)
|
|||
Charge
associated with a modified coinsurance arrangement
|
(12
|
)
|
(8
|
)
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
197
|
$
|
128
|
· |
additional
accelerated recognition of the deferred gain on the sale of the retirement
benefits business; and
|
· |
potential
charges associated with cost reduction
initiatives.
|
· |
it
requires assumptions to be made that were uncertain at the time the
estimate was made; and
|
· |
changes
in the estimate or different estimates that could have been selected
could
have a material impact on CIGNA’s consolidated results of operations or
financial condition.
|
· |
future
policy benefits - guaranteed minimum death benefits;
|
· |
Health
Care medical claims payable;
|
· |
accounts
payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities, and other assets
-
guaranteed minimum income benefits;
|
· |
reinsurance
recoverables for Run-off Reinsurance;
|
· |
accounts
payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities - pension liabilities;
and
|
· |
investments
- recognition of losses from other-than-temporary impairments of
public
and private placement fixed
maturities.
|
Pre-Tax
|
|
After-Tax
|
|||||
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
|||||||
2006
|
|||||||
Accelerated
deferred gain amortization
|
$
|
4
|
$
|
1
|
|||
Normal
deferred gain amortization
|
$
|
2
|
$
|
1
|
|||
2005
|
|||||||
Accelerated
deferred gain amortization
|
$
|
260
|
$
|
169
|
|||
Normal
deferred gain amortization
|
$
|
14
|
$
|
9
|
(In
millions)
|
Health
Care
|
|
Corporate
|
|
Total
|
|||||
Balance
as of December 31, 2005
|
$
|
6
|
$
|
13
|
$
|
19
|
||||
First
quarter 2006 activity
|
(5
|
)
|
(3
|
)
|
(8
|
)
|
||||
Balance
as of March 31, 2006
|
$
|
1
|
$
|
10
|
$
|
11
|
· |
additional
mandated benefits or services that increase
costs;
|
· |
legislation
that would grant plan participants broader rights to sue their health
plans;
|
· |
changes
in ERISA regulations resulting in increased administrative burdens
and
costs;
|
· |
additional
restrictions on the use of prescription drug formularies;
|
· |
additional
privacy legislation and regulations that interfere with the proper
use of
medical information for research, coordination of medical care and
disease
and disability management;
|
· |
additional
variations among state laws mandating the time periods and administrative
processes for payment of health care provider claims;
|
· |
legislation
that would exempt independent physicians from antitrust laws;
and
|
· |
changes
in federal tax laws, such as amendments that could affect the taxation
of
employer provided benefits.
|
FINANCIAL
SUMMARY
|
Three
Months
Ended
March
31,
|
||||||
(In
millions)
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
Premiums
and fees
|
$
|
2,356
|
$
|
2,499
|
|||
Net
investment income
|
71
|
68
|
|||||
Other
revenues
|
342
|
259
|
|||||
Segment
revenues
|
2,769
|
2,826
|
|||||
Benefits
and expenses
|
2,530
|
2,534
|
|||||
Income
before taxes
|
239
|
292
|
|||||
Income
taxes
|
83
|
101
|
|||||
Segment
earnings
|
$
|
156
|
$
|
191
|
|||
Realized
investment gains,
net of taxes
|
$
|
60
|
$
|
2
|
|||
Special
item (after-tax) included in segment
earnings:
|
|||||||
Cost
reduction charge
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
(14
|
)
|
· |
lower
results in the guaranteed cost business due to lower pricing yields
reflecting, in part, a competitive pricing environment; and
|
· |
losses
in the Medicare Part D program.
|
Three
Months
Ended
March
31,
|
|||||||
(In millions)
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
Commercial
HMO
|
$
|
669
|
$
|
656
|
|||
Experience-rated
medical
|
437
|
650
|
|||||
Dental
|
193
|
226
|
|||||
Medicare
|
81
|
70
|
|||||
Medicare
Part D
|
52
|
—
|
|||||
Other
medical1
|
415
|
343
|
|||||
Life
and other non-medical
|
78
|
108
|
|||||
Total
premiums
|
1,925
|
2,053
|
|||||
Fees
|
431
|
446
|
|||||
Total
premiums and fees
|
$
|
2,356
|
$
|
2,499
|
Three
Months
Ended
March
31,
|
|||||||
(In millions)
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
Medical
claims expense
|
$
|
1,448
|
$
|
1,456
|
|||
Other
benefit expenses
|
78
|
97
|
|||||
Other
operating expenses
|
1,004
|
981
|
|||||
Total
benefits and expenses
|
$
|
2,530
|
$
|
2,534
|
(In thousands)
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
Guaranteed
cost:
|
|||||||
Commercial
HMO
|
798
|
794
|
|||||
Medicare
|
32
|
33
|
|||||
Other
|
260
|
160
|
|||||
Experience-rated2
|
933
|
1,194
|
|||||
Service
|
6,995
|
6,825
|
|||||
Total
medical membership
|
9,018
|
9,006
|
· |
offering
products that meet emerging market and consumer
trends;
|
· |
strengthening
underwriting and pricing
effectiveness;
|
· |
improving
medical membership results;
|
· |
improving medical
cost trends;
|
· |
continuing
to deliver quality member service;
and
|
· |
lowering
administrative expenses.
|
· |
a
diverse product portfolio that meets emerging consumer-directed
trends;
|
· |
consistent
and responsive member service
delivery;
|
· |
competitive
provider networks; and
|
· |
strong
clinical quality in medical, specialty health care and disability
management;
|
· |
strengthen
CIGNA's national provider network;
|
· |
enhance
CIGNA's ability to provide superior medical and disease management
programs;
|
· |
provide
administrative ease for multi-state employers;
and
|
· |
grow
membership in key geographic areas, as well as provide a basis for
lowering medical costs.
|
FINANCIAL
SUMMARY
|
Three
Months
Ended
March
31,
|
||||||
(In
millions)
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
Premiums
and fees
|
$
|
508
|
$
|
508
|
|||
Net
investment income
|
64
|
66
|
|||||
Other
revenues
|
48
|
49
|
|||||
Segment
revenues
|
620
|
623
|
|||||
Benefits
and expenses
|
540
|
540
|
|||||
Income
before taxes
|
80
|
83
|
|||||
Income
taxes
|
22
|
24
|
|||||
Segment
earnings
|
$
|
58
|
$
|
59
|
|||
Realized
investment gains, net
of taxes
|
$
|
7
|
$
|
1
|
· |
disability
insurance;
|
· |
disability
and workers’ compensation case
management;
|
· |
life
insurance; and
|
· |
accident
and specialty association insurance.
|
· |
favorable
mortality experience in the group life and accident insurance businesses;
and
|
· |
continued
strong disability claims
management.
|
FINANCIAL
SUMMARY
|
Three
Months
Ended
March
31,
|
||||||
(In
millions)
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
Premiums
and fees
|
$
|
357
|
$
|
302
|
|||
Net
investment income
|
16
|
14
|
|||||
Other
revenues
|
—
|
(2
|
)
|
||||
Segment
revenues
|
373
|
314
|
|||||
Benefits
and expenses
|
317
|
268
|
|||||
Income
before taxes
|
56
|
46
|
|||||
Income
taxes
|
19
|
16
|
|||||
Segment
earnings
|
$
|
37
|
$
|
30
|
|||
Realized
investment gains, net
of taxes
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
· |
earnings
growth in the expatriate employee benefits business; and
|
· |
strong
revenue growth in the life, accident and health insurance business,
particularly in South Korea.
|
· |
new
sales growth and improved customer retention in the life, accident
and
health insurance operations, particularly in South Korea;
and
|
· |
higher
premiums and fees for the expatriate employee benefits business
resulting
from membership growth.
|
FINANCIAL
SUMMARY
|
Three
Months
Ended
March
31,
|
||||||
(In
millions)
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
Net
investment income
|
$
|
29
|
$
|
38
|
|||
Other
revenues
|
6
|
274
|
|||||
Segment
revenues
|
35
|
312
|
|||||
Benefits
and expenses
|
36
|
52
|
|||||
Income
(loss) before taxes
|
(1
|
)
|
260
|
||||
Income
taxes (benefits)
|
(1
|
)
|
94
|
||||
Segment
earnings
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
166
|
|||
Realized
investment gains (losses), net of taxes
|
$
|
(1
|
)
|
$
|
8
|
||
Special
items (after-tax) included in
segment
earnings:
|
|||||||
Accelerated
recognition of
deferred
gain on sale of
retirement
benefits
business
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
169
|
|||
Charge
associated with a
modified
coinsurance
arrangement
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
(8
|
)
|
· |
gain
recognition related to the sale of the retirement benefits
business;
|
· |
results
of a modified coinsurance arrangement;
and
|
· |
expenses
associated with the run-off of this
business.
|
Three
Months Ended
March
31,
|
|||||||
(In
millions, pre-tax)
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
Normal
deferred gain amortization
|
$
|
2
|
$
|
14
|
|||
Accelerated
deferred gain amortization
|
$
|
4
|
$
|
260
|
FINANCIAL
SUMMARY
|
Three
Months
Ended
March
31,
|
||||||
(In
millions)
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
Premiums
and fees
|
$
|
15
|
$
|
23
|
|||
Net
investment income
|
24
|
24
|
|||||
Other
revenues
|
(40
|
)
|
38
|
||||
Segment
revenues
|
(1
|
)
|
85
|
||||
Benefits
and expenses
|
(3
|
)
|
110
|
||||
Income
(loss) before income taxes (benefits)
|
2
|
(25
|
)
|
||||
Income
taxes (benefits)
|
2
|
(9
|
)
|
||||
Segment
loss
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
(16
|
)
|
||
Realized
investment gains, net
of taxes
|
$
|
14
|
$
|
1
|
· |
absence
of reserve strengthening in 2006 for guaranteed minimum death benefit
contracts and personal accident and workers’ compensation lines of
business; and
|
· |
the
impact of stock market appreciation and interest rates on contracts
that
guarantee minimum income benefits, compared to stock market depreciation
in 2005.
|
FINANCIAL
SUMMARY
|
Three
Months Ended
March
31,
|
||||||
(In
millions)
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
Premiums
and fees
|
$
|
32
|
$
|
30
|
|||
Net
investment income
|
113
|
112
|
|||||
Other
revenues
|
22
|
27
|
|||||
Segment
revenues
|
167
|
169
|
|||||
Benefits
and expenses
|
131
|
124
|
|||||
Income
before taxes
|
36
|
45
|
|||||
Income
taxes
|
11
|
15
|
|||||
Segment
earnings
|
$
|
25
|
$
|
30
|
|||
Realized
investment gains (losses),
net of taxes
|
$
|
14
|
$
|
(1
|
)
|
· |
deferred
gains recognized from the 1998 sale of the individual life insurance
and
annuity business;
|
· |
corporate
life insurance (including policies on which loans are outstanding);
and
|
· |
settlement
annuity business.
|
· |
the
absence of a favorable reserve adjustment recorded in 2005;
and
|
· |
less
favorable mortality experience.
|
FINANCIAL
SUMMARY
|
Three
Months Ended
March
31,
|
||||||
(In
millions)
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
Segment
loss
|
$
|
(18
|
)
|
$
|
(35
|
)
|
|
Special
item (after-tax) included
in segment loss:
|
|||||||
Cost
reduction charge
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
(19
|
)
|
· |
maintaining
appropriate levels of cash, cash equivalents and short-term
investments;
|
· |
using
cash flows from operating activities;
and
|
· |
matching
investment maturities to the estimated duration of the related insurance
and contractholder liabilities.
|
(In
millions)
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
Operating
activities
|
$
|
(87
|
)
|
$
|
271
|
||
Investing
activities
|
$
|
657
|
$
|
(54
|
)
|
||
Financing
activities
|
$
|
(375
|
)
|
$
|
(336
|
)
|
· |
Operating
activities in 2006 included cash outflows of $240 million to originate
mortgage loans held for sale (see page 35 for
additional information). Excluding this effect, cash flows from operating
activities were $153 million.
|
· |
losses
of $40 million in 2006, compared to gains of $38 million in 2005,
associated with futures contracts entered into as part of a program
to
manage equity market risks in the run-off reinsurance segment;
and
|
· |
settlement
in 2006 of certain liabilities associated with the single premium
annuity
business of $44 million.
|
· |
Cash
provided by investing activities primarily consisted of net proceeds
of
investments ($687 million), partially offset by net purchases of
property
and equipment ($30 million).
|
· |
Cash
used in financing activities primarily consisted of dividends on
and
repurchases of common stock of $403 million, repayment of long-term
debt
($100 million) and net withdrawals of contractholder deposit funds
of $38
million, partially offset by proceeds from issuances of common stock
under
CIGNA's stock plans of $162
million.
|
· |
Cash
used in investing activities primarily consisted of net purchases
of
investments ($31 million) and net purchases of property and equipment
($23
million).
|
· |
Cash
used in financing activities primarily consisted of dividends on
and
repurchases of common stock of $245 million and change in cash overdraft
position of $193 million, partially offset by net deposits to
contractholder deposit funds of $8 million and proceeds from issuances
of
common stock under CIGNA's stock plans of $94
million.
|
· |
provide
capital necessary to support growth and maintain or improve the financial
strength ratings of subsidiaries;
|
· |
consider
acquisitions that are strategically and economically advantageous;
and
|
· |
return
capital to investors through share
repurchase.
|
· |
debt
service requirements and payment of dividends to CIGNA shareholders;
and
|
· |
pension
plan funding requirements.
|
· |
management
uses cash for investment opportunities;
|
· |
a
substantial insurance or contractholder liability becomes due before
related investment assets mature;
|
· |
a
substantial increase in funding is required for CIGNA's program to
reduce
the equity market risks associated with the guaranteed minimum death
benefit contracts; or
|
· |
regulatory
restrictions prevent the insurance and HMO subsidiaries from distributing
cash to the parent company.
|
CG
Life Insurance
Ratings
|
CIGNA
Corporation
Debt
Ratings
|
||
Senior
Debt
|
Commercial
Paper
|
||
A.M.
Best
|
A-
|
—
|
—
|
Moody’s
|
A3
|
Baa3
|
P3
|
S&P
|
A-
|
BBB
|
A2
|
Fitch
|
A
|
BBB
|
F2
|
· |
CIGNA
guarantees that separate account assets will be sufficient to pay
certain
retiree or life benefits. The sponsoring employers are primarily
responsible for ensuring that assets are sufficient to pay these
benefits
and are required to maintain assets that exceed a certain percentage
of
benefit obligations. This percentage varies depending on the asset
class
within a sponsoring employer’s portfolio (for example, a bond fund would
require a lower percentage than a riskier equity fund) and thus will
vary
as the composition of the portfolio changes. If employers do not
maintain
the required levels of separate account assets, CIGNA or an affiliate
of
the buyer has the right to redirect the management of the related
assets
to provide for benefit payments. As of March 31, 2006, employers
maintained assets that exceeded the benefit obligations. Benefit
obligations under these arrangements were $2.1 billion as of March
31,
2006. As of March 31, 2006, approximately 80% of these guarantees
are
reinsured by an affiliate of the buyer of the retirement benefits
business. There were no additional liabilities required for these
guarantees as of March 31, 2006.
|
· |
CIGNA
guarantees that separate account assets, primarily fixed income
investments, will be sufficient to pay retiree benefits for participants
under a certain group annuity contract. These guarantees are fully
reinsured by an affiliate of the buyer of the retirement benefits
business. These guaranteed benefit obligations were $29 million as
of
March 31, 2006. CIGNA had no additional liabilities for these guarantees
as of March 31, 2006.
|
· |
No
annuitants surrendered their accounts;
and
|
· |
All
annuitants lived to elect their benefit;
and
|
· |
All
annuitants elected to receive their benefit on the next available
date
(2006 through 2014); and
|
· |
All
underlying mutual fund investment values remained at the March 31,
2006
value of $3.4 billion, with no future
returns.
|
(In
millions)
|
March
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
|||||
Problem
bonds
|
$
|
52
|
$
|
25
|
|||
Potential
problem bonds
|
$
|
15
|
$
|
45
|
|||
Problem
mortgage loans
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
10
|
|||
Potential
problem mortgage loans
|
$
|
47
|
$
|
47
|
|||
Foreclosed
real estate
|
$
|
9
|
$
|
—
|
· |
· |
minimum
pension liabilities since equity securities comprise a significant
portion
of the assets of CIGNA’s employee pension plans.
|
1. |
increased
medical costs that are higher than anticipated in establishing premium
rates in CIGNA’s health care operations, including increased use and costs
of medical services;
|
2. |
increased
medical, administrative, technology or other costs resulting from
new
legislative and regulatory requirements imposed on CIGNA’s employee
benefits businesses (see Employee benefits regulation on page 22
for more
information);
|
3. |
challenges
and risks associated with implementing the improvement initiatives
in the
health care operations, the organizational realignment and the reduction
of overall CIGNA and health care cost structure, including that
operational efficiencies and medical cost benefits do not emerge
as
expected and that medical membership does not grow as
expected;
|
4. |
risks
associated with the amount and timing of gain recognition on the
sale of
CIGNA's retirement benefits
business;
|
5. |
risks
associated with pending and potential state and federal class action
lawsuits, purported securities class action lawsuits, disputes regarding
reinsurance arrangements, other litigation and regulatory actions
challenging CIGNA’s businesses and the outcome of pending government
proceedings and federal tax audits;
|
6. |
heightened
competition, particularly price competition, which could reduce product
margins and constrain growth in CIGNA’s businesses, primarily
the
health care business;
|
7. |
significant
changes in interest rates;
|
8. |
downgrades
in the financial strength ratings of CIGNA’s insurance subsidiaries, which
could, among other things, adversely affect new sales and retention
of
current business;
|
9. |
limitations
on the ability of CIGNA's insurance subsidiaries to dividend capital
to
the parent company as a result of downgrades in the subsidiaries’
financial strength ratings, changes in statutory reserve or capital
requirements or other financial
constraints;
|
10. |
inability
of the program adopted by CIGNA to substantially reduce equity market
risks for reinsurance contracts that guarantee minimum death benefits
under certain variable annuities (including possible market difficulties
in entering into appropriate futures contracts and in matching such
contracts to the underlying equity risk);
|
11. |
adjustments
to the reserve assumptions (including lapse, partial surrender, mortality,
interest rates and volatility) used in estimating CIGNA's liabilities
for
reinsurance contracts that guarantee minimum death benefits under
certain
variable annuities;
|
12. |
adjustments
to the assumptions (including annuity election rates and reinsurance
recoverables) used in estimating CIGNA’s assets and liabilities for
reinsurance contracts that guarantee minimum income benefits under
certain
variable annuities;
|
13. |
significant
stock market declines, which could, among other things, result in
increased pension expenses in CIGNA’s pension plan in future periods and
the recognition of additional pension obligations;
|
14. |
unfavorable
claims experience related to workers’ compensation and personal accident
exposures of the run-off reinsurance business, including losses
attributable to the inability to recover claims from
retrocessionaires;
|
15. |
significant
deterioration in economic conditions, which could have an adverse
effect
on CIGNA’s operations and investments;
|
16. |
changes
in federal laws, such as amendments to income tax laws, which could
affect
the taxation of employer provided benefits, and pension legislation,
which
could increase pension cost;
|
17. |
potential
public health epidemics and bio-terrorist activity, which could,
among
other things, cause our covered medical and disability
expenses, pharmacy costs and mortality experience to rise
significantly, and cause operational disruption, depending on the
severity
of the event and number of individuals affected;
|
18. |
risks
associated with security or interruption of information systems,
which could among other things cause operational disruption;
and
|
19. |
risk
factors detailed in CIGNA's Form 10-K for the year ended December
31,
2005, including the Cautionary Statement in Management’s Discussion and
Analysis.
|
Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities
|
||||
Period
|
Total
# of
shares
purchased
(1)
|
Average
price
paid
per share
|
Total
# of shares
purchased
as part of
publicly
announced
program
(2)
|
Approximate
dollar value of
shares
that may yet be
purchased
as part of publicly
announced
program (3)
|
Jan
1-31, 2006
|
641,147
|
$114.85
|
635,200
|
687,326,747
|
Feb
1-28, 2006
|
785,212
|
$122.43
|
785,100
|
591,210,228
|
Mar
1-31, 2006
|
2,072,590
|
$128.35
|
1,943,000
|
341,224,428
|
Total
|
3,498,949
|
$124.55
|
3,363,300
|
(1) |
Includes
shares tendered by employees as payment of taxes withheld on the
exercise
of stock options and the vesting of restricted stock granted under
the
Company’s equity compensation plans. Employees tendered 5,947 shares in
January, 112 shares in February and 129,590 shares in March.
|
(2) |
CIGNA
has had a repurchase program for many years, and has had varying
levels of
repurchase authority and activity under this program. The program
has no
expiration date. CIGNA suspends activity under this program from
time to
time, generally without public announcement. Remaining authorization
under
the program was approximately $341 million as of March 31, 2006 and
$720
million as of May 3, 2006.
|
(3) |
Approximate
dollar value of shares is as of the last date of the applicable
month.
|
(a) |
See
Exhibit Index.
|
CIGNA
CORPORATION
|
|
By:
/s/ Michael W. Bell
|
|
Michael
W. Bell
|
|
Executive
Vice President and
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
Number
|
Description
|
Method
of Filing
|