Anthem ends Cigna deal, but refuses to pay $1.85 billion breakup fee
The mega-merger between Anthem and Cigna is no more. But the saga isn't over yet. Although Cigna is seeking a termination fee, Anthem has refused to pay it.
The mega-merger between Anthem and Cigna is no more. But the saga isn't over yet. Although Cigna is seeking a termination fee, Anthem has refused to pay it.
Anthem just doesn't want to give up. The insurer has filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking review of the Cigna deal.
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There's been a new development in the Anthem-Cigna merger saga: On Friday, a U.S. appeals court upheld a lower court's earlier decision to block the $54 billion deal.
Cigna also sued to collect a $1.85 billion termination fee and asked for more than $13 billion in additional damages.
Anthem said it would not only appeal, but that it would ask for an expedited hearing. Anthem noted that more than 99 percent of shareholders of both companies approved the merger, not that it's relevant in an antitrust case.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued the decision late Wednesday.
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The companies disagreed, though some more strongly than others. All four have vowed to defend their planned mergers in court.
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones urged federal officials to block the merger of health insurance giants Anthem Inc. and Cigna Corp., declaring the $54-billion deal anti-competitive and harmful to consumers. The state insurance department doesn’t have the authority to thwart the merger on its own, but Jones’ recommendation Thursday could carry considerable weight in Washington […]
Last week's news that mega-health insurer Anthem has agreed to acquire fellow mega-health insurer Cigna for $48.4 billion has created quite a stir, especially since two more giants, Aetna and Humana had announced just three weeks earlier that they would merge for $37 billion.
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