PHILADELPHIA, June 28, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of CIGNA Corporation today increased the company's stock repurchase authority by $500 million. As of today, the company has approximately $504 million of stock repurchase authority available.
The company has repurchased on the open market approximately 12 million shares of its stock for $1.26 billion since Jan. 1, 2006.
CIGNA Corporation , headquartered in Philadelphia, and its subsidiaries constitute one of the largest publicly owned providers of health care, disability, life and accident insurance benefits in the United States and selected markets around the world. Web site: http://www.cigna.com.
CIGNA CorporationCONTACT: Ted Detrick of CIGNA Corporation, +1-215-761-1414
Web site: http://www.cigna.com//
