Cigna Enhances Private Exchange Plan Option in Aon Exchange Solutions

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Cigna is now expanding its private exchange plan options for clients by offering its long term disability plans on the Aon Active Health Exchange and will offer its medical plans on the exchange for employees electing coverage in the fall of 2015.

According to a release from the company, Cigna currently offers its medical and dental plans on a number of Aon Exchange Solutions platforms, including Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement plans through the Aon Retiree Health Exchange.

"Cigna is looking forward to the opportunity the Aon Active Health Exchange presents for our company, clients and customers," said Patty Fontneau, President of Cigna Private Exchange Business. "Together we will be offering a broad portfolio of product choices beginning with Cigna's long term disability plans during enrollment this Fall, and next year with our medical plans."

"Cigna is an industry leader in long term disability management because we treat every disability event as a health event. Our investment in expert and clinical resources enables us to achieve better disability outcomes and help our customers return to work quickly and safely," Fontneau said.

"By adding our long term disability plans to the Aon Active Health Exchange now and medical enrollments in 2016, we are offering hundreds of thousands of American workers more choice in how their benefit dollars may be spent to improve their health, well-being and sense of security."

"The overall goal of our private health exchange is to create a competitive marketplace that offers consumers a variety of high quality insurance plans to meet their individual needs," said Ken Sperling, Aon Hewitt's National Health Exchange Strategy Leader. "Adding strong carriers like Cigna that understand the local competitive environment and the buying preferences of the consumers helps us reach this goal."