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August 12, 2010

Top 5 Insurance Companies Paid Execs Nearly $200M in 2009
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A new analysis from the group Health Care for America Now shows the
nation’s five largest insurance companies paid top executives nearly
$200 million last year while hitting customers with double-digit premium
hikes. Execs at CIGNA, Humana, United Health Group and Well Point all
received pay hikes in 2009. CIGNA paid its top two executives over $136
million. The lone top exec to see his pay decline was Aetna’s Ron
Williams, who received $18.2 million.



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