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Published in TZ Latest News 15 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Cigna shares surge after anthem takeover report

Cigna Corp. shares surged as much as 19 percent after Anthem Inc. was reported to be pursuing a takeover of its smaller health-insurance rival. Cigna rose to $156.38 at 1:07 p.m. in New York after earlier reaching $164. Anthem has made two takeover bids within the past 10 days for Cigna, which rebuffed the latest offer for about $175 a share, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the discussions.