Deals
Anthem-Cigna $47 Billion Deal Hinges on Dueling CEOs’ Tussle
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Cigna Corp. and Anthem Inc. are poised to do the biggest deal that the health insurance industry has ever seen -- if their CEOs can get along.
One of the main sticking points in Anthem’s $47 billion bid for Cigna is differing views on what role David M. Cordani, Cigna’s 49-year-old chief executive officer, would play. Another leadership issue separating the two sides is how many board seats Cigna would get.