Update on Health Insurance Company Profits

This information was obtained from Yahoo’s financial reports site (http://finance.yahoo.com).  This is Operating Income.  You could argue that their income per share is low.  I would argue that the job they fulfill in our society requires that their profits remain even lower given their purpose.    

Quarter ending   6-30-09: Aetna $2.475 billion
  Coventry Health Care $619 million
  CIGNA $378 million
  Humana $1.073 billion
  UnitedHealth $859 million
  WellPoint (Blue Cross/Blue Shield) $3.592 billion

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