Anthem Inc

Anthem Inc reported a 106% surge in fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday as the second largest U.S. health insurer benefited from its unit that includes the pharmacy benefits management business, IngenioRx.

* ANTHEM SAYS LOWER NON-COVID UTILIZATION HELPED OFFSET HIGHER COVID-19 COSTS IN AUG, SEPT - CONF CALL

Anthem Inc on Wednesday raised its full-year profit outlook for the third time this year and forecast less of a drag on earnings from COVID-19 next year as infections drop, sending the U.S. health insurer's shares to a record high.

Anthem Inc on Wednesday raised its profit outlook for 2021 after the second-largest U.S. health insurer beat third-quarter profit estimates.

U.S. health insurer Anthem on Wednesday warned of potentially higher COVID-19 costs in the second half of the year in the light of new coronavirus variants coupled with a slowing vaccination rate in the country.

Anthem Inc on Wednesday posted a 21.2% fall in second-quarter profit, as normalized demand for non-COVID healthcare services delayed due to the pandemic pushed up the U.S. health insurer's medical costs.

U.S. health insurer Cigna Corp on Friday raised its full-year profit and revenue targets after first-quarter profit topped estimates, as it bet on its health services unit that includes its pharmacy benefits management business, to drive growth.

The Delaware Supreme Court on Monday rejected Cigna Corp's bid to obtain a $1.85 billion termination fee from Anthem Inc after the failure of the two insurers' proposed $54 billion merger, spelling the end to the companies' long-drawn legal battle.

Anthem Inc on Wednesday warned of higher medical costs in the coming quarters due to a sooner-than-anticipated rebound in demand for non-COVID-19 healthcare services as more Americans get vaccinated.

Health insurer Anthem Inc on Wednesday posted a 9.3% rise in first-quarter profit, helped mainly by higher revenue from the unit that includes its pharmacy benefits management business, IngenioRx.

Cigna Corp told Delaware's highest court Wednesday that it is entitled to a $1.8 billion fee from Anthem Inc after the failure of the two insurers' proposed $54 billion merger, despite a lower court's finding that Cigna breached the merger agreement.

Anthem Inc will give financial incentives to all associates who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the U.S. company said on Wednesday, making it the first health insurer to reward employees for getting inoculated.

Health insurer Anthem Inc said on Wednesday it expects its 2021 profit to take a hit from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on its business that sells government-backed Medicare plans.

Health insurer Anthem Inc on Wednesday posted a 41% fall in fourth-quarter profit, hurt by higher costs.

U.S. health insurer Anthem Inc <ANTM.N> on Wednesday warned of higher-than-normal medical costs in the fourth quarter, driven by coronavirus infections and recovery in demand for elective medical procedures, sending its shares down about 3%.

* ANTHEM SAYS COVID-19 RELATED COSTS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE BALANCE OF 2020, MORE THAN OFFSETTING THE IMPACT OF DEFERRED UTILIZATION- CONF CALL

U.S. health insurer Anthem Inc reported an 81.2% fall in quarterly profit on Wednesday, due to higher costs and as pandemic-triggered layoffs across sectors led to lower demand for its high-margin health plans from employers.

Anthem Inc said on Wednesday it would pay $39.5 million as part of a settlement with U.S. states attorneys general following an investigation into a massive cyber-attack at the company in 2015.

Neither Anthem Inc nor Cigna Corp can recover any damages over the failure of the companies' proposed $54 billion merger, a Delaware judge ruled Monday.