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Speculation on the lawsuit has thus far centered on the possibility of suing the U.S. government or corporations involved with slavery; Aetna Life & Casualty Co., for instance, has admitted that it may have issued policies to slaveowners insuring the lives of their slaves. However, the company claims that an apology is sufficient and that reparations for its past actions are not required...
This summer a new outfit called MedUnite will try to close the loop. Formed by large insurers, including Aetna, Cigna and Oxford, that didn't like the idea of WebMD coming between them and their core customers, MedUnite will try to offer intelligent connectivity to doctors and HMOs in order to speed claims, referrals and eligibility checks--and to cut costs. "Who better to work out the relationship with HMOs than the HMOs themselves?" asks Dave Cox, MedUnite...
...possible target is the Aetna Life & Casualty Co., which recently admitted that it "may have insured the lives of slaves." Nevertheless, a company statement on the issue ends with "We have concluded that, beyond our apology, no further actions are required...
...Clason, Aetna spokesman, said that no one has yet made legal motion against the insurance company to challenge that conclusion...
Sparked by David Horowitz’s recent advertisement in college newspapers, reparations for slavery has become a prominent issue. The Hartford Courant, one of the oldest newspapers in America, has apologized for advertising for runaway slaves. That apology was inspired by a story about another great Connecticut institution, Aetna Insurance, which had written policies on slaves’ lives. Now Congress is investigating the role of slave labor in constructing the United States Capitol...