Aetna, the national health insurer, has a new look and logo, which it says “continues its evolution from an insurance carrier to a health solutions company.”

Aetna entered an agreement to acquire its first independent third-party administrator (TPA) of self-funded health care plans for about $600 million.

Aetna is hoping its approach to insurance agent and broker commissions in response to changes under the federal health reform law will prove successful.

The health insurance market, as federal health reform continues to be implemented, “continues to be rational,” the CEO of Aetna said recently.

National health insurer Aetna disappointed its shareholders again with its second quarter numbers, showing a 28% decrease in operating earnings and “significantly higher” commercial medical costs.

The results continued to fuel …  Read →