Insurer Anthem ends merger bid with Cigna

Published May 12, 2017 5:41pm ET



Anthem has thrown in the towel in its embattled bid to merge with fellow insurer Cigna.

The insurance company told a Delaware court Friday that it is terminating its merger bid with Cigna. The decision comes after a Delaware judge ruled Thursday that Cigna could walk away from the deal, which Anthem had tried to stop.

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