Cigna International Expatriate Benefits
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CIGNA International Expatriate Benefits is a business unit within the Fortune 500
company known as the CIGNA
Corporation. CIGNA International Expatriate Benefits is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware
, in close proximity to Philadelphia, PA
. Additional CIGNA International Expatriate Benefits operations are located in Visalia, CA, and Greenock, Scotland and Shanghai, China. Sales offices are located throughout North America
, Europe
, Asia
and the Middle East
.
, Northern Ireland
. In 1887, CIGNA further expanded internationally by appointing agents for the United Kingdom
, Europe and South America
. There were locations in London
, Vienna
and Buenos Aires
. In 1897, CIGNA became the first American carrier to write insurance in China
. Subsequently, offices were opened throughout Europe, Asia, Africa
, the Near East and Central
and South America. Today, (through its CIEB business established more than 30 years ago), CIGNA provides expatriate services in more than 205 countries and jurisdictions around the world.
Fortune 500
The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by Fortune magazine that ranks the top 500 U.S. closely held and public corporations as ranked by their gross revenue after adjustments made by Fortune to exclude the impact of excise taxes companies collect. The list includes publicly and...
company known as the CIGNA
CIGNA
Cigna , headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut, is a global health services company, owing to its expanding international footprint and the fact that it provides administrative services only to approximately 80 percent of its clients...
Corporation. CIGNA International Expatriate Benefits is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
, in close proximity to Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. Additional CIGNA International Expatriate Benefits operations are located in Visalia, CA, and Greenock, Scotland and Shanghai, China. Sales offices are located throughout North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
and the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
.
Products and services
CIEB global health plans typically include medical, dental, behavioral and disability, as well as business travel and life components. Plans are tailored to meet the needs of the expatriates. They are defined as employees of multinational companies working outside their home country on short, and long-term international assignments. CIEB maintains its own, in-house international claims platform, and offers an extensive network of physician and hospitals for its members (including 550,000 in the U.S. and more than 141,000 outside the U.S.).International history
CIGNA's history dates back to 1792 through its predecessor company Insurance Company of North America (INA), the first stock insurance company in America. During that same year, CIGNA entered the international corporation, issuing marine insurance for a ship sailing from Philadelphia to DerryDerry
Derry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Doire or Doire Cholmcille meaning "oak-wood of Colmcille"...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. In 1887, CIGNA further expanded internationally by appointing agents for the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Europe and South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
. There were locations in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
and Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
. In 1897, CIGNA became the first American carrier to write insurance in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. Subsequently, offices were opened throughout Europe, Asia, Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, the Near East and Central
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
and South America. Today, (through its CIEB business established more than 30 years ago), CIGNA provides expatriate services in more than 205 countries and jurisdictions around the world.