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Cigna Corp.'s third-quarter earnings jumped 19 percent to trump analyst expectations, and the health insurer hiked its 2013 forecast.

Aetna's third-quarter net income rose 4 percent, fueled in part by enrollment and revenue gains from a multi-billion-dollar acquisition the health insurer completed earlier this year.

Consumers need to pay close attention to dental enrollment this year.

Carriers are wondering how the market will look in 2015.

Theres been a good deal of talk lately about brokers concern over their future, but the fact is theres just a different type of opportunity now. Brokers today must be more than expert sales professionalsthey need to be consultants.

Insurance brokerage Aon said Friday that its net income rose 26 percent in the third quarter as revenue improved at its risk and its human resources businesses.