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Few employees realize how lifestyle choices can impact their eye health, according to the Employee Perceptions of Vision Benefits survey by Transitions Optical Inc.

Aetna Inc. will become on Thursday the latest big health insurer to report how it wrapped up 2012 and how it expects results to shake out this year, as the industry prepares for the start of expanded coverage and new taxes under the health care overhaul.

WellPoint Inc.'s fourth-quarter earnings jumped 38 percent compared to the final quarter of 2011, when the nation's second largest health insurer incurred a big hit from its Medicare Advantage business.

AmTrust Financial Services Inc. said Tuesday that it is buying a fellow insurer, privately held Sequoia Insurance Co., for about $60 million as it seeks to bolster growth.

Health insurer WellPoint Inc. will revisit a tumultuous 2012 that included a CEO resignation and choppy earnings when it releases results on Wednesday from last year's final quarter.

UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s fourth-quarter net income slipped 1 percent, as a rise in costs from medical claims and other expenses countered revenue gains for the nation's largest health insurer.