Health Insurers Raise Dividends to Stockholders on Raking In Increased Profits.
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UnitedHealth Group Inc. (ticker symbol UNH) said Wednesday it will raise its quarterly dividend 30 percent to 16.25 cents per share, as it continues to reap the benefit of strong quarterly financial performances that have left it and other health insurers with money to give to shareholders.
Competitors WellPoint Inc., Aetna Inc. and Humana Inc. also have launched quarterly dividend payments this year, using growing supplies of cash they have left over after stocking reserves for claims.
Even as the number of uninsured climbs despite "Obamacare," Health Insurance Corporations are raking in enough profits from increased premiums and decreased relative payouts on claims to increase dividends paid to shareholders, entrenching their position among the Investor Class.
http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/News/FeedsAP/2011/05/unitedhealth-raises-qua...
Competitors WellPoint Inc., Aetna Inc. and Humana Inc. also have launched quarterly dividend payments this year, using growing supplies of cash they have left over after stocking reserves for claims.
Even as the number of uninsured climbs despite "Obamacare," Health Insurance Corporations are raking in enough profits from increased premiums and decreased relative payouts on claims to increase dividends paid to shareholders, entrenching their position among the Investor Class.
http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/News/FeedsAP/2011/05/unitedhealth-raises-qua...
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