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www.cigna.com Bloomfield, CT 5000+ Employees

Cigna Reviews

Updated Jun 10, 2013
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3.1 265 reviews

                             

81% Approve of the CEO

Cigna President and CEO David Cordani

David Cordani

(139 ratings)

57% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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overall ok

Customer Service (Former Employee)
Glasgow, Scotland

I worked at Cigna full-time for more than a year

Proscolleagues are great making the job more bearable

Consstressful job and benefit doesn't match the workload

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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"The salary you enter will almost not change"

Claims Manager (Current Employee)
Glasgow, Scotland

I have been working at Cigna full-time for more than 8 years

ProsFlexibility, growth and geographic opportunities. Multicultural and international experience. Ongoing training opportunities.

ConsPoor internal communication. Business strategy made upon management decisions without any previous consideration of further consequences a part of pure monetary outcome.

Advice to Senior ManagementImprove internal communication and care of employees. Recognition of internal talents.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Good Development Opportunities

Actuarial Senior Analyst (Former Employee)
Bloomfield, CT (US)

I worked at Cigna full-time for more than a year

ProsDevelopment programs put great emphasis on growing leaders within the company. This was the best company I've worked at in terms of investing in its staff's development
Regular communication from senior management lets employees at all levels have a sense of the company's overall strategy.
Company messaging is positive and tries to emphasize the company's role in improving health and well-being.

ConsThe company is very large and very spread out. They do a good job at making people feel part of smaller groups within the company, but obviously it's still difficult with 30,000+ employees
Cigna tends to change course a lot.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Excessive, reactive change

IT Developer (Current Employee)
Philadelphia, PA (US)

I have been working at Cigna full-time for more than a year

ProsSalary and benefits are good. Most associates are very pleasant to work with.

ConsExcessive workload - although PTO time is generous, don't plan on using it all. Management can't seem to embrace a path and stay the course - feels like whatever was decided in the last meeting is our new strategy.

Advice to Senior ManagementManage downward, not upwards. The people with their feet on the ground really are your best resources, not the outsource and offshore partners.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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it was fine, corporate but flexible

Anonymous Employee (Former Employee)

I worked at Cigna

Proscompensation, decent opportunity for growth and definitely pay increases

Conssome unprofessional staff, typical in any corporate environment

Advice to Senior Managementnothing specific

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Great atmosphere but usual corporate frustrations

Senior Customer Service Representative (Current Employee)
Phoenix, AZ (US)

I have been working at Cigna full-time for more than 3 years

Pros- Stable company with growing market share
- Relatively good pay for position
- Move toward greater customer centricity
- Nice colleagues

Cons- Though big internal marketing towards career development, most management positions are hired from outside .. seems easier to land a position for non-Cigna employee than get promoted from within
- Metrics-based evaluations leave little room for management to look beyond the numbers to accurately assess one's value to company... reps who get rid of customer quickest are rewarded without any evaluation of the quality of the encounter

Advice to Senior ManagementTo improve customer experience, allow the cs reps time to completely address caller's concerns. Ditch the handle time metric and focus on customer satisfaction!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Business Project Director (Current Employee)
Bloomfield, CT (US)

I have been working at Cigna full-time for more than 10 years

ProsGreat overall leadership. good energy around the organization. moving to a global view of business versus a healthcare centric.

Consconstant habit of re-organization. plays to the benefit of political operators versus real execution. heavy focus on Net-Promotor Score over emphasizes heroics versus core day-day great performance. can be tolerant of bad behavior of senior leaders if results are there

Advice to Senior Managementstop using a soft economy as an opportunity to erode employee benefit plans. Provide employees with the tools necessary to do their work.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Horrible Company to work for

Implementation Manager (Former Employee)
Greenwood Village, CO (US)

I worked at Cigna full-time for more than 10 years

ProsThe only pros are actually having a job and the people you work with.

ConsSalary, Advancement, Management, Workload, Required to log on during vacation, No appreciation, Have to reapply for your job every two to three years, layoffs constantly, the Benefits, Loosing vacation every year.

Advice to Senior ManagementTreat your people better!

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Facets Claims Processor (Current Employee)
Saint Louis, MO (US)

I have been working at Cigna full-time for more than 7 years

ProsHealth/Vision/Dental benefits and decent PTO apon hire

Conshealth benefits are not that great, and many people are dissatisfied with their jobs

Advice to Senior Managementbe more intune with your employees, as many times it is the employees that are not very good at their jobs that are promoted

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Good Company but too much outsourcing

Contract Specialist (Current Employee)
Greenwood Village, Arapahoe, CO (US)

I have been working at Cigna full-time for more than 8 years

Pros- Flexible work schedule.
- Opportunity to work from home.
- Good 401k match.
- Encourages movement for Job development

Cons- Poor Health Benefits
- Poor wage increases with promotions.
- Siloed.
- Not my job syndrome.

Advice to Senior ManagementReward existing employees when they receive a promotion and re-evaluate the health benefits.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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