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July 31, 2002 at 08:00 PM
NU Online News Service, July 31, 5:55 p.m. – Anthem Inc., Indianapolis, says it will complete its previously announced $4.2 billion acquisition of Trigon Healthcare Inc., Richmond, Va., 11:59 p.m. tonight.
The companies have received all regulatory approvals and permission from the companies’ shareholders.
Once Anthem, which already provides or administers major medical coverage for 8 million people, completes the deal, it will add another 2.2 million major medical plan members.
Trigon is the parent company of an insurer that holds Blue Cross and Blue Shield licenses for Virginia, and Anthem has Blue Cross and Blue Shield licenses for eight other states.
