U.S. health insurer The Cigna Group (NYSE:CI) is in talks to merge with peer Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM), a source familiar with the matter said on November 29, 2023, a deal that could exceed $60 billion in value and would be certain to attract fierce antitrust scrutiny. The discussions come six years after regulators blocked mega-deals that would have consolidated the U.S. health insurance sector. Cigna and Humana are discussing a stock-and-cash deal that could be finalized by the end of the year, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported on the potential deal earlier on November 29, 2023.

Humana declined to comment, while Cigna did not respond to requests for comment.