Aetna

Volcano-named insurer

Aetna is an American health insurance company, one of the largest in the United States, offering medical, dental, pharmacy, and other healthcare coverage.

Founded in 1853 in Hartford, Connecticut, it began as a life insurance company before expanding into health insurance.

The name derives from Mount Etna, the Sicilian volcano, reflecting 19th-century naming conventions that evoked classical imagery.

My employer offers Aetna as one of the health plan options.

volcano

Sicily

Mediterranean's biggest island

Vulcan · forge · mythology · Hephaestus · sulfur · caldera · magma · Enceladus · giant · thunderbolts

insurance

Hartford

Connecticut state capital

CVS · managed care · provider · network · claims · deductible · policyholder · benefits · HMO · PPO

mythology

goddess

Female sacred being

  • nymphNature spirit or larva
  • SicilyMediterranean's biggest island
  • ZeusGreek sky god

Hephaestus · twins · personification · mountain · Greek · Roman · Thalia · divine · Sicilian · worship

Categories
Opposites
healthcare system type

AetnaMedicare

Federal senior health program

Medicaid · government healthcare · NHS · universal healthcare · socialized medicine

healthcare philosophy

Aetnacommunity health center

Subsidized local medical facility

free clinic · Doctors Without Borders

Family

Etna

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G