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Aetna expands Medicare Advantage network; Canopius inks deal for admitted paper

Life and health

Aetna Inc. signed a contract with VCU Health System that will expand Aetna's current Medicare Advantage network to include VCU Health System services. Starting Oct. 1, Aetna's Medicare Advantage products in Virginia will include covered inpatient and outpatient healthcare services at in-network rates from VCU Health System in Richmond and surrounding counties.

Good Samaritan Health System and Santa Clara County IPA entered into an alliance with Cigna Corp. to improve healthcare for consumers in the Santa Clara County in California. Health plans will be available starting Jan. 1, 2018. The alliance also includes Pacific Partners Management Services. The Good Samaritan Health System hospitals and Pacific Partners are both subsidiaries of HCA Healthcare Inc.

OSF HealthCare finalized an agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois pursuant to which the former's hospitals and providers will remain in-network caregivers for Blue Cross, OSF said on its website.

Property and casualty

Starr Cos. announced an agreement with SMARTT MGA to act as Agents for Starr International (Europe) Ltd. to provide automated quotes and policy documentation for light general aviation business. SMARTT MGA is a part of SMARTT Group, an insurance and reinsurance intermediary incorporated in Poland and authorized by Polish Financial Supervision Authority. Starr Cos. is the marketing name for the operating insurance and travel assistance companies and subsidiaries of Starr International Co. Inc. and for the investment business of C.V. Starr & Co. Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Canopius signed an agreement with State National Group to offer specified lines of insurance written on admitted paper across the U.S. Canopius is a global specialty (re)insurer with underwriting operations in the U.K., Netherlands, Switzerland, Bermuda, U.S. and Singapore. It underwrites through Lloyd's Syndicate 4444; a U.S. surplus lines insurer, Canopius US Insurance Inc.; and a Zurich-based reinsurance company, Sompo Japan Canopius Reinsurance AG.