Major health insurers show signs of recovery – but a key test looms

Major health insurers show signs of recovery – but a key test looms

Insurers have incomplete data on medical costs in the first quarter due to a lag in claims processing, which sets up the second quarter as the real test.

Are health insurers out of the woods after a tough 2025?

As the first-quarter earnings season wraps up, UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health, Cigna, Elevance and Centene all beat Wall Street expectations and hiked guidance. Nearly every health insurer's shares are up by double digit percentages over the last month.