11 Best Insurance Companies to Invest in 2017

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4. Anthem Inc. (NYSE:ANTM)

– Number of Hedge Funds With Long Positions (as of March 31): 61
– Aggregate Value of Hedge Funds’ Holdings (as of March 31): $4.45 billion

Anthem Inc. (NYSE:ANTM), the next one on our list of best insurance companies to invest in 2017 is the largest for-profit managed health care company in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. This US health insurer was founded in 1944. It offers a large number of health care managed plans for employers, individuals, Medicaid and Medicare markets today. In late 2004, Anthem and WellPoint merged, with the combined company taking the WellPoint name, which was changed in 2014. At the end of the first quarter, 61 hedge funds from our records held shares worth $4.44 billion in Anthem Inc. (NYSE:ANTM).

11 Best Insurance Companies To Invest In 2017

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