Benefits Think Overheard @: Health insurance execs salaries totaled $118M

Published June 26, 2009 8:00 AM EDT Updated June 24, 2009 10:08 PM EDT 1 Min Read

Hey pros, I think I may have found an area for savings to help fund health care reform. Data culled by AISs Health Plan Week reveal that in 2008 the top dogs at 13 of the nations largest health insurance companies raked in salaries totaling $118 million (yes, million) about $9 million each (yes, million).

The highest-paid exec, Aetna chairman and CEO Ronald Williams, brought in $24.3 million. The distinction is somewhat ironic, given that in J.D. Powers latest health plan satisfaction survey, Aetna consistently ranked lowest in member satisfaction across all regions.

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