Aetna was named the top company among the nation’s largest health care insurers in FORTUNE's 2009 Most Admired Companies list.
In this year's rankings, Aetna came through with an unprecedented number 1 rating in seven areas for the Health Care Insurance and Managed Care industry:

– Quality of products & services
– Innovation
– Financial soundness
– Quality of management
– People management
– Use of corporate assets
– Long-term investment

Top Contender's;
Wellpoint
United HealthGroup
Humana
Cigna