Cigna to lay off 2,000 employees worldwide

The health care giant cites the need for greater efficiency across its business despite strong financial results in 2025.

Published on Feb. 13, 2026

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The Cigna Group, one of the world's largest health insurers and pharmacy-benefit managers, has confirmed plans to lay off approximately 2,000 employees, or less than 3% of its global workforce of over 60,000 people. The job cuts, which will be completed by the end of February, will have a limited impact in Connecticut where Cigna has over 3,000 employees based at its Bloomfield headquarters.

Why it matters

Cigna's layoffs reflect a broader trend of large companies shedding jobs amid factors like the growing impact of artificial intelligence, reversals of previous hiring surges, and economic uncertainty. The cuts come despite Cigna reporting significant increases in revenues and profits in 2025, underscoring the pressure companies face to continually improve efficiency.

The details

Cigna officials said the layoffs were made 'with deliberate care and focus' and that the company is providing a package that includes transition services for the impacted employees. The locations and positions of the affected workers were not disclosed, but the company indicated Connecticut-based roles would make up a small percentage of the total. Cigna did not allude to any layoffs during its latest earnings call on February 5th, when it reported 2025 revenues of about $275 billion, up 11% from 2024, and a profit of around $6 billion.

  • Cigna plans to complete the layoffs by the end of February 2026.
  • Cigna reported its latest earnings on February 5, 2026, without mentioning any layoffs.

The players

The Cigna Group

One of the world's largest health insurers and pharmacy-benefit managers, headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut.

David Cordani

CEO and chairman of The Cigna Group.

Anthony Harrington

Mayor of Bloomfield, Connecticut.

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What they’re saying

“As we drive greater efficiency across our business, we have made the difficult decision to reduce roles in our workforce. This decision was made with deliberate care and focus, and we are providing a package that includes a variety of transition services for impacted colleagues. We expect that Connecticut-based roles will be a very small percentage of those impacted.”

— Cigna officials (Stamford Advocate)

“In the context of a very dynamic operating environment in 2025, we delivered competitively attractive results. I'm proud of how our team works tirelessly, each and every day, for the benefit of those we serve.”

— David Cordani, CEO and chairman, The Cigna Group (Stamford Advocate)

The takeaway

Cigna's layoffs, despite strong financial performance, highlight the ongoing pressure large companies face to continually improve efficiency and adapt to changing market conditions, even as they seek to balance the needs of their workforce and the communities they operate in.