POWER OF ATTORNEY

	KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer of CIGNA
Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("CIGNA"), hereby makes, designates,
constitutes and appoints CAROL ANN PETREN, NICOLE S. JONES, DANTHU T. PHAN and
LINDSAY K. BLACKWOOD, each acting individually, as the undersigned's true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to act in any
  and all capacities for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned in
connection with the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant
to the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, both as
amended, of the execution and delivery of all such amendments, qualifications
and notifications, and Forms 3, 4, 5, and 144, to execute and deliver any and
all such other documents (including, but not limited to Seller's Representation
Letters), and to take further action as they, or any of them, deem appropriate
in connection with the foregoing.

	Such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, are also hereby granted full
  power and authority, on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the
undersigned, to execute and deliver all such registration statements,
registrations, amendments, qualifications and notifications; to execute and
deliver any and all such other documents;  and to take further action as they,
or any of them, deem appropriate in connection with the foregoing.  The powers
and authorities granted herein to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of
  them, also include the full right, power and authority to effect necessary or
appropriate substitutions or revocations.  The undersigned hereby ratifies,
confirms, and adopts, as her own act and deed, all action lawfully taken by such
  attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or by their respective
substitutes, pursuant to the powers and authorities herein granted.  This Power
of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no
longer serving as an officer of CIGNA Corporation, unless earlier revoked by the
  undersigned in a signed writing to each such attorney in fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document as of
the 2nd day of July, 2009.




/s/ Mary T. Hoeltzel
Mary T. Hoeltzel