8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 24, 2007

CIGNA Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 1-08323 (Commission File Number) 06-1059331 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

Two Liberty Place, 1601 Chestnut Street

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19192

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(215) 761-1000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

CIGNA issued a news release announcing that James E. Rogers was elected on January 24, 2007 to the Board of Directors of CIGNA Corporation as a non-employee director effective February 26, 2007. The news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.As a non-employee director of CIGNA Corporation, Mr. Rogers is eligible to participate in the Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors of CIGNA Corporation and the Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors of CIGNA Corporation filed as Exhibits 10.3 and 10.1, respectively, to the registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	CIGNA CORPORATION
Date: January 30, 2007	By: /s/ Nicole S. Jones
	Nicole S. Jones
	Corporate Secretary and
	Vice President, Corporate & Financial Law

Index to Exhibits

Number	Description	Method of Filing
99.1	CIGNA Corporation	Filed herewith.
	news release dated
	January 30, 2007.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Gloria Barone, 215.761.4758

                       gloria.barone@cigna.com

CIGNA Corporation Names James E. Rogers of Duke Energy to Board of Directors

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 30, 2007 -- CIGNA Corporation announced today that James E. Rogers, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Duke Energy Corporation of Charlotte, NC, will join CIGNA Corporation's Board of Directors effective February 26, 2007 for a term expiring in April 2009.

"We welcome Jim as the newest member of our board of directors," said H. Edward Hanway, chairman and chief executive officer of CIGNA Corporation. "He is an exceptional business executive who will bring a range of leadership experiences to the board, to our company and to our shareholders.”

Rogers, 59, was formerly chairman, president and chief executive officer of Cinergy Corp., which merged with Duke Energy in April 2006. He was a board director of Duke Realty Corporation of Indianapolis, IN from 1994 to 2005 and has served as a board director of Fifth Third Bancorp of Cincinnati since 1995. Rogers also currently serves as a director of several non-profit organizations, including the National Coalition on Health Care, The Business Roundtable, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the National Coal Council and the Alliance to Save Energy. He is also chairman of the Edison Electric Institute.

A graduate of the University of Kentucky, Rogers holds a bachelor of business administration degree and a law degree from the University of Kentucky. He is a member of the bar of the District of Columbia.

For more information on CIGNA's Board of Directors, go to: http://www.cigna.com/about_us/governance/index.html

About CIGNA

As a Business of Caring, CIGNA (NYSE: CI) provides employers with benefits, expertise and services that improve the health, well-being and productivity of their employees. With approximately 47 million covered lives in the United States and around the world, CIGNA's operating subsidiaries offer a full portfolio of medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy and vision care benefits and group life, accident and disability insurance.