Company:  AETNA INC /PA/ (AET)
Form Type:  10-K
Filing Date:  2/27/2009 
CIK:  0001122304 
Address:  151 FARMINGTON AVENUE 
City, State, Zip:  HARTFORD, Connecticut 06156 
Telephone:  (860) 273-0123 
Fiscal Year:  12/31 
Last Trade
Last Trade: 
$28.40  
Change: 
-0.29 (-1.01%)  
Trade Time: 
Nov 20  
Market Cap: 
$12.31B
Description of Business
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  FORM 10-K
    Part I
      Item 1. Business
      Item 1A. Risk Factors
      Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
      Item 2. Properties
      Item 3. Legal Proceedings
      Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
        NAME AND TITLE
    Part II
      Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related ...
      Item 6. Selected Financial Data
      Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial ...
      Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About ...
      Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
      Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on ...
      Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
      Item 9B. Other Information
    Part III
      Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
      Item 11. Executive Compensation
      Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and ...
      Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and ...
      Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
    Part IV
      Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
    Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
    STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
    Notes to Financial Statements
    SIGNATURES
    INDEX TO EXHIBITS
  EXHIBIT 10.4
  EXHIBIT 10.11
  EXHIBIT 10.12
  EXHIBIT 10.13
  EXHIBIT 10.18
  EXHIBIT 10.21
  EXHIBIT 10.23
  EXHIBIT 12.1
    RATIO COMPUTATION
  EXHIBIT 13.1
    INCOME STATEMENT
    BALANCE SHEET
    STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
    CASH FLOW
    Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
    Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
  EXHIBIT 14.1
  EXHIBIT 21.1
  EXHIBIT 23.1
    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
  EXHIBIT 24.1
  EXHIBIT 31.1
    Certification
  EXHIBIT 31.2
    Certification
  EXHIBIT 32.1
  EXHIBIT 32.2