"The Cigna Group remains committed to its established M&A criteria and would only consider acquisitions that are strategically aligned, financially attractive and have a high probability to close," the company said in a news release.

Despite reports that merger talks were back on, Cigna officially squashed rumors that it was looking to acquire Humana in a statement on Monday. | Despite reports that merger talks were back on, Cigna officially squashed rumors that it was looking to acquire Humana in a statement on Monday.

The two health insurance giants, with a combined market value of roughly $125 billion, held talks about a deal last year.