United Natural Foods replacing Amerigroup in S&P MidCap index
Specialty-food distributor United Natural Foods Inc. will replace Amerigroup Corp. in the S&P MidCap 400 index after the close of trading Friday, after WellPoint Inc. acquires the health-benefits provider.
US health insurer WellPoint is buying Amerigroup, a manager of publicly funded health programs, for about $4.9 bn, the companies said Monday.