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<i> Times Staff and Wire Reports</i>

Aetna May Buy FHP or PacifiCare, Analysts Say: Aetna Life & Casualty Co. is expected to use the $4 billion it receives from the sale of its property and casualty unit to buy a health maintenance organization. Aetna, the largest publicly traded U.S. life insurer, might buy any of two California-based HMOs--FHP International Corp. or PacifiCare Health Systems Inc.--or Humana Inc. with the proceeds from the sale to Travelers Group Inc., analysts said.

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