• Expands and grows CIGNA's presence in the Pittsburgh market
• Agreement continues access to UPMC’s high-quality, cost-effective care

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 22, 2011 – CIGNA and UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) announced today they have reached an agreement both to continue as well as enhance in-network access for CIGNA customers to all UPMC facilities and its affiliated physicians.

“We know our customers actively seek out UPMC’s world-class hospitals and doctors,” said Vince Sobocinski, president and general manager, CIGNA HealthCare of Pennsylvania. “We are pleased that we can meet the needs of our customers through this agreement and also help ensure that quality health care remains affordable and accessible to them.”

UPMC operates 20 academic, community and specialty hospitals and 400 outpatient sites, employs more than 2,800 physicians, and offers an array of rehabilitation, retirement and long-term care facilities. Under the new agreement, CIGNA customers will be able to continue receiving health care services at UPMC’s facilities and through its physicians at in-network rates.

“UPMC is the preferred health care provider for individuals and businesses in the Pittsburgh area,” said Joseph T. Chuba, vice president, payor contract services, UPMC. “This agreement benefits employees and employers throughout western Pennsylvania by enhancing choice and competition in the insurance market and ensures CIGNA customers have access to UPMC’s high-quality, cost-effective, patient-focused health care.”

For a full listing of CIGNA’s in-network hospitals and physicians, please visit http://cigna.benefitnation.net/cigna/docdir.aspx

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About CIGNA

CIGNA (NYSE: CI) is a global health service and financial company dedicated to helping people improve their health, well-being and sense of security. CIGNA Corporation's operating subsidiaries in the United States provide an integrated suite of health services, such as medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy and vision care benefits, as well as group life, accident and disability insurance. CIGNA offers products and services in over 27 countries and jurisdictions and has approximately 65 million customer relationships throughout the world. All products and services are provided exclusively by such operating subsidiaries and not by CIGNA Corporation. To learn more about CIGNA, visit www.cigna.com. To sign up for email alerts or an RSS feed of company news, log on to http://newsroom.cigna.com/rss. Also, follow us on Twitter at @cigna, visit CIGNA’s YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/cigna and listen to CIGNA's podcast series with healthy tips and information at http://www.cigna.com/podcasts or by searching "CIGNA" in iTunes.

About UPMC

UPMC is an $8 billion global health enterprise with 50,000 employees headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., and is transforming health care by integrating 20 hospitals, 400 doctors’ offices and outpatient sites, a health insurance services division, and international and commercial services. Affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, UPMC is redefining health care by using innovative science, technology and medicine to invent new models of accountable, cost-efficient and patient-centered care. For more information on how UPMC is taking medicine from where it is to where it needs to be, go to www.upmc.com.