Andrew Kielty Named Senior Vice President of CIGNA International Expatriate Benefits

Andrew Kielty was named senior vice president and managing director of CIGNA International Expatriate Benefits, a leading provider of group healthcare benefits to expatriates around the world. Kielty joins CIGNA from BUPA, where he spent more than 25 years in a variety of leadership positions in both Europe and Asia-Pacific.

"We’re very fortunate to gain Andrew’s expertise and in-depth knowledge in the international benefits arena. Our growth initiatives are aggressive, and I’m confident Andrew’s international experience, strategic approach and leadership capability will strengthen our expatriate business and benefit our entire CIGNA International organization,” said William L. Atwell, president of CIGNA International.

Most recently, Kielty served as managing director of BUPA’s Asia region, based in Melbourne, Australia with full profit and loss responsibility for all strategic, operational and regulatory aspects of existing businesses and new markets. Previously, as development director for BUPA’s international business, he was responsible for evaluating new market opportunities and global mergers and acquisitions, and he developed BUPA’s China market entry strategy. In addition to Australia, Kielty has held leadership posts in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong.

Kielty is an economics and finance graduate of Hatfield Polytechnic in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and holds an MBA from International Management College, Buckingham, United Kingdom.

About CIGNA International

CIGNA International is part of CIGNA (NYSE:CI), a global health service and related insurance 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 medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy and vision care benefits, as well as group life, accident and disability insurance. Outside the U.S. CIGNA delivers access to superior quality health care and related financial protection programs to employers, affinity groups and individuals. CIGNA actively sells in 27 countries and jurisdictions and serves expatriates virtually everywhere in the world. On a global scale, CIGNA serves some 46 million people. 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/section_display.cfm?section_id=18

About CIGNA International Expatriate Benefits (CIEB)

For over 30 years, CIEB has been an industry leader for providing benefits to global workers virtually around the world. As an organization dedicated to the needs of international employers and their globally mobile workforce, all CIEB activities are motivated by the same core objectives: enhancing the expatriate experience and keeping employees healthy and on assignment. CIEB offers a comprehensive line of coverage and 24/7 multilingual customer service, multi currency claims payment options and access to an industry leading global healthcare network of more than 600,000 providers. CIEB partners with local health care providers, insurance companies and third party administrators to offer members access to the highest quality local health care available, while helping ensure employers meet required regulatory requirements – and receive discounts when available.