AMERIGROUP Elects Dominion Resources Chairman Thomas E. Capps To Board Of Directors

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMERIGROUP Corporation announced today that Thomas E. Capps, chairman and chief executive officer of Dominion Resources, has been unanimously elected to the Company's Board of Directors.

"Tom's wealth of business experience and exemplary leadership abilities will be valued additions to our board," said AMERIGROUP chairman and chief executive officer Jeffrey L. McWaters. "He brings new perspectives and depth of expertise in corporate governance and regulated entities to AMERIGROUP, as we complete our first decade of successfully managing America's toughest healthcare challenges and responding to the tremendous growth opportunities ahead."

Capps has led Dominion, one of the nation's largest producers of energy, since 1990. He joined the Richmond, Va.-based company in 1984 following several years in legal practice. With consolidated revenue of more than $12 billion for the year ended Dec. 31, 2003, Dominion serves more than 5 million retail energy customers in nine states.

Capps also serves as chairman and a director of Dominion affiliates Virginia Electric and Power and Consolidated Natural Gas. He serves on the boards of the Virginia Foundation of Independent Colleges, the National Petroleum Council and the College of William and Mary.

"AMERIGROUP's accomplishments in bringing value to its state government partners, while helping millions of people access healthcare, is truly impressive," said Capps. "I look forward to being a part of the Company's growth as it enters its second decade as a national leader in providing healthcare coverage for low-income and uninsured Americans."

AMERIGROUP Corporation, headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, is a multi-state managed healthcare company focused on serving people who receive healthcare benefits through publicly sponsored programs including Medicaid, State Children's Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP, and FamilyCare. The Company operates in Texas, Maryland, New Jersey, Illinois, Florida and the District of Columbia. Visit http://www.amerigroupcorp.com/ for more information.

CONTACT: Investors: Julie Loftus Trudell, +1-757-321-3535, or Media: Doug Blue, +1-757-473-2737, ext. 32811, both of AMERIGROUP Corporation.

CONTACT: Investors: Julie Loftus Trudell, +1-757-321-3535, or Media:Doug Blue, +1-757-473-2737, ext. 32811, both of AMERIGROUP Corporation

Web site: http://www.amerigroupcorp.com/