Margaret Alakson To Lead Intracorp Case Management Operations

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2, 2005 /PRNewswire/ -- Intracorp, a wholly owned subsidiary of CIGNA Corporation, today announced the appointment of Margaret Alakson as Vice President of Case Management Operations, where she will be responsible for Intracorp's case management operations and service delivery. Alakson reports to Archie Anderson, President, Intracorp Disability Management.

"I am very happy to welcome Margaret Alakson to the Intracorp senior management team," says Anderson. "She is an accomplished leader with more than twenty years of demonstrated success in workers' compensation case management and fee management services. Her background, as well as her nursing experience, make her ideally suited for this position and well-positioned for success."

Prior to joining Intracorp, Alakson served as the senior executive leader of Medinsights, a GAB Robins company since 1997. Her prior industry experience includes several management and sales roles with Managed Comp and Crawford and Company. Margaret received her master's in nursing from the University of Nebraska and her bachelor's degree in nursing from West Texas State University.

About Intracorp:

Philadelphia-based Intracorp reports its earnings under the Life and Disability segment of CIGNA Corporation, along with the CIGNA Group Insurance division. Intracorp provides quality, cost-effective health and disability case management services to 28 million employees of companies nationwide. Intracorp also offers utilization management, return-to-work programs, ergonomic consulting, provider bill review, provider network access, and information management services. Intracorp provides case management and medical cost containment services for more than 20,000 customers nationwide.

In March 2005, Business Insurance named Intracorp the nation's largest case management provider for the sixth consecutive year. For more information, visit the Web site at: http://www.intracorp.com.

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CONTACT: Ruth Stoolman, Intracorp Public Relations, +1-215-761-7152, orRuth.Stoolman@cigna.com

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