CIGNA HealthCare Names Stephanie Gorman Hurlbut as President and General Manager in Arizona

CIGNA HealthCare has named Stephanie Gorman Hurlbut as president and general manager for its health care operation in Arizona. Based in Phoenix, Gorman will be responsible for leading sales, new business development, producer relations and product and service innovation throughout the state. Additionally, she will work to enhance health care quality, access and affordability by expanding the company's reach through launching unique health solutions to improve health outcomes.

"I am pleased to have someone with Stephanie's leadership and talent on our team and help us continue to grow our business and the services we offer," said Jeff Terrill, regional vice president of CIGNA HealthCare's Western Region. "She brings tremendous knowledge and extensive industry experience to her new role and is a welcome addition as we continue to seek to deliver the highest quality health care services in the market."

Gorman began her career with CIGNA in 1989 in the Actuarial Executive Development Program and has held positions in healthcare pricing, finance, and product and marketing. Her most recent key leadership roles include product development actuary and vice president of West Region underwriting and CIGNA Voluntary underwriting.

Gorman is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Connecticut where she earned a bachelor of science in actuarial mathematics. She is a fellow in the Society of Actuaries and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries. She has also been very active in the Arizona community through various public speaking engagements and as a board member of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce. About CIGNA CIGNA (NYSE:CI), a global health service company, is dedicated to helping people improve their health, well-being and sense of security. CIGNA Corporation's operating subsidiaries provide an integrated suite of medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy and vision care benefits, as well as group life, accident and disability insurance, to approximately 46 million people throughout the United States and around the world. 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.