CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 20, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CIGNA HealthCare today announced the appointment of Steve Parham to the position of senior vice president of sales and account management for the Carolinas. In this position, Parham will lead distribution and sales efforts across all product lines throughout the Carolinas. "We are very excited that Steve has joined our team and will help us grow our business in the Carolinas," said Charles Pitts, CIGNA HealthCare general manager for the Carolinas region. "His depth of experience in employee benefits will provide additional counsel to customers and strengthen our ability to offer an array of flexible and affordable health care plans to area employers," Pitts added. Parham will be coming to CIGNA after holding the position of vice president and agency manager at BB&T, where he was responsible for BB&T's largest employee benefits practice. He also held positions at United Healthcare and Provident Life & Accident Insurance Company. Parham received his bachelor of science in business administration at the University of North Carolina, where he was a Morehead Scholar. He presently serves on the UNC-Chapel Hill board of visitors. Parham is also a graduate of Leadership North Carolina and Leadership Greensboro About CIGNA HealthCare CIGNA HealthCare, based in Bloomfield, CT, provides medical benefits plans, dental coverage, behavioral health coverage, pharmacy benefits and products and services that integrate and analyze information to support consumerism and health advocacy. "CIGNA HealthCare" is a registered service mark of CIGNA Intellectual Property, Inc., licensed for use by CIGNA Corporation and its operating subsidiaries, including Connecticut General Life Insurance Company. Products and services are provided by such operating subsidiaries, and not by CIGNA Corporation. For more information, visit http://www.cigna.com/. DATASOURCE: CIGNA HealthCare CONTACT: Ann Marie C. Raymond, Public Relations Specialist, CIGNA HealthCare, +1-860-226-5063, Web site: http://www.cigna.com/

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