Aetna Global Benefits Announces Sponsorship of 4th Annual Healthcare across Borders Conference; Martha R. Temple to present ''Considerations for Managing Health and Safety of Globally Mobile Employees''.

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Aetna Global Benefits (AGB), the international business of Aetna (NYSE:AET) announced today that it is participating as a title sponsor of "Healthcare Across Borders," an annual conference to be held September 25-27 at Le Meridien Parkhotel in Frankfurt, Germany. Martha Temple, vice president, head of Aetna Global Benefits, is scheduled to make a presentation on September 26, 2005 that will highlight the needs and concerns of multinational employers as they race toward globalization.

The presentation is part of a panel discussion sponsored by AGB that, in addition to Ms. Temple, will include other industry experts from AGB, Highway To Health (HTH) Worldwide and MedAire, Inc. The panel will discuss recent trends and strategies in the areas of international health care, security and planning for international assignments, for both seasoned multinationals and organizations taking their first steps to expanding their businesses outside of their home countries.

AGB's presentation is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. (Frankfurt time). A copy of the presentation will be made available for download on September 26th via AGB's website at www.aetna.com/agb.

About Aetna Global Benefits

Aetna Global Benefits (AGB), the international health and group benefits subsidiary of Aetna, Inc., provides comprehensive benefits coverage for more than 130,000 expatriates, third-country nationals, and key local nationals in over 100 countries.

As the international business unit of Aetna, AGB leverages the connections and capabilities of its parent company. AGB's products are tailored to meet the unique needs of a globally mobile population, helping multinational employers attract and retain qualified employees for international assignments. AGB recognizes its diverse customer base has different requirements, and offers multiple solutions to meet the needs of a variety of companies and organizations around the world. For more information visit www.aetna.com/agb.

About Aetna

As one of the nation's leading providers of health care, dental, pharmacy, group life, disability and long-term care benefits, Aetna puts information and helpful resources to work for its approximately 14.435 million medical members, 12.976 million dental members, 9.117 million pharmacy members and 13.662 million group insurance members to help them make better informed decisions about their health care and protect their finances against health-related risks. Aetna provides easy access to cost-effective health care through a nationwide network of more than 684,000 health care professionals, including over 405,000 primary care and specialist doctors and 4,135 hospitals. For more information, please visit www.aetna.com. (Figures as of June 30, 2005).

About Healthcare Across Borders

Healthcare Across Borders, presented by Raphael Medical and the Strategic Research Institute, is the premier international business development forum dedicated to medical benefits and services for local national employees, expatriates, retirees and travelers in global markets. The 2005 conference will focus on the global health care interests and needs of multinational employers, and will address a broad range of international healthcare finance and delivery topics. For more information about this year's conference and how to attend, visit: http://www.raphaelmedical.com/conferences4.php.