CIGNA CompassSM Helps Expatriates Navigate Through Health Care Around the World.CLAYMONT, Del. -- CIGNA CIGNA CG (Connecticut General Life Insurance Company) INA (Insurance Company of North America) (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CI) International today released CIGNA Compass(SM), an interactive web-based tool that gives expatriates and their families ready access to their benefit information and provides helpful guidance to keep themselves healthy. Combining on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. text and audio/video features, Compass easily guides expatriates through their health care information. With Compass, finding a doctor anywhere in the world or seeking a second opinion for a medical condition is as easy for expatriates as turning on their computer. Through Compass, everything expatriates need to know about their health care coverage or the status of their health claims instantly pops up on a computer screen and is accompanied by a friendly voiceover. Pod casts and other digital technology complete the Compass experience, providing expatriates with the ease and comfort of knowing all their important health care information is just a click away. "CIGNA Compass sets a new industry standard for international service and communications. Without CIGNA Compass, getting international employers necessary information in a timely manner, so they can provide needed information to their expatriate employees, can be challenging due to the nature of international regulations and customs," said Ken Vaughan, senior vice president for CIGNA International Expatriate Benefits. "CIGNA Compass provides key information in a user-friendly online format. No other international benefits carrier offers a comparable advantage." Compass supplements the CIGNA standard expatriate benefits kit and is exclusively available for expatriates through the CIGNA Envoy[R] secure web portal See portal. , where it is readily accessible anytime day or night. About CIGNA and CIGNA International Expatriate Benefits 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 An operating subsidiary is a business term frequently used within the United States railroad industry. In the case of a railroad, it refers to a company that is a subsidiary but operates with its own identity and rolling stock. provide an integrated suite of medical, dental, behavioral health Behavioral health was first used in the 1980's to name the combination of the fields mental health and substance abuse. As an example, an organization serving both mental health and substance abuse clients might refer to its practice as behavioral health or , pharmacy and vision care benefits, as well as group life, accident and disability insurance, to approximately 46 million people throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and around the world. To learn more about CIGNA, visit www.cigna.com. To sign up for email alerts or an RSS feed Summaries of Web site content that are published in the RSS format for download. See RSS. of company news, log on to http://newsroom.cigna.com/section_display.cfm?section_id=18 CIEB's web-based tools, such as CIGNA Envoy and CIGNA Compass, are available for informational purposes only. CIEB's web tools are not intended to be a substitute for proper medical care provided by a physician. |
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