DALLAS, April 20, 2006 /PRNewswire/ -- CIGNA HealthCare of Texas announced today that it has hired Jason Motter as vice president of sales for its North Texas and Oklahoma markets. Motter brings extensive sales, client service and health care benefits experience to the position. "I am pleased to have Jason join our sales team and help us further grow our presence in the state," said David Toomey, president and general manager for CIGNA HealthCare of Texas. "His extensive background and knowledge of the health care benefit needs of Texas companies strengthens the counsel, service and support we can bring to employers in the market." Most recently, Motter served as the regional sales director of North Texas and Oklahoma for United Healthcare. There he led strategy, business development, service and account management for a wide range of customers. His background also includes sales and leadership positions with Great West HealthCare in Texas and the Houston office of New England Financial. Motter holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama. He will be based in the company's Dallas office. CIGNA HealthCare is one of the oldest and largest managed care and employee benefits providers in Texas offering a wide range of innovative solutions to manage health care costs and outcomes, including its CIGNATURE suite of products, ChoiceFund HSA and other leading consumer directed health care products. With more than 600,000 members, CIGNA HealthCare of Texas is known for its superior disease management programs and has an "Excellent" Accreditation from the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA). "CIGNA HealthCare" refers to various operating subsidiaries of CIGNA Corp. DATASOURCE: CIGNA HealthCare Contact: Gwyn Dilday, CIGNA HealthCare, +1-818-500-6370, Web site: http://www.cigna.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/165050.html

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