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Joseph Mondy, 860.226.5499
joseph.mondy@cigna.com


27 April 2010
CIGNA’s Health Care Podcasts Speak Your Language


CIGNA International Offers Podcasts in Seven Languages for Expatriates, Businesses and Producers

  • CIGNA adds multilingual health care podcasts for expatriates
  • CIGNA podcasts in Chinese; French; German; Japanese; Spanish; and Swiss-German

 

CLAYMONT, Del., April 27, 2010 - CIGNA International Expatriate Benefits, a leading provider of health care benefits to global workers, is now providing health, wellness and benefits podcasts in English, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Spanish and Swiss-German for individuals on international assignments and business travelers at www.cignaexpats.com (http://www.cignaexpats.com/resources/index.html).

“We’ve seen the needs of multinational businesses and their globally mobile employees continually change and grow during CIGNA's 30 years of leadership in the expatriate benefits business,” said Ken Vaughan, senior vice president of global sales, client management, and marketing at CIGNA International Expatriate Benefits. “While some may say that the language of our business is English, we argue that the language of health care is universal. As with all of our services, our multilingual podcasts are designed to help address our customers’ needs, regardless of their home country or where they do business.”

The www.cignaexpats.com podcast library features information for individuals on international assignment and business travelers including:

  • How can I prepare for my international assignment?
  • What's next now that I'm on assignment?
  • Accessing clinical resources such as online expert medical second opinion services through the eCleveland Clinic
  • United States health care glossary of terms

CIGNA International Expatriate Benefits podcasts are also available for multinational employers and producers.

CIGNA International Expatriate Benefits serves customers in more than 205 countries and jurisdictions, offering covered expatriates and business travelers 24/7 customer service regardless of their location and access to an industry leading global healthcare network of more than 690,000 physicians, hospitals and health care facilities.

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/rss/. Also, follow us on Twitter: @cigna and visit CIGNA’s YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/cignatv

 


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