CIEB is the world's largest provider of employer-sponsored insurance plans
for expatriate employees and their insured family members.

Schering-Plough Appoints Elpidio Villarreal Vice President + Associate General Counsel Litigation + Conflict Management

He is a board member of the Minority Corporation Counsel
Association, a member of the Chief Litigation Counsel Association, and state,
national and international bar associations.

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Prior to joining GE, Villarreal was a partner at
Sonnenschein, Nath + Rosenthal LLP and an associate at Latham + Watkins LLP.
The company is based in Kenilworth, N.

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Through internal research
and collaborations with partners, Schering -Plough discovers, develops,
manufactures and markets advanced drug therapies to meet important medical
needs.J.

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CIGNA International Expatriate Benefits (CIEB) is a business unit of CIGNA
International , the global business division of CIGNA Corporation (NYSE: CI).

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He founded several
internal initiatives, including another award winner, GE's Legal Department
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In this
role, he was instrumental in developing an award-winning Early Dispute
Resolution Program and also led GE's Litigation Council. in History from Columbia University and a J.

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The CIEB sales office nearest
producers' locations will contact them with course offerings, dates and
locations.

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, Schering-Plough
Corporation (NYSE: SGP) today announced that Elpidio Villarreal has been
appointed vice president and associate general counsel , Litigation + Conflict
Management, effective immediately.D.

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CIGNA International markets life, accident and employee benefits - including
health care insurance - in selected markets around the world. He will be based in Kenilworth and will
report to Tom Sabatino, executive vice president and general counsel.

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CIGNA
International, the global business division of CIGNA Corporation, markets
life, accident and health insurance in selected markets around the world.
In this role, Villarreal will provide strategic and legal leadership on
non-employee litigation matters, including government , securities, anti-trust,
product and commercial areas.

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He holds a B.com.

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Schering-Plough is a global science-based health care company with leading
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CIGNA International Introduces Continuing Education for Producers as Part of Academy by CIGNA

Producers currently writing international insurance or interested in
learning more about this burgeoning field are encouraged to contact CIEB via
email at: ciebsalessupport@cigna .J.A.

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21, 2006 -- To help producers
earn insurance licensing renewal credits as they gain knowledge of complex
international health care issues, CIGNA International Expatriate Benefits
(CIEB) has added courses to Academy by CIGNA, a continuing education program
for producers.com.
Villarreal joins Schering-Plough from General Electric Company (GE), where
he was most recently senior counsel , Litigation and Legal Policy.

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PHILADELPHIA, Feb.
In 2005, Academy by CIGNA held more than 260 continuing education courses
for producers attended by more than 2,800 producers nationwide.

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Schering-Plough's vision is to earn the trust of the physicians,
patients and customers served by its more than 30,000 people around the world.

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CIEB's Academy by CIGNA courses include a suite of state-approved programs
on topics regarding international benefits issues and challenges such as
assuring delivery of quality international health care to expatriates and
their families, helping to ensure health and safety for international business
travelers, and achieving government compliance worldwide.
"Academy by CIGNA will continue to reinforce CIEB's leadership in the
international benefits field by educating and delivering meaningful solutions
to the producer community through CE courses," said Gregg Coldiron, vice
president of Global Marketing, CIEB., and its Web site is
http://www.