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SHANGHAI, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Cigna's joint venture in China, CIGNA & CMC, recently participated in the 'Shanghai Age-Friendly Housing Project Volunteer Community Build', a program designed to provide safe, barrier–free access to renovated homes for low-income senior families in Shanghai.
"Working closely with Habitat for Humanity is our way of living Cigna's mission to improve the health, well-being and a sense of security for all those we serve," said Ken Vaughan, senior vice president of healthcare products for CIGNA & CMC. "We recognize that we need to help build the foundation for health and quality of life, and a key component of that is a secure and safe place to live."
Volunteers from Cigna Global Health Benefits and CIGNA & CMC, including Vaughan and Andrew Kielty, president, Cigna Global Health Benefits, joined the program to make safe and age-friendly homes available for one elderly family in Minhang District, Shanghai, China. The day started in the early morning and continued through the afternoon as the team painted the home and changed the lives of a family in need. "Closely working with Habitat for Humanity ties the partnership of our company and our employees with the communities where we live and work," said Kielty.
CIGNA & CMC, through the Cigna Foundation, contributed funds in the amount of $22,500 for three projects with the Shanghai chapter of Habitat for Humanity China; employees will continue to serve as volunteers for these projects. "As Cigna strengthens its global presence, we're excited to have an opportunity to make the Cigna Foundation a greater global force for good. We want the community to know that Cigna is committed to serving our communities," said Gianna Jackson, executive Director of the Cigna Foundation.
About CIGNA & CMC
CIGNA & CMC Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (CIGNA & CMC) was established in 2003 by Cigna Corporation and China Merchants Group affiliate , two renowned companies with over 100 years history. Founded in 1792, Cigna Corporation is one of the largest insurance companies in the US. As early as in 1897, a Cigna predecessor company was the first American insurance company operating in China granted by the Qing Dynasty Government. Cigna Corporation is a Fortune Global 500 company. China Merchants Group (CMG), founded in 1872, is one of the earliest enterprises in Chinese enterprise modernization process in recent China history.
CIGNA & CMC was awarded Best Foreign Life Insurance Company Award in China by the Financial Times Newspaper and Chinese Academy of Social Sciences for two consecutive years in 2008 and 2009. CIGNA & CMC tops in the overall competency ranking among all joint venture life Insurers in China in the 2010 Asia Insurance Competency Ranking Research Report conducted by California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) and 21st Century Business Herald.
The company's healthcare products are managed through a unique local and global delivery structure that leverages CIGNA & CMC's local practice and Cigna's worldwide capabilities to provide superior health and related services in China. The company has established local service operations in China that are linked to Cigna's global healthcare service centers and networks. By doing so, customers have seamless, quality service in China and throughout the world. To learn more, visit www.cigna-cmc.com or call at Beijing (86 10) 8580 3506; Shanghai (86 21) 6086 3101.
About Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity is a global, non-governmental organization, seeking to eliminate poverty housing and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Founded in 1976 in the United States by Mr. Millard Fuller, Habitat for Humanity invites people of all backgrounds, races and religions to build houses together in partnership with families in need. As of today, Habitat for Humanity has built or improved more than 500,000 houses, sheltering more than 2,500,000 people worldwide. Habitat is now one of the most recognized and reliable nonprofit organizations among the world.
Habitat for Humanity China began its operations in 2000 and now operates offices in Hong Kong, Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Sichuan and Shanghai. It has since built or rehabilitated more than 2000 homes for families in need across China, including Sichuan Wenchuan earthquake reconstruction, the 2009 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project, ongoing Disaster Mitigation and Recovery Projects in Southwest China, the Hong Kong Tai O Restoration Project and Shanghai Age-Friendly Housing Project.
