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text-decoration: underline">Low Levels of Vitamin D May Increase the Risk of Death</span></a></p> <p> <a href="#Pharmacist-Assisted_Web_Communication_Improves_Blood_Pressure_Monitoring_and_Hypertension_Management" title="outbind://15-000000006A62F50403861F46A7EC6B0E3017318B07008ADF06641034EC499FDC5DE8E603E0C80000044D378900000BAAE7ED15AE2D44B34BDE5046D2C82C0000008577F50000/#Pharmacist-Assisted_Web_Communication_Improves_Blood_Pressure_Monitoring_and_Hypertension_Management"> <span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline">Pharmacist-Assisted Web Communication Improves Blood Pressure Monitoring and Hypertension Management</span></a></p> </blockquote> <p align="left"> <b><a href="#Resources" title="outbind://15-000000006A62F50403861F46A7EC6B0E3017318B07008ADF06641034EC499FDC5DE8E603E0C80000044D378900000BAAE7ED15AE2D44B34BDE5046D2C82C0000008577F50000/#Resources"> <font color="#800000" size="4" title="outbind://15-000000006A62F50403861F46A7EC6B0E3017318B07008ADF06641034EC499FDC5DE8E603E0C80000044D378900000BAAE7ED15AE2D44B34BDE5046D2C82C0000008577F50000/#Resources"> <span style="text-decoration: underline">Resources</span></font></a></b></p> <blockquote> <p> <a href="#Standard_Stop_Loss_Employer_Disclosure_Form_Endorsed" title="outbind://15-000000006A62F50403861F46A7EC6B0E3017318B07008ADF06641034EC499FDC5DE8E603E0C80000044D378900000BAAE7ED15AE2D44B34BDE5046D2C82C0000008577F50000/#Standard_Stop_Loss_Employer_Disclosure_Form_Endorsed"> <span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline">Standard Stop Loss Employer Disclosure Form Endorsed</span></a></p> </blockquote> <p align="left"> <a href="#Upcoming Conferences" title="outbind://15-000000006A62F50403861F46A7EC6B0E3017318B07008ADF06641034EC499FDC5DE8E603E0C80000044D378900000BAAE7ED15AE2D44B34BDE5046D2C82C0000008577F50000/#Upcoming Conferences"> <b title="outbind://15-000000006A62F50403861F46A7EC6B0E3017318B07008ADF06641034EC499FDC5DE8E603E0C80000044D378900000BAAE7ED15AE2D44B34BDE5046D2C82C0000008577F50000/#Upcoming Conferences"> <font color="#800000" size="4" title="outbind://15-000000006A62F50403861F46A7EC6B0E3017318B07008ADF06641034EC499FDC5DE8E603E0C80000044D378900000BAAE7ED15AE2D44B34BDE5046D2C82C0000008577F50000/#Upcoming Conferences"> <span style="text-decoration: underline">Upcoming Conferences</span></font></b></a></p> <p align="left"> <a href="#Editorial Notes" title="outbind://15-000000006A62F50403861F46A7EC6B0E3017318B07008ADF06641034EC499FDC5DE8E603E0C80000044D378900000BAAE7ED15AE2D44B34BDE5046D2C82C0000008577F50000/#Editorial Notes"> <b title="outbind://15-000000006A62F50403861F46A7EC6B0E3017318B07008ADF06641034EC499FDC5DE8E603E0C80000044D378900000BAAE7ED15AE2D44B34BDE5046D2C82C0000008577F50000/#Editorial Notes"> <font color="#800000" size="4" title="outbind://15-000000006A62F50403861F46A7EC6B0E3017318B07008ADF06641034EC499FDC5DE8E603E0C80000044D378900000BAAE7ED15AE2D44B34BDE5046D2C82C0000008577F50000/#Editorial Notes"> <span style="text-decoration: underline">Editorial Notes, Disclaimers &amp; Disclosures</span></font></b></a></p> <hr style="text-decoration: underline" /> <p align="left"> <a name="General & Company News"><b><font color="#800000" size="4">General &amp; Company News</font></b></a> </p> <hr align="left" /> <p> <b><a name="Benefit_Informatics_Named_TriZetto_Premier_Partner">Benefit Informatics Named TriZetto Premier Partner</a></b></p> <p> MyHealthGuide Source:&nbsp; Benefit Informatics and The TriZetto Group (NASDAQ: TZIX), 6/26/08, <a href="http://www.benefitinformatics.com" title="http://www.benefitinformatics.com/"> <span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline">www.benefitinformatics.com</span></a> and <a href="http://www.trizetto.com" title="http://www.trizetto.com/"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline">www.trizetto.com</span></a></p> <p> TULSA, OK  Benefit Informatics, a leading healthcare data warehouse provider for payers serving the self-insured health plan market, was recently named a TriZetto Premier Partnership Program<sup><font size="2">TM</font></sup> vendor by The TriZetto Group. This new designation further expands the distribution alliance Benefit Informatics and TriZetto established in 2006. </p> <p> As a Premier Partnership Program vendor, Benefit Informatics offers TriZetto customers using the QicLink<sup><font size="2">TM</font></sup> system for benefits administration access to a suite of data analysis, reporting and plan-modeling applications. Today, a number of TriZetto customers are already using Benefit Informatics services to differentiate their operations in the market and help increase productivity.</p> <p> "TriZetto is excited about the expanded relationship with Benefit Informatics" said <b>Joe Manheim</b>, senior vice president of TriZetto s benefits administration business unit. "The data analytic capabilities of the Benefit Informatics offerings allow us to integrate and report the data from our various Premier Partners, such as pharmacy benefit data and telephone consultations, in a way that allows our third-party administrator customers to be better risk managers for their employer groups." </p> <p> "We are pleased to be named a Premier Partner by TriZetto," said <b>Philip Kurtz</b>, Benefit Informatics president and CEO. "We have a strong and growing distribution alliance with TriZetto that is providing excellent integration for many common customers currently, and we expect to provide services to additional TriZetto clients in the near future. We consider our alliance with TriZetto a very important business relationship for Benefit Informatics."</p> <p> TriZetto announced its Premier Partnership Program initiative in September of 2007 to offer benefit administrators special program pricing for supplemental software and services that are pre-integrated with the widely used QicLink administration system.&nbsp; </p> <p> <b>About Benefit Informatics </b> </p> <p> Benefit Informatics Inc. enables the efficient planning, management and analysis of employee benefit plans through the delivery of online proprietary applications and services to insurance companies, Third Party Administrators, brokers and employers. Through its clients, Benefit Informatics currently serves more than 3,600 businesses, managing health benefits for nearly 2 million members. Benefit Informatics works closely with customers to provide solutions that help attract new customers, retain current clients and operate more efficiently. Please contact us to see how we can help your organization Sell, Keep and Do More"!. Call 888-802-INFO (4636) and visit <a href="http://www.benefitinformatics.com" title="http://www.benefitinformatics.com/"> <span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline">www.benefitinformatics.com</span></a>.</p> <p> <b>About TriZetto</b></p> <p> TriZetto is Powering Integrated Healthcare Management"!. With its technology touching nearly half of the U.S. insured population, TriZetto is uniquely positioned to drive the convergence of health benefit administration, care management and constituent engagement. The company provides premier information technology solutions that enable payers and other constituents in the healthcare supply chain to improve the coordination of benefits and care for healthcare consumers. Healthcare payers include national and regional health insurance plans, and benefits administrators that provide transaction services to self-insured employer groups. The company s payer-focused information technology offerings include enterprise and component software, hosting and business process outsourcing services, and consulting. Headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.&nbsp; Call 949-719-2200 and visit <a href="http://www.trizetto.com" title="http://www.trizetto.com/"> <span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline">www.trizetto.com</span></a>.</p> <p> <font size="2"><a href="#MyHealthGuide_Newsletter" title="outbind://15-000000006A62F50403861F46A7EC6B0E3017318B07008ADF06641034EC499FDC5DE8E603E0C80000044D378900000BAAE7ED15AE2D44B34BDE5046D2C82C0000008577F50000/#MyHealthGuide_Newsletter"> <span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline">Top</span></a></font></p> <hr style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline" /> <p> <b><a name="MphasiS_Launches_Javelina_as_Next_Generation_Healthcare_Claims_&_Benefits_System"> MphasiS Launches Javelina as Next Generation Healthcare Claims &amp; Benefits System</a></b></p> <p> MyHealthGuide Source: MphasiS Healthcare Solutions (MHS), 6/18/08, <a href="http://www.eldocomp.com" title="http://www.eldocomp.com/"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline"> www.eldocomp.com</span></a> and <a href="http://www.mphasis.com" title="http://www.mphasis.com/"> <span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline">www.mphasis.com</span></a></p> <p> San Francisco, CA&nbsp; -- MphasiS Healthcare Solutions (MHS), a provider of health benefit management and business process outsourcing (BPO) services, announced the launch of Javelina, the company s next generation, browser-based healthcare claims and benefits platform, to address the business performance needs of third party administrators, self-insured organizations, health plans and insurance carriers.</p> <p> "With Javelina, we have produced an enterprise solution that enables healthcare payer organizations to accelerate the automation of claims and benefits management, resulting in a significant positive impact to the bottom line," said <b>Tom Castleberry</b>, Vice Chairman of MphasiS Healthcare Solutions. "Additionally, our skilled conversion team is incentivized to install client solutions efficiently -- on time and on budget." </p> <p> Javelina leverages the ease of use and accessibility of standard web browsers to deliver highly demanded functionalities such as user-defined field level labeling, real-time integrated workflow and intuitive Internet reporting tools. Javelina s&nbsp; architecture integrates open source components, including relational database management system (RDBMS) and other middleware, eliminating costly licensing fees. </p> <p> <b>Javelina Core Health Management Capabilities</b></p> <ul> <li>Benefit plan configurations </li> <li>Customer relationship management </li> <li>Complex contract pricing/repricing </li> <li>Automated claims adjudication </li> <li>Broker and sales commissions </li> <li>Integrated imaging and workflow </li> <li>CDHP account management </li> <li> Online constituent self-service </li> <li>Internet reporting and analysis </li> <li>Group and individual premium billing </li> <li>Job scheduler included </li> <li>Database agnostic (postgreSQL, SQL server, Oracle, DB2) </li> <li>Real-time duplication of production database for reporting </li> </ul> <p> "In the past, healthcare payer organizations have been locked down by inflexible, expensive legacy systems that limited business expansion and performance improvement. In contrast, Javelina s service-oriented architecture (SOA) enables application interoperability, optimizing limited IT and budgetary resources and increasing ROI. This new, browser-based, database-agnostic claims enterprise system outperforms current solutions on the market today," added Castleberry.</p> <p> <b>About MphasiS Healthcare Solutions </b> </p> <p> Based in Phoenix, Ariz., MphasiS Healthcare Solutions* (Eldorado Computing, Inc.), specializes in health insurance application development, business process outsourcing (BPO) services, IT engineering and operational consulting. The company serves the full spectrum of organizations nationally and internationally engaged in managing health benefit plans including third party administrators, health plans, employers and self-insured organizations. Together, MphasiS Healthcare Solutions customers manage 5 million lives and handle 35 million claims annually. Call 602.604.3100 and visit <a href="http://www.eldocomp.com" title="http://www.eldocomp.com/"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline">www.eldocomp.com</span></a> and <a href="http://www.mphasis.com" title="http://www.mphasis.com/"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline">www.mphasis.com</span></a>.</p> <p> <font size="2"><a href="#MyHealthGuide_Newsletter" title="outbind://15-000000006A62F50403861F46A7EC6B0E3017318B07008ADF06641034EC499FDC5DE8E603E0C80000044D378900000BAAE7ED15AE2D44B34BDE5046D2C82C0000008577F50000/#MyHealthGuide_Newsletter"> <span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline">Top</span></a></font></p> <hr style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline" /> <p> <b><a name="D2Hawkeye_Previews_Stratifier_and_Cohort_Tracker_at_TPA_University">D2Hawkeye Previews Stratifier and Cohort Tracker at TPA University</a></b></p> <p> MyHealthGuide Source: D2Hawkeye®, Inc., 6/25/08, <a href="http://www.d2hawkeye.com" title="http://www.d2hawkeye.com/"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline"> www.d2hawkeye.com</span></a></p> <p> WALTHAM, Mass.  D2Hawkeye®, Inc., the market leader in transforming healthcare data into valuable information for managing clinical risk and costs, announced that the company will be sponsoring and exhibiting at the <a href="#July_16-18,_2008" title="outbind://15-000000006A62F50403861F46A7EC6B0E3017318B07008ADF06641034EC499FDC5DE8E603E0C80000044D378900000BAAE7ED15AE2D44B34BDE5046D2C82C0000008577F50000/#July_16-18,_2008"> <span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline">Health Care Administrators Association s TPA University, from July 16-18</span></a>, in San Francisco, CA.&nbsp; <br /> <br /> The TPA University is an annual three-day event that offers in-depth discussion and analysis of the key issues affecting the TPA industry. D2Hawkeye will be sponsoring the event, as well as exhibiting its suite of data analytics and reporting solutions. <br /> <br /> D2Hawkeye offers a complete clinical analytics and reporting solution. Attendees will have an opportunity to view the company s clinical risk management, reporting and benefit modeling solutions, including D2Explorer<sup><font size="2">TM</font></sup>, D2ReportManager<sup><font size="2">TM</font></sup> and D2BenefitAdvisor<sup><font size="2">TM</font></sup>. </p> <p> <b>New Modules: Stratifier and Cohort Tracker</b><br /> <br /> Attendees will also get a preview of D2Explorer s newest module, Stratifier and Cohort Tracker. The Stratifier and Cohort Tracker module provides users the capability to stratify the population into specific cohorts by using a virtually unlimited combination of clinical, financial and utilization metrics. These cohorts can then be targeted for intervention by care managers and other stakeholders, tracked over time, and used to evaluate the success of CM/DM and other clinical programs. <br /> <br /> Stratifier deepens the functionality of D2Explorer by improving the case assignment, work-load balancing and routing, and resource-based reporting capabilities.<br /> <br /> If you are attending the TPA University and would like to schedule a meeting with a D2Hawkeye representative, please contact <b>Doug Berman</b>, Vice President of Client Services, at 781-693-3740. <br /> <br /> <b>About D2Hawkeye</b><br /> <br /> D2Hawkeye (D2) is the market leader for data service solutions for the healthcare industry. D2 s products include data mining, decision support, clinical quality analysis and risk analysis tools. The Company builds and manages fully-integrated medical and financial databases for its customers, applying its proprietary evidence-based medical rules, and provides an intuitive, easy-to-use, ASP-based interface for medical analytics and reporting. Industry professionals use D2 s tools to estimate cost and risk trends, to identify emerging high-risk consumers for optimal allocation of medical management resources and interventions, and to compare performance against industry benchmarks. The Company also provides medical advisory, medical analytics, benchmarking and other business services on an outsourced basis. Contact <b>Sara Fraim</b>, Director of Marketing at 781-693-3763, <a href="mailto:sfraim@d2hawkeye.com" title="mailto:sfraim@d2hawkeye.com"> <span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline">sfraim@d2hawkeye.com</span></a> and visit <a href="http://www.d2hawkeye.com" title="http://www.d2hawkeye.com/"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline">www.d2hawkeye.com</span></a>.</p> <p> <b>About the Health Care Administrators Association</b> <br /> <br /> Formed in 1980, Health Care Administrators Association is a not-for-profit organization for TPA and other health care professionals. HCAA serves as a regulatory and legislative advisory source to its members, and provides educational opportunities with leading experts in the industry.&nbsp; Visit <span class="contactus"><a href="http://www.hcaa.org" title="http://www.hcaa.org/"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline"> www.hcaa.org</span></a>.</span></p> <p> <font size="2"><a href="#MyHealthGuide_Newsletter" title="outbind://15-000000006A62F50403861F46A7EC6B0E3017318B07008ADF06641034EC499FDC5DE8E603E0C80000044D378900000BAAE7ED15AE2D44B34BDE5046D2C82C0000008577F50000/#MyHealthGuide_Newsletter"> <span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline">Top</span></a></font></p> <hr style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline" /> <p> <b><a name="SpecandAgg.com_Receives_Investment_from_Brunida_Limited_and_Establishes_Advisory_Committee"> SpecandAgg.com Receives Investment from Brunida Limited and Establishes Advisory Committee</a></b></p> <p> MyHealthGuide Source: SpecandAgg.com, 6/27/08, <a href="http://www.specandagg.com" title="http://www.specandagg.com/"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline"> www.specandagg.com</span></a></p> <p> SpecandAgg.com Ltd has agreed terms with Brunida Limited, a Jersey (CI) based investment trust agrees terms for a 10.00% equity investment in SpecandAgg.com The Art of Self-Insurance. <br /> <br /> Commenting on the acquisition Chief Executive Officer <b>Dominic Higham </b>commented " I am delighted to welcome Brunida as a partner which now provides us with the resources to further develop our site and to launch our new The Market service." <br /> <br /> In addition the company has also established an Advisory Committee comprised of leading experts from the self-insurance sector.<br /> <br /> <b>Rob Leitner </b>(<i>Excess WCA</i>) is Senior Regional Marketing Manager at Safety National Casualty Corporation. Since 1942, Safety National has been the leading provider of excess workers' compensation coverage to self-insured employers and self- insured groups nationwide. Today, with the addition of large deductibles and alternative risk financing services, Safety National has evolved into a versatile alternative market provider. Rob has been in the Workers' Compensation industry for 11 years in various capacities. Rob holds the Certified Insurance Counselor professional designation and represents Safety National at industry trade shows, exhibitions and workers' compensation forums across the United States. Email <a href="mailto:rob.leitner@sncc.com" title="mailto:rob.leitner@sncc.com"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline"> rob.leitner@sncc.com</span></a>.</p> <p> <b>Karin Landry </b>(<i>Captives and Rent-a-Captives</i>) is a founder and Managing Partner for Spring Consulting Group, LLC. She is an internationally recognized leader in captive insurance strategy, benefits and financing and was instrumental in establishing the first employee benefit program funded by a captive. In addition, she has supported numerous leading corporate, insurance, financial services and health care provider clients develop and implement innovative business strategies. Prior to founding Spring, Karin was President of Watson Wyatt Insurance &amp; Financial Services, Inc. in the United States, and a regional leader of Watson Wyatt's Group &amp; Healthcare Practice. Email <a href="mailto:karin.landry@springgroup.com" title="mailto:karin.landry@springgroup.com"> <span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline">karin.landry@springgroup.com</span></a>.</p> <p> <b>Karen Cutts </b>(<i>Risk Retention Groups</i>) is the Managing Editor and Publisher of the <i>Risk Retention Reporter</i>, a monthly newsletter she founded shortly after passage of the 1986 Liability Risk Retention Act. Now in its 21st year of operation, the Risk Retention Reporter and its related publications serve as authoritative industry information resources, providing in-depth news and analysis for insurance professionals and insurance buyers involved with risk retention groups, purchasing groups, group captives in U.S. domiciles, and related alternative group buying arrangements. Ms. Cutts, an attorney and internationally recognized authority on the Risk Retention Act, writes and speaks extensively on the subject. Email <a href="mailto:cutts@rrr.com" title="mailto:cutts@rrr.com"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline"> cutts@rrr.com</span></a>.</p> <p> <b>About SpecandAgg.com Ltd </b> </p> <p> SpecandAgg.com The ART of Self-Insurance provides information on the main aspects of self-insurance as well as details of professional companies operating in this field. The site will shortly be launching a new service called The Market which will enable companies to send business enquiries to service providers listed on its site, designed to facilitate and accelerate the construction of self-insurance programs. Contact <a href="mailto:info@specandagg.com" title="mailto:info@specandagg.com"> <span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline">info@specandagg.com</span></a>, 00 44 203 008 7854 (London) and visit <a href="http://www.specandagg.com" title="http://www.specandagg.com/"> <span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline">www.specandagg.com</span></a>. <br /> </p> <p> <font size="2"><a href="#MyHealthGuide_Newsletter" title="outbind://15-000000006A62F50403861F46A7EC6B0E3017318B07008ADF06641034EC499FDC5DE8E603E0C80000044D378900000BAAE7ED15AE2D44B34BDE5046D2C82C0000008577F50000/#MyHealthGuide_Newsletter"> <span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline">Top</span></a></font></p> <hr style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline" /> <p> <b><a name="Crum_&_Forster_Group_(Includes_Accident_&_Health_Division_of_Fairmont_Specialty)_Upgraded_by_A.M._Best"> Crum &amp; Forster Group (Includes Accident &amp; Health Division of Fairmont Specialty) Upgraded by A.M. Best</a></b></p> <p> MyHealthGuide Source: Accident &amp; Health division of Fairmont Specialty, 6/27/08, <a href="http://www.fairmontspecialty.com" title="http://www.fairmontspecialty.com/"> <span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline">www.fairmontspecialty.com</span></a><br /> <br /> <b>Gary McGeddy</b>, Executive Vice President, Accident &amp; Health division of Fairmont Specialty, part of Crum &amp; Forster Group is pleased to share the news of A.M. Best s upgrade of the Crum &amp; Forster Group to A (Excellent) from A-(Excellent).&nbsp; "The entire Accident &amp; Health team is quite pleased and proud of the recent review and upgrade," said McGeddy. </p> <p> "The results Fairmont Specialty, including those of the Accident &amp; Health division, have greatly contributed to the positive underwriting results of the company. Along with successfully building a profitable diversified portfolio, we have a highly talented and seasoned team," added McGeddy.</p> <p> <b>A.M. Best Upgrades Ratings of Crum &amp; Forster Group </b> </p> <p> On June 25, 2008, A.M. Best Co. announced it had upgraded the financial strength ratings (FSR) to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) to "a" from "a-" of the Crum &amp; Forster Group (Crum &amp; Forster) (New Jersey) and Seneca Insurance Group (Seneca) (New York). Crum &amp; Forster is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (Fairfax) (Toronto, Canada). </p> <p> A.M. Best also has upgraded the senior unsecured debt ratings to "bbb" from "bbb-" of Fairfax and Crum &amp; Forster Holdings Corp. (Morristown, NJ).&nbsp; In addition, A.M. Best has affirmed the FSR of B+ (Good) and ICR of "bbb-" and the FSR of B++ (Good) and ICR of "bbb" of TIG Insurance Group and Fairmont Specialty Group (Fairmont) (both of Texas), respectively. </p> <p> These groups represent the U.S. run-off operations of Fairfax and exclude the ongoing business segments continued by Crum &amp; Forster under the Fairmont brand name. The outlook for all ratings is stable. &nbsp; </p> <p> The ratings of Crum &amp; Forster reflect management s proven underwriting capability and ingrained culture, favorable five-year accident year results, competitive expense ratio, significantly reduced legacy issues, diversified product portfolio and robust capital levels. A.M. Best believes that Crum &amp; Forster s well managed and profitable specialty book of business, appropriate reduction of price competitive core business lines and material catastrophe exposure reductions will serve the group well through the current soft pricing market conditions. </p> <p> <b>About A.M. Best</b></p> <p> Founded in 1899, A.M. Best Company is a global full-service credit rating organization dedicated to serving the financial and health care service industries, including insurance companies, banks, hospitals and health care system providers. Visit <a href="http://www.ambest.com" title="http://www.ambest.com/"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline">www.ambest.com</span></a>.</p> <p> <b>About Fairmont Specialty, a division of Crum &amp; Forster</b></p> <p> The Accident &amp; Health division of Fairmont Specialty, part of Crum &amp; Forster is located in Eatontown, New Jersey, and manages a portfolio of approximately $200M of niche products including: employer stop-loss, provider excess of loss, HMO Re, employer &amp; association limited medical, short term medical, fully insured Rx, accident medical, student accident &amp; health, inter-collegiate sports, inbound-outbound accident medical, leisure travel insurance, and pet accident &amp; sickness coverage. &nbsp; Contact <b>Gary McGeddy </b>at: 732-918-2882 or <a href="mailto:GMcGeddy@fairmontspecialty.com" title="mailto:GMcGeddy@fairmontspecialty.com"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline"> GMcGeddy@fairmontspecialty.com</span></a>, or <b>Beth Turbitt</b>, VP Marketing, at 732-918-2891 or <a href="mailto:ETurbitt@fairmontspecialty.com" title="mailto:ETurbitt@fairmontspecialty.com"> <span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline">ETurbitt@fairmontspecialty.com</span></a> and visit&nbsp; <a href="http://www.fairmontspecialty.com" title="http://www.fairmontspecialty.com/"> <span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline">www.fairmontspecialty.com</span></a>.</p> <p> <font size="2"><a href="#MyHealthGuide_Newsletter" title="outbind://15-000000006A62F50403861F46A7EC6B0E3017318B07008ADF06641034EC499FDC5DE8E603E0C80000044D378900000BAAE7ED15AE2D44B34BDE5046D2C82C0000008577F50000/#MyHealthGuide_Newsletter"> <span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline">Top</span></a></font></p> <hr style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline" /> <p> <b><a name="StarLine_Group_Provides_Organ_Transplant_Options_Through_New_Agreement_with_Cofinity"> StarLine Group Provides Organ Transplant Options Through New Agreement with Cofinity</a></b></p> <p> MyHealthGuide Source: StarLine Group, 6/24/08, <a href="http://www.starlinegroup.com" title="http://www.starlinegroup.com/"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline"> www.starlinegroup.com</span></a>, <a href="http://www.cofinity.net" title="http://www.cofinity.net/"> <span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline">www.cofinity.net</span></a> and <a href="http://www.Aetna.com" title="http://www.aetna.com/"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline">www.Aetna.com</span></a></p> <p> Falmouth, Mass. and Hartford, CT&nbsp;  StarLine Group and Aetna (NYSE:AET) announced an agreement that will provide StarLine s customers with access to qualified organ transplant facilities. The Cofinity<sup><font size="2">SM</font></sup> Institutes of Excellence<sup><font size="2">TM</font></sup> (IOE) transplant program provides access to accredited facilities and clinical oversight to ease the transplant process and provide cost savings through utilization of Cofinity s IOE network. Cofinity is a division of Aetna that provides health-related services and products to third-party administrators, health plans, insurance companies, and other customers. <br /> <br /> "This arrangement will immediately benefit our Managed Care clients and their members as well as our self-funded clients through the StarLine Advantage Program," said <b>Kelly Munger</b>, StarLine s Senior Vice President, Managed Care. "By providing access to accredited transplant facilities, we can support quality health outcomes while helping manage costs for our clients and carriers."<br /> <br /> "We are pleased to offer the Cofinity Institutes of Excellence transplant program to StarLine Group and its clients," said <b>Dan Fishbein, M.D.</b>, President of Cofinity. "The IOE program provides much needed support for those individuals going through the transplant process, improving access and affordability." <br /> <br /> Facilities included in the IOE network must meet rigorous guidelines, including external accreditation and organ-specific quality review standards for volumes and outcomes. The program also provides clinical support from dedicated transplant nurses, consultation from a full-time medical director, and a centralized customer service unit to support the service needs of members and providers.<br /> <br /> <b>About StarLine Group</b><br /> <br /> StarLine Group is a full service Accident &amp; Health underwriting manager and Lloyd s of London Correspondent. As an A&amp;H underwriting manager, StarLine underwrites, binds, issues contracts, and adjudicates claims for several "A" rated U.S. insurance companies and certain underwriters at Lloyd s. StarLine s broad product suite includes Medical Stop Loss and Provider Excess insurance, HMO and Medical Excess reinsurance, and unique Accident, Disability and Contingency insurance solutions. The innovative StarLine Advantage claims management program provides clients with a safety net for high cost, out-of-network and specialty claims. Contact <b>Liz Midtlien</b>, Sr. Vice President, Sales at <a href="mailto:emidtlien@starlinegroup.com" title="mailto:emidtlien@starlinegroup.com"> <span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline">emidtlien@starlinegroup.com</span></a> and visit <a href="http://www.starlinegroup.com" title="http://www.starlinegroup.com/"> <span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline">www.starlinegroup.com</span></a>.</p> <p> <b>About Cofinity</b><br /> <br /> Cofinity offers access to provider networks, medical management services and other health care programs to customers outside Aetna s core distribution channels. Cofinity is the new brand name for many businesses that have been created, acquired or expanded over the past three years by Aetna, such as HMS Healthcare, PPOM, Sloans Lake, Flora Health Networks and Aetna Health Plan Services. In addition to dental network access, products being offered through the Cofinity brand include PPO provider networks in six states, a national transplant network, stop loss insurance coverage, credentialing, medical management programs, out-of-network claims management, and fraud and abuse detection services. Cofinity currently serves 2.5 million members at 200 health plans and insurance companies via these products. Visit <a href="http://www.cofinity.net" title="http://www.cofinity.net/"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline"> www.cofinity.net</span></a>.</p> <p> <b>About Aetna</b></p> <p> Aetna is one of the nation's leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving approximately 37.3 million people with information and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional