BANKERS LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY PARTNERS WITH HUMANA TO OFFER HUMANA MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLANS
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Bankers agents, already
offering Humana Medicare Advantage medical plans, soon to offer
full suite of Humana Medicare Part D plans
CHICAGO and LOUISVILLE, Ky. September 7,
2011 - Bankers Life and Casualty Company and Humana Inc.
(NYSE: HUM) today announced a strategic alliance under which
Bankers' agent force will offer Humana Medicare Part D
prescription-drug plans to Medicare beneficiaries across the United
States. Beginning in October, Bankers agents will staff hundreds of
Walmart stores for Humana, offering a suite of Humana Medicare
products including Medicare Advantage medical plans and Medicare
prescription drug plans (PDPs), including the Humana
Walmart-Preferred Rx Plan (PDP).
"Our focus at Bankers is on the middle-income retirement market,
and this further extension of our relationship with Humana to offer
their line of Medicare prescription-drug plans is a unique
opportunity to continue to serve our market with the products they
need," said Scott Perry, president of Bankers. "We look forward to
being able to provide these competitive products through our vast
network of career agents and at Walmart stores throughout the
country."
Bankers agents will be available at informational kiosks in
hundreds of Walmart stores beginning in October 2011 for the 2012
Medicare Annual Election Period, which runs from October 15 through
December 7, 2011. In addition to offering Humana's suite of
Medicare PDPs, Bankers' agents already offer Humana Medicare
Advantage health plans, and Humana dental and vision plans.
"Humana has a good relationship with Bankers, and we're looking
forward to extending the relationship, as it will enable us to make
more connections with current and prospective Humana members," said
Craig Uchytil, market vice president, Humana MarketPOINT. "Humana's
product offerings in the Medicare prescription-drug space are very
competitive and we're confident Bankers' agents will successfully
enable Humana to help more people achieve lifelong well-being
through their Humana coverage."
About Bankers Life and Casualty
Company
Established in 1879 in Chicago, Bankers Life and Casualty Company
focuses on the insurance needs of the retirement market. The
nationwide company, a subsidiary of CNO Financial Group, Inc.,
(NYSE: CNO) offers a broad portfolio of life and health insurance
retirement products designed especially for seniors. Visit us
online at www.bankers.com.
About Humana
Humana Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, is a leading
health care company that offers a wide range of insurance products
and health and wellness services that incorporate an integrated
approach to lifelong well-being. By leveraging the strengths of its
core businesses, Humana believes it can better explore
opportunities for existing and emerging adjacencies in health care
that can further enhance wellness opportunities for the millions of
people across the nation with whom the company has
relationships.
More information regarding Humana is available to investors via
the Investor Relations page of the company's web site at www.humana.com, including copies
of:
- Annual reports to stockholders
- Securities and Exchange Commission filings
- Most recent investor conference presentations
- Quarterly earnings news releases
- Replays of most recent earnings release conference calls
- Calendar of events (including upcoming earnings conference call
dates and times, as well as planned interaction with research
analysts and institutional investors)
- Corporate Governance information
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