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Trustmark's New Voluntary Group Critical Illness Insurance Features Employer-Funded Plan Designs with an Employee-Paid Voluntary Buy-up

New Plans Include Double Benefit, Occ HIV Benefit, Best Doctors® Benefit
LAKE FOREST, Ill., May 9, 2007 — Trustmark Voluntary Benefit Solutions, a leading provider of payroll-deducted voluntary benefits, introduces Group Critical Illness (CI) plans that unite substantial benefit amounts with affordability. For the same premium, Trustmark's Group CI plans provide nearly twice as much benefit as individual plans. As an affordable option that helps bridge the coverage gap created when employer benefit dollars are stretched thin and employees need more financial protection, Trustmark's Group CI is an ideal solution.

An alternative to Trustmark's groundbreaking Worksite CI plans, Trustmark's new Group CI includes plan designs that offer an optional employer-funded base benefit with a voluntary employee-paid buy-up, as well as stand-alone voluntary plans to address the changing needs in today's group health insurance marketplace.

"To date, critical illness insurance has been an ideal solution for providing financial security for many expenses not covered by basic medical insurance," said Janet Buzil, Trustmark's Second Vice President, Marketing & Product Management. "And now, with the growing trend toward implementing HSAs and high deductible medical plans, Group CI can help bridge the gap in coverage for both employers and employees, and their families."

Trustmark's new Group CI features Double Benefit, Guaranteed Issue underwriting, Best Doctors® membership, Occupational HIV benefit, no benefit reduction at any time, portability and more.

Trustmark's Double Benefit adds double the financial protection because insureds who suffer from two different critical illnesses may get paid twice. Best Doctors® provides insureds with immediate access to the expertise of world-class specialists for in-depth medical reviews and treatment plans. "A diagnosis of cancer or the onset of a heart attack changes your life," said Buzil. "During this frightening and confusing time, our insureds can turn to Best Doctors® for the medical information they need."

Buzil added that she anticipates a great deal of market interest in Trustmark's Group CI. "The inclusion of Occupational HIV as a covered condition is an important benefit for employees such as healthcare workers, police and firefighters who face this occupational hazard daily."

Trustmark's Group Critical Illness plans are available now. For more information on voluntary benefits for employers with 100 or more employees, contact your Trustmark Voluntary Benefit Solutions Sales Representative at (800) 840-4692.

About the Trustmark Companies
Backed by more than 90 years serving the voluntary market, Trustmark Voluntary Benefit Solutions specializes in voluntary benefits, including Life, Critical Illness, Dental and Disability. All plans are underwritten by Trustmark Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Trustmark Mutual Holding Company. Through its subsidiaries and operating divisions, Trustmark Mutual Holding Company offers a full line of health, life and benefit administration products and services to groups and individuals. Trustmark Mutual Holding Company has assets of more than $2.0 billion and is based in Lake Forest, Ill.

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