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New Critical Illness Plan From Starmark Offers Security, Financial Protection and Peace of Mind

LAKE FOREST, Ill., March 27, 2007 — Star Marketing and Administration Inc. (Starmark) introduces its new Critical Illness plan. This new ancillary offering enables employers to complement their Starmark health plan with this added protection for their employees.

Through a lump-sum payment, the Starmark Critical Illness plan helps pay for expenses, such as family earnings replacement, experimental treatment, childcare, health insurance deductibles, copays, travel expenses and more, if an employee is diagnosed with critical illnesses, including ALS, invasive cancer, kidney failure and stroke to name a few.

“Now employers can round out their healthcare benefit offering by including this valuable ancillary benefit that provides employees with peace of mind. They know they’ll be taken care of should they be diagnosed with certain critical illnesses,” said John Wiklund, Starmark Second Vice President of Actuarial.

  • The Starmark Critical Illness plan is available to groups with five to 50 employees.
  • Coverage can be issued for employees age 18 through 69.
  • There is no deductible to pay.
  •  Hospitalization and treatment are not required to collect the benefit.

For more information about the Starmark Critical Illness plan or any product in the Starmark portfolio, call 800.522.1246, ext. 33057.

About Starmark

Starmark specializes in small group healthcare benefits and serves businesses with five to 50 employees. All plans are fully insured by Trustmark Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Trustmark Mutual Holding Company. Through its subsidiaries and operating divisions, Trustmark Mutual Holding Company offers a broad line of life, medical, managed care, dental, disability, critical illness, and benefit administration products and services to groups and individuals. Trustmark Mutual Holding Company has assets of more than $1.9 billion and administers more than $3 billion in health and life benefits annually.



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