Aetna Announces Appearance At Merrill Lynch Health Services Investor Conference

Business Wire, Nov 26, 2002

Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers

HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 26, 2002

Aetna Inc. (NYSE:AET) announced today that John W. Rowe, M.D., chairman and CEO of Aetna Inc., is scheduled to make a presentation at Merrill Lynch Health Services Investor Conference on December 3, 2002, in New York City.

Aetna's presentation is scheduled to begin at noon Eastern Standard Time. Investors, analysts and the general public are invited to listen to this presentation over the Internet via Aetna's Investor Information link at www.aetna.com. To listen to this presentation live on the Internet, visit Aetna's Web site approximately 20 minutes prior to the presentation (to download and install any necessary audio software). A Webcast replay will be available via Aetna's Investor Information link at www.aetna.com, beginning approximately two hours after the event, for 14 days.

Anyone listening to the Aetna Inc. presentation is encouraged to read Aetna's 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K, and 2002 Form 10-Qs filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the discussion of risk factors and Aetna's historical results of operations and financial condition.

Aetna is one of the nation's leading providers of health, dental, group life, disability and long-term care benefits, serving approximately 13.9 million medical members, 11.9 million dental members and 11.7 million group insurance customers, as of September 30, 2002. The company has expansive nationwide networks of more than 539,000 health care services providers, including over 327,000 primary care and specialist physicians and 3,300 hospitals.

For more information about Aetna Inc., please visit the company's Web site at www.aetna.com.