The Bank of New York Selected by Humana; Industry-leading Decisioning Capabilities Demonstrate Technology and Service Leadership

The Bank's OCR services provide clients with state-of-the-artcapabilities to review and take action on transactions that arerejected during processing because of differences between thesubmitted item and the customer's pre-established business rules orprocessing criteria. This leading technology allows clients to addmissing remittance data and to change information on-line, permittingpremiums to be posted, settled and reconciled in one day.

Walter B. Stark, assistant treasurer of Humana, said, "We choseThe Bank of New York for this very important service because of itsleading technology that provides on-line decision-making capabilities.Our Medicare customers will be served more efficiently because of theBank's ability to handle premium payments on the same day they arereceived."

Eric Kamback, executive vice president and head of global paymentservices at The Bank of New York, said, "The Bank of New York'slong-term investment in technology such as Internet-based servicesallows us to provide a superior quality, value-added processingplatform that features a suite of solutions for our clients. Theoption we provided Humana enables them to reconcile their items in atimely manner."

Humana Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, is one of thenation's largest publicly traded health benefits companies, withapproximately 7 million medical members. Humana offers a diversifiedportfolio of health insurance products and related services -- throughtraditional and consumer-choice plans -- to employer groups,government-sponsored plans, and individuals. Over its 44-year history,Humana has consistently seized opportunities to meet changing customerneeds. Today, the company is a leader in consumer engagement,providing guidance that leads to lower costs and a better health planexperience throughout its diversified customer portfolio. Moreinformation can be found online at www.humana.com.

The Bank of New York Company, Inc. (NYSE: BK) is a global leaderin providing a comprehensive array of services that enableinstitutions and individuals to move and manage their financial assetsin more than 100 markets worldwide. The Company has a long traditionof collaborating with clients to deliver innovative solutions throughits core competencies: securities servicing, treasury management,investment management, and individual & regional banking services. TheCompany's extensive global client base includes a broad range ofleading financial institutions, corporations, government entities,endowments and foundations. Its principal subsidiary, The Bank of NewYork, founded in 1784, is the oldest bank in the United States and hasconsistently played a prominent role in the evolution of financialmarkets worldwide. Additional information is available atwww.bankofny.com.