NBT Bank Recognized with 2025 Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation™

Norwich, NY (May 19, 2026) – Cigna Healthcare^® has selected NBT Bank as a recipient of its 2025 gold level Healthy Workforce Designation for demonstrating a strong commitment to improving the health and vitality of its employees through a workplace well-being program.

“At NBT Bank, we believe supporting the well-being of our employees is essential to delivering the best possible experience for our customers,” said NBT Bancorp President and CEO Scott Kingsley. “We are proud to be recognized with the Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation, as it reflects our ongoing commitment to fostering a workplace where our employees can thrive."

NBT is committed to supporting employees’ overall health and well-being by providing tools and resources that educate, engage and empower them, including an employee assistance program and financial wellness support. The company also fosters connection and inclusion through initiatives like Wellness Champions, NBT Communities and the Inclusion Roundtable, helping create a more engaged and supportive workplace.

“Employers that prioritize workforce vitality — by addressing workplace stress, promoting healthy behaviors, and fostering a sense of competence, autonomy, and connection — are supporting employee well-being and driving organizational success,” said Bryan Holgerson, president of Cigna Healthcare U.S. “As a company committed to creating better health care experiences and outcomes, we’re proud to recognize and celebrate employers who are building cultures of well-being across all dimensions of vitality."

The Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation evaluates organizations based on the core components of their well-being program, including workforce insights; strategy and culture; health equity and social determinants of health; dimensions of vitality; and engagement and experience. Organizations recognized with this designation set the standard of excellence for organizational health and vitality.

Cigna Healthcare’s selection of NBT Bank with the gold level designation reinforces the company’s efforts and progress in 2025 toward nurturing a healthy work culture.

Caption: Cigna Healthcare^® has selected NBT Bank as a recipient of its 2025 gold level Healthy Workforce Designation.

About NBT Bank

NBT Bank offers personal banking, business banking and wealth management services from locations in seven states, including New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine and Connecticut. The bank and its parent company, NBT Bancorp Inc., are headquartered in Norwich, NY. NBT Bancorp had assets of $16.2 billion as of March 31, 2026 and is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol NBTB. More information about NBT is available online at www.nbtbank.com. Member FDIC.

# # #