WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP)

120 Monument Cir.
Indianapolis, IN 46204 (Map)
Phone: 317-532-6000
Fax: 317-488-6028
http://www.wellpoint.com

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Overview

Like B. B. King but without the guitar, health benefits provider WellPoint is the king of the Blues. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides health coverage, primarily under the Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) name, to some 34 million members. The largest health insurer in the US, it is a Blue Cross or BCBS licensee in more than a dozen states and provides plans under the Unicare name in other parts of the country. Plans include PPO, HMO, indemnity, and hybrid plans offered to employers, individuals, and Medicare and Medicaid recipients. It also provides administrative services to self-insured groups, as well as specialty insurance products.

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Key financials for WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP)

Company Type Public (NYSE: WLP)
Fiscal Year-End December
2010 Sales (mil.) £38,009.5
1-Year Sales Growth (9.6%)
2010 Net Income (mil.) £1,866.2
1-Year Net Income Growth (39.2%)
2010 Employees 37,500
1-Year Employee Growth (7.4%)
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Key people and executives for WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP)

Chair, President, and CEO Angela F. Braly
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EVP and CFO Wayne S. DeVeydt
CIO Andrew J. (A.J.) Lang
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