WellPoint, Inc.
News and overview for WellPoint, Inc.
WellPoint drops as Pelosi hints at windfall tax - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 44 days 19 hours 52 minutes ago
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Aetna Inc., UnitedHealth Group Inc., WellPoint Inc., Assurant Inc. and Cigna Corp [Press Release]
Business Wire | 1 day 17 hours 40 minutes ago
Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH), WellPoint Inc. (NYSE: WLP), Assurant Inc. (NYSE: AIZ) and Cigna Corp (NYSE: CI).
WellPoint Honored With BlueWorks(R) Award for Journey Forward, an Initiative to Provide Coordinated Follow-Up Care for People Surviving Cancer [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 40 days 19 hours 40 minutes ago
...Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- WellPoint, Inc. was recognized today as a 2009...Survivorship Center, Genentech, Inc. and WellPoint. "WellPoint is committed...Braly, president and CEO, WellPoint, Inc. "Through collaborative efforts...
WellPoint's Affiliated Life and Disability Companies Offer Newborn and Parenting Resources to Ease New Mothers' Transition Back to Work After Maternity Leave [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 10 days 21 hours 40 minutes ago
...INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- WellPoint's affiliated Life and Disability...president of Life and Disability, WellPoint, Inc. "We want new mothers to know...successful working mothers." WellPoint works to simplify the connection...
Insurer WellPoint expects growing COBRA cost pain
Yahoo! | 24 days 18 hours 8 minutes ago
INDIANAPOLIS – The government's effort to help workers keep health benefits after they lose a job could wind up costing WellPoint Inc. and other insurers dearly in the fourth quarter.
WellPoint's Pat Murphy Named to Treasury & Risk Magazine's '40 Under 40' [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 33 days 18 hours 40 minutes ago
WellPoint's Pat Murphy Named to Treasury & Risk...Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WellPoint, Inc. announced today that Pat Murphy, staff...financial and operational information to WellPoint's business leaders so that they can...
WellPoint Announces Appearances at Upcoming Conferences [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 23 days 14 hours 40 minutes ago
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- WellPoint, Inc.
WellPoint Named a Top Place to Work by LATINA Style Magazine [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 89 days 2 hours 38 minutes ago
...INDIANAPOLISAug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- WellPoint, Inc. today announced its selection as...about WellPoint is available at www.wellpoint.com CONTACT: Investor Relations...1-317-488-6548, both of WellPoint, Inc.
WellPoint honored for its "Journey Forward" initiative
News-Medical.Net | 40 days 22 hours 21 minutes ago
WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP) was recognized today as a 2009 BlueWorks® award winner. BlueWorks is a unique partnership between the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) and the Harvard Medical School Department of Health Care Policy that honors health care innovation that improves the quality and value of health care for consumers.
Statement on WellPoint's Re-Entry into Medicare Market [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 73 days 15 hours 38 minutes ago
Statement on WellPoint's Re-Entry into Medicare Market...9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WellPoint, Inc. announced today it will begin marketing...benefit plans effective Oct. 1, 2009. WellPoint will begin enrolling beneficiaries...
Newborn and Parenting Resources: A new service from WellPoint for working mothers
News-Medical.Net | 11 days 2 hours 23 minutes ago
WellPoint's affiliated Life and Disability Companies are pleased to announce Newborn and Parenting Resources - a new service designed to help new mothers adjust to their newborn baby and return to work after maternity leave. Newborn and Parenting Resources are available to all new and in-force short term disability plans offered by the affiliates effective 1/1/2010.
Insurer WellPoint's 3Q profit falls 11 percent
San Diego Union-Tribune | 25 days 2 hours 9 minutes ago
The headquarters of Wellpoint is shown in downtown Indianapolis, Tuesday, Oct.
Insurer WellPoint's 3Q profit, enrollment tumble
Richmond Times-Dispatch (Va.) | 25 days 8 minutes ago
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Health insurer WellPoint Inc.'s third-quarter profit fell 11 percent as enrollment in employer-sponsored health insurance plans continued to slip while more U.S. workers lost their jobs.
Earnings Preview: WellPoint to post 3Q results
Forbes | 25 days 23 hours 21 minutes ago
INDIANAPOLIS -- WellPoint Inc., the nation's largest insurer as measured by enrollment, reports its third-quarter results Wednesday before the market opens. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.
WellPoint Named to 2009 InformationWeek 500 List of Top Technology Innovators [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 65 days 22 hours 37 minutes ago
...List of Top Technology Innovators WellPoint recognized for its work to streamline...INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- WellPoint, Inc. announced today that it has been...1-317-488-6548, both of WellPoint, Inc.
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Company Overview
| Company: | WellPoint, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Health Care Plans |
| Website: | http://www.wellpoint.com |
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 about 35 million members. The largest health insurer in the US, it is a Blue Cross or BCBS licensee in 14 states and provides plans under the Unicare name in other parts of the country. WellPoint offers a broad range of managed care plans (including PPO, HMO, indemnity, and hybrid plans) to employers, individuals, and Medicare and Medicaid recipients. It also provides administrative services to self-insured groups, as well as specialty insurance products.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 61,251.102 (2008) |
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| One-year % Growth in Sales | 0.2 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 2,490.7 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | -25.5 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 42,900 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 2.9 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |