BNET Industries
Market Cap:$23.8B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$61.2B
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
WellPoint, Inc. is the largest health benefits company in terms of medical membership in the United States. WellPoint is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and serves its members as the Blue Cross licensee for California; the Blue Cross and Blue Shield licensee for Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri (excluding 30 counties in the Kansas City area), Nevada, New Hampshire, New York (as the Blue Cross Blue Shield licensee in 10 New York City metropolitan and surrounding counties and as the Blue Cross or Blue Cross Blue Shield licensee in selected upstate counties only), Ohio, Virginia (excluding the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C.), Wisconsin; and through UniCare.
Number of Employees 42,900
Contact Information
120 Monument Cir
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-4906
(317) 488-6255
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers: 524114
Recent Events
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Oppenheimer & Co. reiterates WellPoint Inc. at 'outperform'
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Cigna will keep its PBM business
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Medco Net Rises 13%, Boosts Target
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WellPoint Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results
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WellPoint's Pat Murphy Named to Treasury & Risk Magazine's '40 Under 40'
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WellPoint Honored With BlueWorksR Award for Journey Forward, an Initiative to Provide Coordinated
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Moody's affirms Wellpoint, units
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2nd UPDATE: Express Scripts: Extortionist Has Even More Data
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Cigna, other health insurers, trade lower as debate continues
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Health insurers trade mixed as debate continues
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Citigroup Upgrades Wellpoint WLP to Buy; Downgrades UNH & CVH
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Goldman Sachs Resumes Express Scripts ESRX at Buy, WLP at Neutral; Downgrades MHS
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Collins Stewart Initiates Coverage on WellPoint WLT with a Hold; Wait Out Volatility
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UPDATE 2-WellPoint weighs more job cuts amid recession
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Walgreen and CAT take on drug prices
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Express Scripts Executive: Co Will Keep Weighing Opportunities
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Drug Managers Should Keep Their Health
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WellPoint Collaborates with RedBrick Health to Create Integrated, Behavior-Based Wellness and Incentives Programs
News & Analysis
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Berkshire Buys Nestle, Exxon; Ups Wal-Mart Stake
Reuters
- 2009-11-16
By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKaBRKb on Monday revealed new investments in Nestle AG NESN NSRGY and Exxon Mobil Corp XOM and that it has nearly doubled its investment in Wal-Mart Stores Inc WMT.In a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing reporting U.S.-listed...
A Tale of Two Insurance Companies Depicts Negative Trends
BNET
- 2009-11-02
Humana and WellPoint had very different third-quarter results, yet trends appear to be negative for both companies. by Ken Terry
Humana Earnings Jump, But Sees Lower 2010 Profit
Reuters
- 2009-11-02
By Lewis KrauskopfNEW YORK (Reuters) - Health insurer Humana Inc HUM on Monday projected lower profit next year as it sees profit margin pressure on its Medicare business for the elderly and weaker enrollment in its commercial plans serving employers.Humana, which also posted a 65 percent jump in third-quarter profit,...
Cramer's Stop Trading! Stocks Are Finished for the Year
Seeking Alpha
- 2009-10-28
Earnings Call ExcerptStocks discussed on Jim Cramer's Stop Trading! TV Segment, Wednesday October 28.Well Point WLP, Jones Apparel JNYCramer would take the opportunity to sell any dramatic gains in stocks that fund managers are trying to push up; “I think we’ve seen the highs for the year,”he said....
WellPoint, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha
- 2009-10-28
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions. Our first question comes from the line of John Rex - J.P. Morgan. John Rex - J.P. Morgan I think in the past your directional view on operating for 2010, it would be extremely difficult to grow operating earnings...
WellPoint Q3: Beats Estimates
Seeking Alpha
- 2009-10-28
Zacks.com submits: WellPoint, Inc. WLP reported third quarter earnings of $1.78 per share, which was above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.39, and the year-ago earnings of $1.58. Total operating revenues declined 0.7% to $15.2 billion. The decline was primarily attributable to the lower fully insured enrollment in...
WellPoint Net Profit Falls, But Results Beat Views
Reuters
- 2009-10-28
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Health insurer WellPoint Inc WLP posted an 11 percent decline in third-quarter profit on Wednesday as layoffs among customers led to lower membership, but results crushed estimates on improvements in its business serving seniors and low-income Americans.Net income at the largest health insurer by membership...
WellPoint Net Profit Falls 11 Percent
BNET
- 2009-10-28
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Health insurer WellPoint Inc WLP posted an 11 percent decline in third-quarter net profit on Wednesday as layoffs among customers led to lower membership. Net income was $730.2 million, or $1.53 per share, compared with $820.7 million, or $1.60 per share, a year earlier. Results in...
Earnings Preview: WellPoint
Seeking Alpha
- 2009-10-27
WellPoint WLP is expected to report Q3 earnings Wednesday, October 28 before the market open, with a conference call scheduled for 8:30am ET. Guidance Analysts are looking for EPS of $1.38 on revenue of $15.15B. The consensus range is $1.27-$1.44 for EPS, and $14.7B-$15.49B for revenue,...
Pharmacy Benefit Managers Face Double Threat
BNET
- 2009-09-03
Do WellPoint and Aetna know something about healthcare reform that others don't? WellPoint sold its pharmacy benefit manager PBM division recently to Express Scripts, and Aetna has put its PBM on the block, with Medco reported to be the leading bidder. Meanwhile, one of the reform bills would require PBMs...
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