CHICAGO – Health insurer WellPoint Inc. (WLP) on Tuesday said it has agreed to buy WellChoice Inc. (WC) for nearly $6.5 billion in cash and stock, in a deal that would give WellPoint a stronger ...

Shares of WellPoint Inc. fell 4.7 percent this morning after the Indianapolis health insurer announced strong fourth-quarter financial performance but also said it failed to attract as many new ...

The new year dawned bright for WellPoint Inc., with the freshly formed company’s stock price in the middle of what one analyst called “somewhat extraordinary” growth. Shares for the insurer jumped ...

About WellPoint, Inc. 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 Blue Shield ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Health insurer WellPoint Inc should have its pick of several talented industry executives to replace Chief Executive Angela Braly, whose abrupt exit from the company was announced ...

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP) announced that it has been selected as one of the nation's top companies in the Working Mother's Magazine 2010 Working Mother ...

With a consumer-focused approach, the second-largest healthcare provider in the United States has announced plans to change its corporate name to Anthem, Inc, the company it merged with a decade ago.

The parent company of Anthem Blue Cross, California’s largest health insurer, posted an eightfold increase in profit for the fourth quarter and projected solid earnings for this year despite a recent ...

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of various insurance subsidiaries of WellPoint, Inc. (WellPoint) ...