Private company
Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
American mutual insurance company
Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is a mutual insurance in the United States with more than two million members in Iowa and South Dakota. It is the dominant health insurance in Iowa.2 It is part of Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryinsurance industry1
- HeadquartersDes Moines1
- Websitewww.wellmark.com
- Legal formmutual organization1
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Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is a mutual insurance in the United States with more than two million members in Iowa and South Dakota. It is the dominant health insurance in Iowa.2
Corporate structure
Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is part of a group headed by Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. 17 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Chicago
- Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Des Moines
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama Subsidiary · Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama 2009 Rabbi Trust Agreement Subsidiary · Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama Retirement Plan Trust Subsidiary · Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- The Caring Foundation Subsidiary · Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- UTIC Insurance Company Subsidiary · Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Subsidiary · Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Subsidiary · Boston
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Subsidiary · Southfield, Michigan, United States
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina Subsidiary · Columbia
- Blue Shield of California Subsidiary · San Francisco
- BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Subsidiary · Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
- Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield Subsidiary
- Hawaii Medical Service Association Subsidiary · Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- Noridian Mutual Insurance Company Subsidiary · Fargo
- Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey Subsidiary · Newark, United States
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Products and brands
- insurance
Listed on Wikidata.1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1939Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.wellmark.com1
- X (Twitter)x.com/WellmarkBCBS1
- WikipediaWellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
- WikidataQ18394814
Sources
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- 3Wikimedia CommonsWellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield photo by Dsmspence, CC BY-SA 4.0