Premera Blue Cross

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Company Details
Address: 7001-220th Street S.W., Building 2, M.S. 222
City: Mountlake Terrace
State: WA
ZIP Code: 98043-2124
Phone Number: 425-918-4000
AM Best Rating: 60076
Lines of Insurance: health
States Licensed To Sell Insurance In: AK, WA
Type of Insurance Company: Blue Cross
Parent Company: Premera
Top executive Contact: Herbert R. B. Barlow
Title of Top executive: President and CEO
Assets & Premiums: Premera had total assets of $1.9 billion at the end of 2006 and revenues of $3.0 billion for the year.
Company Rating 1.62 (26 reviews)

Company Overview:


Company History: Premera Blue Cross is non-profit organization which provides health insurance and related services to more than 1 million members in Alaska and Washington. The company, which traces its beginnings to 1933, has a market share of 60% in Alaska and 30% in Washington. Premera Blue Cross and its ultimate parent (Premera) as well as its subsidiaries provide a range of health insurance offerings including traditional indemnity, PPO and HMO plans and dental, vision, medicare supplement and long term care coverage. A subsidiary (Lifewise Assurance) provides life, accident, disability and related plans. Another subsidiary provides third party administrator services. Through subsidiaries, Premera has additional operations in Oregon and Arizona and is party to a joint venture to provide back office operations to emerging health insurance companies in China. About 84% of Premera Blue Cross’s direct premium for 2006 came from Washington and the remaining 16% came from Alaska.
Principle Sales Methods: Agents, brokers, and direct offerings by mail, telephone and Internet.

Health Business: Premera Blue Cross is non-profit organization which provides health insurance and related services to more than 1 million members in Alaska and Washington. The company, which traces its beginnings to 1933, has a market share of 60% in Alaska and 30% in Washington. Premera Blue Cross and its ultimate parent (Premera) as well as its subsidiaries provide a range of health insurance offerings including traditional indemnity, PPO and HMO plans and dental, vision, medicare supplement and long term care coverage. A subsidiary (Lifewise Assurance) provides life, accident, disability and related plans. Another subsidiary provides third party administrator services. Through subsidiaries, Premera has additional operations in Oregon and Arizona and is party to a joint venture to provide back office operations to emerging health insurance companies in China. About 84% of Premera Blue Cross’s direct premium for 2006 came from Washington and the remaining 16% came from Alaska. Premera’s network includes about 35,000 physicians and other health care providers, as well as more than 190 hospitals. Individual plans account for about 10% of total membership.

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