WellPoint Named One of Computerworld’s 2011 Best Places to Work in Information Technology

INDIANAPOLIS, June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP)
announced today that it has once again been selected by IDG’s
Computerworldmagazine as one of the top workplaces for information technology
(IT) professionals. WellPoint ranked 46 among the top 100 companies, a
nine-place increase over its 2010 ranking, and a 20-place increase since 2009.

This honor recognizes the top 100 organizations that challenge their IT staff
while providing great benefits and compensation. WellPoint will be included in
coverage inComputerworld along with results from the 18th annual Best Places to
Work in IT survey.

“It’s an honor once again to be recognized as a Best Place to Work in IT by
Computerworld,” said Andrew Lang, WellPoint’s chief information officer. “Our IT
team is responsible for helping all of our customers navigate the health care
system. This is a critical responsibility, and one we take very seriously. Our
IT professionals are dedicated to supporting each of our customers, and this
recognition is a well-deserved reflection of their dedication and commitment.”

“To be among the Best Places to Work in IT, it’s not enough to seek out and hire
the most talented IT professionals, offer them competitive pay and provide great
benefits,” said Scot Finnie, editor in chief of Computerworld. “Smart IT people
realize that they need to get up to speed on their employer’s revenue
opportunities. The organizations that made this year’s Best Places to Work list
are creating a work environment that both trains and encourages IT personnel to
pursue business-driven priorities.”

Since 1994, Computerworld’s annual “Best Places to Work in IT” feature has
ranked the top 100 work environments for technology professionals, based on a
comprehensive questionnaire regarding company offerings in categories such as
benefits, diversity, career development, training and retention.

AboutComputerworld

Computerworld is the leading source of technology news and information for IT
influencers worldwide, providing peer perspective, IT leadership and business
results. Computerworld’s award-winning Web site (http://www.computerworld.com),
bi-weekly publication, focused conference series and custom research forms the
hub of the world’s largest (40+ edition) global IT media network. In the past
five years alone, Computerworld has won more than 100 awards, including Magazine
of the Year by American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) awards
in 2010, the 2009 Best Blog from the Neal awards, and 2006 Best Overall Web
Publication from ASBPE. Computerworld leads the industry with an online audience
of over 3.5 million unique, monthly visitors (comScore Media Metrix, August
2010). Computerworld is published by IDG Enterprise, a subsidiary of
International Data Group (IDG), the world’s leading media, events, and research
company. Company information is available at www.idgenterprise.com.

About WellPoint

WellPoint works to simplify the connection between Health, Care and Value. We
help to improve the health of our members and our communities, and provide
greater value to our customers and shareholders. WellPoint is the nation’s
largest health benefits company in terms of medical membership, with 34 million
members in its affiliated health plans, and a total of more than 70 million
individuals served through its subsidiaries. As an independent licensee of the
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, WellPoint serves 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.), and Wisconsin. In a majority of these service areas,
WellPoint does business as Anthem Blue Cross, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield,
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, or Empire
Blue Cross (in the New York service areas). WellPoint also serves customers
throughout the country as UniCare. Additional information about WellPoint is
available at www.wellpoint.com.