WellPoint Named One of 100 Best Companies by Working Mother Magazine

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP) has been
selected as one of the nation’s top companies in Working Mother magazine’s 2011
Working Mother 100 Best Companies. For the third consecutive year, WellPoint has
received this commendation for supporting the advancement of women in the
workplace.

WellPoint supports the hiring and advancement of women – including working
mothers – and is dedicated to creating an environment where every associate can
succeed. “As the mother of three young adults, I know firsthand the importance
of work-life balance in managing a successful career and a family,” said Angela
Braly, WellPoint’s chair, president and CEO.

“Women make 80 percent of health care decisions for American families, and we
are proud that our workforce reflects the working mothers in our membership,”
said Ms. Braly. “Strong female representation at all levels of our organization
helps us anticipate and respond to the unique and changing health care needs of
women and their families.”

Women’s advancement and success at WellPoint is supported by career and
leadership development opportunities and, most importantly, a workplace culture
that encourages flexibility, inclusion, wellness and work-life balance.
WellPoint’s competitive benefits package includes numerous work-life benefits,
many geared specifically to working parents, who comprise the bulk of the
workforce.

According to Linda Jimenez, WellPoint’s chief diversity officer and vice
president, diversity & inclusion, “The company’s success is a direct reflection
of our ability to attract the best talent. Women make up more than 76 percent of
our workforce and more than one third of our executive leadership positions.”

The Working Mother 100 Best Companies are judged on answers to 650 questions,
including data on the access and usage of flexible work arrangements, parental
leave, childcare, health and wellness support, and the advancement of women to
all levels of management.

“WellPoint’s proven commitment to work-life balance is a cornerstone of their
company culture. I am proud of CEO Angela Braly and the work she has done to
support employees,” said Carol Evans, president of Working Mother Media. “We are
pleased to welcome WellPoint back to our list of distinguished honorees again
for the third year.”

While WellPoint and all the Working Mother 100 Best Companies continue expanding
their family-friendly benefits and programs, those at many companies across the
nation are lagging. Just 44 percent of American companies offer telecommuting
(vs. 100 percent of the 100 Best), 17 percent offer formal mentoring (vs. 95
percent of the 100 Best), and 37 percent offer health insurance for part-timers
(vs. 100 percent of the 100 Best). In contrast, all of the 100 Best Companies
identified offer paid maternity leave, lactation rooms, flextime, mental health
consultations and elder-care resources. Ninety-eight percent of these companies
offer health screening and wellness programs — particularly significant in a
stress-inducing, weak economy.

The 100 Best Companies, as well as national comparisons, are profiled in the
October issue of Working Mother and at workingmother.com/bestcompanies. Working
Mother is a division of Bonnier Corporation.

Methodology:

Companies were selected for the 2011 Working Mother 100 Best Companies based on
an extensive application with more than 650 questions that surveys the usage,
availability and tracking of programs, as well as the accountability of managers
who oversee them. Seven areas were measured and scored for the 2011 initiative:
workforce profile, benefits, women’s issues and advancement, child care,
flexible work, parental leave and company culture. For this year’s 100 Best,
particular weight was given to benefits, flexibility and parental leave.

About WellPoint, Inc.

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 69 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’s plans do 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. For more information about
WellPoint’s diversity and corporate responsibility efforts, see the company’s
Corporate Responsibility Report.

About Working Mother Media

Working Mother magazine reaches 2.2 million readers and is the only national
magazine for career-committed mothers; WorkingMother.com (www.workingmother.com)
gives working mothers @home and @work advice, solutions, and ideas. This year
marks the 26th anniversary of Working Mother’s signature research initiative,
Working Mother 100 Best Companies, and the ninth year of the Best Companies for
Multicultural Women. Working Mother Media, a division of Bonnier Corporation
(www.bonnier.com), includes the National Association for Female Executives
(NAFE, www.nafe.com), Diversity Best Practices (www.diversitybestpractices.com),
and the Working Mother Research Institute. Working Mother Media’s mission is to
serve as a champion of culture change.

About Bonnier Corporation

Bonnier Corp. (www.bonniercorp.com) is one of the largest consumer-publishing
groups in America and is the leading media company serving passionate, highly
engaged audiences, through 50 special-interest magazines and related multimedia
projects and events. Bonnier Corp. is the U.S. division of the Bonnier Group
(www.bonnier.com), a 200-year-old, family-owned media group based in Sweden with
business operations in 25 countries.

SOURCE WellPoint, Inc.