GuideWell
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 Florida Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower, Jacksonville, Florida | |
| Type | Mutual |
|---|---|
| Industry | Insurance and Healthcare Solutions |
| Founded | April 27, 1944 in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Key people | Brian Pieninck (President and CEO) Elizabeth "Betsy" Ferguson (General Counsel) Amish Patel (CIO) |
| Products | Health Insurance |
| Revenue |  US$32.4 billion[1] (2024) |
 US$211 million[2] (2024) | |
Number of employees | ~18,000[3] (2023) |
GuideWell, formally GuideWell Mutual Holding Corporation (holding company for Florida Blue), is a mutual insurance holding company primarily focused on health insurance in Florida. It was created in 2013 by a reorganization initiated by Florida Blue, a member company of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.[4]By health insurance premiums written, it is 7th largest in providing health insurance in the United States with about $30b in health insurance sales as of 2024.[5]: 17
History
[edit]It originally formed out of Florida Hospital Service Corporation founded in 1944, which became Blue Cross of Florida, and Florida Medical Services Corporation in 1946, which became Blue Shield of Florida.[citation needed] These merged in 1980 into Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida,[6] which was renamed Florida Blue in 2012.[7] In 2009, Florida Blue acquired Florida Health Care Plans.[8] In 2022, GuideWell acquired Triple-S, which operated Blue Cross Blue Shield plans in Puerto Rico.[9]
Subsidiaries
[edit]The holding company controls corporations operating in insurance, health care providers, consumerism, and government.[10]
Subsidiaries include:
- GuideWell Source - Medicare administrator
- Novitas Solutions
- First Coast Service Options
- WebTPA - third-party administrator
- Capital Health Plan
- Florida Health Care Plans
- Triple-S Management[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "GuideWell reaches $30 billion in revenue; ICE: Black Knight deal helps mortgage 'ecosystem' | Jax Daily Record". 2023-10-06.
- ↑ "Jacksonville-based GuideWell had $19 billion in revenue". www.jaxdailyrecord.com. 19 July 2019.
- ↑ "Our Story". GuideWell.
- ↑ Elmore, Charles. "State approves Florida Blue reorganization but bars stock sale". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- ↑ "Annual Report on the Insurance Industry (September 2025)" (PDF). FEDERAL INSURANCE OFFICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
- ↑ "BCBSF COMPANY FACTS" (PDF). BCBSF.
- ↑ "Florida Blue –New Name of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Changes mark a new era, expanded focus for Florida's health leader". Florida Blue. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
- ↑ https://www.fhcp.com/about-us/
- ↑ https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/florida-blue-parent-guidewell-closes-acquisition-triple-s-management
- ↑ "Guidewell | Our Companies". www.guidewell.com. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
- ↑ Basch, Mark (1 February 2022). "GuideWell completes acquisition of Triple-S Management". Jacksonville Daily Recod. Retrieved 11 May 2026.