Independence Blue Cross

Independence Blue Cross
Company typePrivate not-for-profit
IndustryHealth Insurance
Founded1938 Edit this on Wikidata
HeadquartersG. Fred DiBona Jr. Building
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Key people
Charles Pizzi, Chairman
Gregory E. Deavens, President and CEO
Websitewww.ibx.com

Independence Blue Cross (Independence) is a health insurer based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States.[1] Independence is the largest health insurer in the Philadelphia area, serving people in the region and seven million nationwide.[2]

Employing more than 10,000 people,[3] the company offers a wide variety of health plans, including managed care, and traditional indemnity insurance. Its network of health care providers includes nearly 160 area hospitals and more than 42,000 physicians and other health care professionals.

Independence is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

  1. ^ "Independence Blue Cross Company Overview".360° Company Information. Hoover's. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  2. ^ George, John (August 28, 2013). "IBC expanding product line". Philadelphia Business Journal. Archived from the original on August 29, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  3. ^ About Independence Blue Cross