| GuideWell | |
| Type: | Mutual |
| Industry: | Insurance and Healthcare Solutions |
| Predecessors: | --> |
| Successors: | --> |
| Founded: | in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Founders: | --> |
| Hq Location City: | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Hq Location Country: | U.S. |
| Areas Served: | --> |
| Key People: | Patrick J. Geraghty (President and CEO) Thurman Justice (CFO) Charles Joseph (General Counsel) Gary Anderson (CIO) |
| Products: | Health Insurance |
| Revenue: | [1] |
| Revenue Year: | 2022 |
| Net Income: | [2] |
| Net Income Year: | 2018 |
| Owners: | --> |
| Num Employees: | ~18,000[3] |
| Num Employees Year: | 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 10th largest in providing health insurance in the United States with about $15b in health insurance sales.[5]
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. 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]
The holding company controls corporations operating in insurance, health care providers, consumerism, and government.[10]
Subsidiaries include: