A look at the history of Anthem Inc.:

• 1944-46: The company known today as Anthem emerges from an Indiana Blue Cross plan and an Indiana Blue Shield plan.
• 1993: Anthem merges with the Blue Cross Blue Shield plan in Kentucky in the first cross-state merger of two strong Blue plans.
• 1995: Anthem merges with Community Mutual, a Blue plan in Ohio.
• 1997: Anthem merges with the Blue plan in Connecticut. The new unit also serves nonBlue customers in the New York City area through Anthem Health of New York.
• 1999: Anthem acquires the Blue plan in New Hampshire and its subsidiary. In exchange, regulators require Anthem to set aside $80 million to establish a charitable foundation. Anthem also acquires Blue plans in Colorado and Nevada, setting aside $155 million for charity.
• 2000: Anthem acquires the Blue plan in Maine, setting aside $81 million for charity.
• 2001: Anthem converts from a mutual insurer to investor-owned, for-profit status through an initial stock offering.
• July 2002: Anthem acquires Trigon Healthcare Inc. of Virginia, doing business there as Trigon Blue Cross Blue Shield.