Bcbsf Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Assoc

“Lines 1a & 1b) The BCBSF VEBA is a Trust with an Institutional Trustee(Wells Fargo Bank) but no separate governing body. Lines 8a & 8b) The BCBSF VEBA does not have a separate board.”

“Line 11a) The BCBSF VEBA is a Trust with an institutional trustee (Wells Fargo Bank) but no separate governing body. Line 11b) The annual Form 990 for the BCSF VEBA is prepared by an in-house CPA and reviewed by the VP of Tax, also a CPA. Line 12a) BCBSF, the Company that established the BCBSF VEBA to provide health benefits for its retirees, has a written conflict of interest policy. Line 12b) Yes, annual disclosure of interests that could give rise to conflicts is required by BCBSF. Line 12c) Yes, BCBSF regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with its conflict of interest policy. Line 13) BCBSF, the Company that established the BCBSF VEBA to provide health benefits for its retirees, has a written whistleblower policy. Line 14) BCBSF, The Company that established the BCBSF VEBA to provide health benefits for its retirees, has a written document retention and destruction policy. Line 15) The BCBSF VEBA does not have any employees.”

“Line 19) No documents are made available to the public except for tax forms which are required by law to be made publicly available.”

“Line 1a(1) Columns (E) and (F): Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (EIN: 59-2015694) paid Wells Fargo Bank and Delaware Charter Guarantee & Trust Company - dba Principal Trust Company the following amounts during 2022: For BCBSF VEBA Trustee Fees paid to Wells Fargo: $9,705 For BCBSF VEBA Trustee Fees paid to Principal: 23,772 Other payments to Principal for services provided to BCBSF: 40,598 Total compensation paid: $74,075”

“Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, the sponsor of the BCBSF VEBA Trust, has a committee that assumes oversight of the audit of the BCBSF Retiree Group Benefit Plan's financial statements and selection of an independent auditor.”

“Name and Address of Principal Officer: F) The BCBSF VEBA is a Trust with an institutional trustee (Wells Fargo Bank) but no separate officers. Please contact Craig Provenzano, Tax VP of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, with any questions at the address and phone number shown on Form 990, Page 1, Questions C and E.”