2008 Annual Report

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

December 31, 2008 and 2007

Assets 2008 2007
Cash and Investments $838,922,730 $917,126,507
Premiums and Other Receivables 44,465,489 61,382,656
Property and Equipment, Net 73,745,109 74,654,809
Investments in Subsidiaries• -0- -0-
Other Assets 159,493,456 133,741,253
     
Total Assets $1,116,626,784 $1,186,905,225
     
Liabilities    
Claims Incurred and Unpaid $197,139,375 $223,252,059
Premiums Received in Advance 79,145,314 63,465,105
Accounts Payable and Other Liabilities 284,185,931 306,729,872
     
Total Liabilities 560,470,620 593,447,036
     
Policyholders' Reserves 556,156,164 593,458,189
     
Total Liabilities and Policyholders' Reserves $1,116,626,784 $1,186,905,225

†As derived from the audited financial statements of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.
*Investments in subsidiaries of $77,915,158 and $82,029,337 for 2008 and 2007 respectively, are eliminated for consolidated financial statements.

Statement of Licensee
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas is licensed by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association to offer certain products and services under the Blue Cross and Blue Shield brand names within the company’s own geographic service area — all Kansas counties except Johnson and Wyandotte.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas is an independently licensed company governed by its own board of directors and is solely responsible for its own debts and other obligations.

Neither the Association nor any other organization using Blue Cross and Blue Shield brand names acts as a guarantor of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas obligations.

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield system of individual Plans is not a single company but an association of independent companies.


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