Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield specializes in life and disability coverage. With its subsidiaries, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is the fifth largest publicly traded health benefits company in the United States. The firm has the strength and capacity to provide the people it serves with financial protection and security. As a specialist in life and disability products, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shields total focus is on these product lines. The firm provides insurance products and services to more than 37,000 groups, covering approximately 830,000 employees, with over $27 billion of life insurance benefits in force. It serves a wide variety of customers, with accounts ranging from very small companies to groups with thousands of members across many states. The industries it serves covers the spectrum of commercial businesses, associations, and public sector groups.