WellPoint Directed Executive Compensation Plan



 Exhibit 10.6 
 Summary of the WellPoint, Inc. Directed Executive Compensation (DEC) Program 
 Directed
Executive Compensation (DEC) is an executive perquisite plan that provides officers of WellPoint, Inc. (the “Company”) with flexibility to tailor certain benefits to meet their needs using a combination of Cash and Core Credits.

 Cash Credits pay for a variety of expenses the executive may incur in his or her role with the Company. DEC provides Core Credits to pay for
costs associated with estate planning, financial counseling, retirement planning, and tax services. The amount of Cash and Core Credits the executive receives is based upon his or her position. 
  

							
	Corporate Title	  	Core Credits	  	Cash Credits	  	Total Value
	 	 	 	 
	 President and Chief Executive Officer
	  	$15,000 per year	  	$54,000 per year	  	$69,000 per year
	 Executive
Vice President
	  	$15,000 per year	  	$30,000 per year	  	$45,000 per year
	 Senior Vice President
	  	$10,000 per year	  	$18,000 per year	  	$28,000 per year

 Cash Credits are paid monthly on the first paycheck of the month. Core Credits are awarded at the
beginning of each plan year. Newly hired or promoted executives will participate in the program at the beginning of the month following their hire date or the effective date of their promotion and will receive a prorated amount of credits for the
year. 
 Cash Credits 
 Cash
Credits are cash paid directly to the executive and may be used for his or her choice of benefits. The executive does not need to document how these credits are utilized. Some benefits the executive may wish to purchase with his or her Cash Credits
include: 
  

	 	•	 	 Automobile-related benefits1 


  

	 	•	 	 First class air travel2 


  

	 	•	 	 Airline clubs 


  

	 	•	 	 Savings or retirement accounts 


  

	1	 Per the Company’s Corporate Travel & Expense Policy, executives may be reimbursed for mileage at the IRS rate for business-related trips
only when round-trip mileage exceeds 200 miles. Any trips under 200 miles are considered covered by DEC Cash Credits and not reimbursable. For trips over 200 miles, only the excess over 200 miles is reimbursable. 



	2	 Per the Company’s Corporate Travel & Expense Policy, costs incurred for “First Class” and “Business Class” air travel
will not be reimbursed by the Company. Exceptions to this policy will only be considered in unusual circumstances and must be approved by the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer. DEC Cash Credits can be used to cover the costs incurred for
“First Class” and “Business Class” air travel. 










	 	•	 	 Additional life insurance or long-term disability insurance 


  

	 	•	 	 Country club memberships 


 Core Credits 
 Core Credits may be used for financial/retirement planning, estate planning, tax return preparation, and legal
services relating to these services, plus tax, legal, and financial investment magazine subscriptions and tax and legal software. 
 The Company
has partnered with a third party service provider to provide comprehensive financial services to its executives. An executive may either use his or her own service providers or exchange his or her annual Core Credit benefit for the applicable third
party service provider program. 
 The third party service provider will bill the Company directly for the services it provides to the
Company’s clients. The executive may personally pay other vendors for Core Credit services or the Company can pay them directly up to the annual Core Credit limit. Unlike Cash Credits, unused Core Credits for each year are forfeited if not
used. 
 Core Credit Reimbursement and Taxation 
 The Company will pay the executive’s vendors directly or reimburse the executive, as applicable. Generally, the value of benefits is taxable income. However, to the extent DEC Core Credit benefits
are related to services addressing company-provided benefits and compensation, the value of the benefit is not taxable income. 
 With the
exception of retirement, use of Core Credits will end upon termination. In the case of the executive’s retirement (defined as age 55 or higher with 15 or more years of service), Core Credits may be used through the end of the calendar year of
retirement.