Blue KC Awarded Kansas City Favorites Gold Award by KC Star

KANSAS CITY, MO. (October 6, 2025)—Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC) has been named by Kansas City Favorites as a 2025 Gold Award winner for Best Insurance Company. The gold distinction is the publication’s highest awarded honor.

Kansas City Favorites, published annually and presented by The Kansas City Star, celebrates the local businesses, people, and places our community trusts and values most. The honorees are chosen by popular vote by Kansas City residents and readers of The Kansas City Star.

“What an amazing honor! To be awarded with these distinctions by the community we serve means so much,” said Erin Stucky, Blue KC President and CEO. “As the local hometown market leader backed by the scale and strength of the national Blue Cross Blue Shield network, we are focused on providing access to affordable care while improving the long-term health of our members. This award is a testament to the continuing dedication of our employees and our commitment to the entire Kansas City community.”

The 2025 Kansas City Favorites program received more than 270,000 votes — a 45% increase from 2024 — reflecting the growing enthusiasm and engagement from the local community. Kansas City Favorites had over 4,900 businesses, organizations, and individuals competing to be named in the top three spots of 274 categories.

This marks the third consecutive year (2023-25) in which Blue KC has been honored with the Kansas City Favorites Gold Award for Best Insurance Company.

View the full list of winners and find more information HERE.

About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, the largest not-for-profit health insurer in Missouri and the only not-for-profit commercial health insurer in Kansas City, has been part of the Kansas City community since 1938. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City provides health coverage services to more than one million residents in the greater Kansas City area, including Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas and 30 counties in Northwest Missouri. Our mission: to provide affordable access to healthcare and to improve the health of our members. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. For more information on the company, visit its website at BlueKC.com.