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United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Period Ended September 30, 2002

Commission File Number 1-14177

COBALT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(414) 226-6900
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

        Indicate by check mark whether registrant (1) has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 13, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ý    No o

        Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practical date:

        Common stock outstanding as of October 31, 2002 was 41,522,369

COBALT CORPORATION

INDEX TO
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

For the Period Ended September 30, 2002

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

COBALT CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)

See Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

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COBALT CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)

See Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

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COBALT CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)

See Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

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COBALT CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(UNAUDITED)

See Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

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COBALT CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)

See Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

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COBALT CORPORATION
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

Note A. Basis of Presentation

        The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2002. These interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2001 and footnotes thereto included in the Cobalt Corporation ("Cobalt" or the "Company") Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").

        Cobalt (formerly known as United Wisconsin Services, Inc. ("UWS")) was created as a result of the combination of UWS and Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin ("BCBSUW") on March 23, 2001 (the "Combination"). On that date, BCBSUW converted from a service insurance corporation to a stockholder owned corporation. Upon conversion, BCBSUW became a wholly-owned subsidiary of UWS through the combination of the two companies. At the time of conversion and the Combination, BCBSUW owned approximately 46.6% of UWS' outstanding common stock. In exchange for the ownership of BCBSUW, Cobalt issued 31,313,390 shares of newly issued Company common stock to Wisconsin United for Health Foundation, Inc. (the "Foundation"). The Foundation was established for the sole purpose of benefiting public health in Wisconsin from its earnings and investment in Cobalt.

        The Combination was accounted for as a purchase by BCBSUW of the remaining 9,096,303 shares of UWS that it did not already own at a market price of $6.15 per share on the closing date. In accordance with GAAP, goodwill was recorded representing the excess of the market price over the adjusted book value of UWS for the 53.4% of UWS that BCBSUW did not already own. For reporting purposes, the Combination is treated as a reverse purchase transaction, whereby BCBSUW becomes the acquirer and reporting entity for public company reporting. The consolidated statements of operations, cash flows, and changes in shareholders' equity and comprehensive income (loss) for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2002 reflect the operations of the combined UWS and BCBSUW entities. Results for the three month period ended March 31, 2001, which are reflected in the consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2001, include only the operations of BCBSUW and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Government Health Services, LLC ("GHS") and minority interest in UWS and American Medical Security Group, Inc. ("AMSG"). GHS is a holding company that was recently formed to hold United Government Services, LLC ("UGS") and Trust Solutions, LLC ("TS"). TS provides program integrity, consulting and safeguard services in connection with publicly funded health programs. Results for the six month period ended September 30, 2001, included in the consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2001, reflect the operations of the combined UWS and BCBSUW entities. For purposes of calculating earnings per common share ("EPS") of the Company, the 7,949,904 shares of Cobalt common stock owned by BCBSUW are accounted for as treasury stock. The pro forma statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 for Cobalt presented in Note E includes the operations of the former UWS and BCBSUW with elimination of intracompany transactions, the

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recording of purchase accounting adjustments and the amortization of goodwill calculated as if the transaction was completed at the beginning of the reporting period.

        Continuing operations in the consolidated financial statements subsequent to the Combination include the accounts of the Company's majority owned insurance subsidiaries (BCBSUW, Compcare Health Services Insurance Corporation ("CompcareBlue"), Unity Health Plans Insurance Corporation ("Unity"), Valley Health Plan, Inc. ("Valley"), United Wisconsin Insurance Company ("UWIC"), and United Heartland Life Insurance Company ("UHLIC")) and other non-insurance subsidiaries (GHS, Meridian Resource Company, LLC ("MRC"), Comprehensive Receivables Group, Inc. ("CRG"), United Wisconsin Proservices, Inc. ("Proservices"), United Heartland, Inc. ("UHI") and C.C. Holdings, LLC ("CC Holdings")). All intracompany transactions after March 31, 2001 have been eliminated in consolidation.

Note B. Management's Plan

        In order to assure the Company's regulated insurance subsidiaries continue to satisfy minimum capital and liquidity requirements, the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance of the State of Wisconsin ("OCI") requested, management developed and the Cobalt Board of Directors approved a capital plan at the end of 2001 to improve the Company's position relative to minimum capital and liquidity requirements. In October 2002, the Company received approval from the OCI and satisfied the $70.0 million obligation due BCBSUW from Cobalt. The debt obligation under the note was satisfied in full through the transfer of all of the common stock of CompcareBlue. With this transaction, the Company has substantially completed all aspects of the capital plan. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" for further discussion on the capital plan.

Note C. Discontinued Operations

        On March 29, 2002, Cobalt sold 100% of the membership interest of its subsidiary, Innovative Resource Group, LLC ("IRG") to APS Healthcare Bethesda, Inc. ("APS"), for $27.0 million ($17.0 million in cash and $10.0 million in a three-year note. The $10.0 million note was discounted to $8.5 million to yield 16% per year). IRG was one of Cobalt's specialty companies, which provided behavioral health and medical management services. Accordingly, IRG is accounted for as a discontinued operation for all periods presented. The purchase agreement also provides for certain bonuses/penalties to be received/paid between IRG and Cobalt based on revenues generated from Cobalt and affiliated entities in future years. Under the agreement, certain subsidiaries of Cobalt entered into seven-year service agreements for the provision of services by IRG.

        The net gain on disposition of discontinued operations was $8.9 million, which includes a realized gain on the sale of $9.6 million, offset by a $0.7 million loss on IRG's operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2002. The realized gain on the sale as of September 30, 2002 reflects additional tax expense of $0.2 million recorded during the third quarter of 2002. The net gain on the sale could be adjusted further, based on any payments made in future periods in accordance with the purchase and sale agreement. Income from discontinued operations amounted to $0.4 million and $0.5 million for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2001, respectively. This reflects activity for the second and third quarters of 2001 only, since IRG was not considered part of Cobalt for financial reporting purposes prior to the Combination.

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Note D. Net Income (Loss) Per Share