Item 2. Properties

We own our corporate office headquarters buildings and land located in St. Louis, Missouri, which is used by each of our reportable segments. We generally lease space in the states where our health plans, specialty companies and claims processing facilities operate. We are required by various insurance and regulatory authorities to have offices in the service areas where we provide benefits.

In connection with the adoption of a more modern, flexible work environment, we undertook a real estate optimization initiative in 2022 to evaluate future real estate needs and downsize our real estate footprint for owned and leased properties. As a result of this evaluation, we substantially changed the use of, or abandoned, various properties and recognized impairment charges for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.

We believe our current facilities are adequate to meet our operational needs for the foreseeable future.