$6.5 billion WellCare Health Plans, based in Tampa, Fla., has appointed Jonathan Rich as senior vice president and chief compliance officer, effective Aug. 11.

Rich was formerly general counsel and chief compliance officer for health insurer Aveta. Prior to joining Aveta in 2006, Rich was a senior executive at Oxford Health Plans for eight years, serving first as vice president and director of litigation and legal affairs and later as senior vice president and general counsel. Rich also worked for nine years as an associate at the law firm of Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett.