UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot in NY in targeted attack

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UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in New York in targeted attack

Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth Group’s insurance unit, was fatally shot outside the Hilton hotel in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning, in what appears to be “a brazen, targeted attack,” the New York Police Department said.

The suspect is described as using a firearm with a silencer, a person familiar with the matter said.

Thompson led UnitedHealthcare, the largest private health insurer in the U.S.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/04/unitedhealth-cancels-investor-day-after-reports-of-executive-shot-in-manhattan.html

 

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Meanwhile, United Health Care, the company with the highest rate of claim denials, rose +0.92% on the news.