Brian Thompson, the chief executive officer of UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s insurance division, was fatally shot in New York City on Wednesday morning, the New York Police Department said.
Brian Thompson, a longtime UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive, was fatally shot in midtown Manhattan early Wednesday morning, the New York Police Department said. Thompson, 50, was shot in the chest before 7 a.m. outside the New York Hilton Midtown, where the company was hosting an investor day, according to a person familiar with the situation. Early reports suggest that the attack was targeted, the person said.
said there are no arrests at this time and the investigation is active and ongoing. The suspect was described as a white man wearing a cream-colored coat, black and white sneakers, a gray backpack and a black face mask, according to . A 20-year veteran of UnitedHealth, Thompson was one of the company’s most senior executives. He went by the nickname “BT” and regularly presented at investor events and on earnings calls. The insurance unit he oversaw is expected to bring in $280 billion in revenue this year, and is the country’s largest health insurer. In 2021, he took over as CEO of the UnitedHealthcare insurance division after working in finance positions across the business.
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