Tim Noel, a long-time employee of the health insurer in the United States, was appointed. Brian Thompson was killed in December while Luigi Mangione is suspected of having killed him.
Nearly two months after the assassination of former CEO Brian Thompson, the leading health insurer in the United States, UnitedHealthcare, announced the name of his successor this Thursday. Tim Noel, who joined the company in 2007 and was most recently chief executive of UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement, is being promoted.
“He brings unmatched experience to this role, with a strong track record and strong commitment to making health care work better for consumers, physicians, employers, governments and our other partners.”said UnitedHealthcare in a press release, relayed by CBS News .
Brian Thompson, former boss of the leading health insurer in the United States, UnitedHealthcare, was shot and killed on December 4 in the center of New York. Luigi Mangione, an engineering graduate and brilliant former student from a wealthy Baltimore family, is accused of fatally shooting the general manager.
$371 billion in annual revenue
Arrested five days later, in a McDonald’s in a small rural town 500 km from New York, the young man carried writings suggesting that he wanted revenge against the private health insurance sector.
-The cold-blooded murder of the 50-year-old boss, married and father of two children, whose images captured by video surveillance cameras went around the world, shocked. But numerous reactions also showed the deep anger that Americans feel towards health insurance programs, accused of prioritizing profits over care and refusing reimbursements or dragging out procedures.
Brian Thompson had been part of parent company UnitedHealth Group for 20 years and had led its health arm UnitedHealthcare since 2021. It insures 51 million people and works with government programs such as Medicare, the American health insurance system for seniors. UnitedHealth Group, one of the largest insurers on the planet, has 440,000 employees and $371 billion in annual revenue.
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