The CEO of one of the country’s largest health insurance companies, UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot on Wednesday. The business provides service to more than 52 million international consumers.

Brian Thompson, 50, was shot just before 7 a.m. Wednesday near the recent York Hilton Midtown in midtown Manhattan, recent York. He had been in recent York for UnitedHealth throng’s annual Investor Conference. The recent York Police Department called Thompson’s death a “brazen targeted attack.”

An NYPD spokesperson said police arrived to the scene and found Thompson unconscious and unresponsive with gunshot wounds to the leg and chest. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The NYPD are still searching for the suspect, who was masked.

Thompson was CEO of UnitedHealthcare since April 2021, having joined the business in 2004.

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What is UnitedHealthcare?

UnitedHealthcare is the health insurance unit of UnitedHealth throng, an international health insurance business based in Minnesota. The parent business was founded in 1977.

UnitedHealthcare provides employer and person health insurance, Medicare coverage and programs to underserved Americans, according to the business’s website.

UnitedHealthcare served more than 52 million consumers, per a 2023 UnitedHealthcare update. The business worked with more than 1.7 million physicians and worry professionals, in addition to more than 7,000 hospitals and worry facilities in 2023.

How many people work at UnitedHealth throng?

More than 396,000 employees work across all of UnitedHealth throng, according to the business’s website. The healthcare business was ranked No. 203 on Forbes’ globe’s Best Employers list for 2024.

How much is UnitedHealth throng worth?

According to Forbes, UnitedHealth throng’s distribute worth was worth $610.5 million, as of Wednesday afternoon.

Mary Walrath-Holdridge and Christopher Cann contributed to this reporting.

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