AXIOS December 4, 2025
Torey Van Oot

Thursday marks one year since UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed while entering an investor conference in New York City.

The big picture: The slaying of the Twin Cities resident on a busy street shocked the country, sparking national conversations about both security for high-profile executives and the insurance industry more broadly.

  • While many condemned the brazen murder, the killing unleashed a wave of social media-fueled rage against health insurers.

Flashback: The 50-year-old Thompson, who led the insurance division of Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth Group, died Dec. 4, 2024, after a...

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