CNBC January 23, 2025
Annika Kim Constantino

Key Points

– UnitedHealthcare tapped Tim Noel, a company veteran, as its new CEO following the fatal, targeted shooting of its former top executive, Brian Thompson, in Manhattan in December.

– Noel served as the head of Medicare and retirement at UnitedHealthcare, the largest private health insurer in the U.S. and the insurance arm of UnitedHealth Group.

– The company is still reeling from the murder of Thompson, which unleashed a torrent of pent-up anger and resentment toward the insurance industry and renewed calls for reform.

UnitedHealthcare on Thursday tapped company veteran Tim Noel as its new CEO following the targeted killing of its former top executive, Brian Thompson, in Manhattan in December.

Noel was the head of...

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