Brian Thompson was fatally shot on December 4 outside a New York City hotel in Midtown as he walked to UnitedHealth Group’s annual investor meeting.

The health insurance provider has named Tim Noel, the head of its Medicare business, to take over from Brian Thompson.

In its first results since its insurance unit CEO was fatally shot in New York City, UnitedHealth Group reported Thursday weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue, prompting its shares to fall in early morning trading despite quarterly profit beating projections.

The company said Thursday that Tim Noel will be CEO of UnitedHealthcare, replacing Brian Thompson, who was killed in New York City in December.

UnitedHealth Group has named long-time executive Tim Noel as the new chief executive for its massive UnitedHealthcare health insurance business. The announcement Thursday came a little more than seven weeks after the Dec.

UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty told analysts that the company is positioned well for growth in 2025. This comes just a month after the CEO of its insurance unit was murdered.

UnitedHealth Group reported $14.4 billion in 2024 profits as its UnitedHealthcare health insurance and Optum provider services overcame rising costs and a cyberattack.

UnitedHealth Group will promote one of its top insurance executives to replace Brian Thompson, the slain CEO of its UnitedHealthcare arm.

UnitedHealth Group beat estimates for fourth quarter profit as the Eden Prairie-based health care giant released its first earnings report since the fatal ambush last month of top executive Brian Thompson in New York City.

UnitedHealth Group has named the head of its Medicare business as the CEO of its insurance business, succeeding the Brian Thompson, who was shot and killed on Dec. 4 in New York City while walking to attend the company’s annual investor conference.

UnitedHealth Group is facing a staggering loss in its market value following the former CEO’s sudden murder. The shocking assassination of Brian Thompson last December took the world by storm as all eyes focused on Luigi Mangione — the man who was allegedly responsible for gunning him down.

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) has named company veteran Tim Noel to replace Brian Thompson. Thompson was shot and killed outside a New York City hotel in December. Market Domination Anchor Julie Hyman discusses the news in the video above.