Executive safety News

Lilly, J&J Boosted Spending on Executive Security After UnitedHealth Shooting

U.S. drugmakers Johnson & Johnson and Eli Lilly increased spending on security for their top executives in 2024, citing increased threats after a UnitedHealth insurance executive was murdered outside the company’s investor meeting in December, regulatory filings showed. J&J is …

Bullets in UnitedHealthcare CEO Death Inscribed With ‘Depose,’ ‘Delay’

The words “delay” and “depose” were written on a shell casing and a live round recovered in front of the New York Hilton Midtown, where UnitedHealth Group Inc. insurance chief Brian Thompson was fatally shot on Wednesday, according to people …

Grief, Then Confusion: Questions of Motive Emerge in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Killing

UnitedHealth Group’s investor day turned from an ordinary corporate meeting in a midtown Manhattan hotel to a scene of stunned grief quicker than the health insurer could even react. “It was mid-presentation when everyone began to get the headlines,” said …

Slain UnitedHealth Executive Puts New Focus on CEO Safety Policy

The UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive who was fatally shot in New York on Wednesday morning had no personal security detail, a circumstance that could prompt swift changes inside corporate boardrooms, especially as the global political environment grows more unstable. Brian …