A few years ago I was invited to a lavish dinner with dozens of the most powerful CEOs in America. I had been asked to moderate a panel on social media earlier in the evening, and then was offered a seat at a table, where I was joined by the leaders of tech giants, major … Read more
Shares of health insurance companies including UnitedHealth Group continued to fall on Friday, two days after Brian Thompson, the CEO of the company’s health insurance unit, was fatally shot outside a Manhattan hotel by a gunman waiting for him. The shooter is still at large and his motive for the attack has not been determined, police officials say. … Read more
Grief-stricken UnitedHealthcare employees paid tribute to Brian Thompson after the 50-year-old CEO was shot outside a Manhattan hotel by a masked gunman early Wednesday. Thompson, known simply as “BT” to his colleagues, appeared to be universally praised by his employees and co-workers. A 20-year company veteran, he was chief of UnitedHealth’s global employer, individual, specialty … Read more
A group of heavyweight US executives will head to Beijing next week, hoping to meet with Chinese officials to obtain first-hand insight following the conclusion of China’s widely-watched third plenum, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The visit will be arranged by the US-China Business Council (USCBC), a Washington-based advocacy group. It will … Read more
WASHINGTON — Hackers who breached UnitedHealth’s tech unit in February potentially stole a third of Americans’ data, the largest U.S. health insurer’s CEO told a Congressional committee on Wednesday. Two Congressional panels grilled CEO Andrew Witty about the cyberattack on the company’s Change Healthcare unit, which processes around 50% of all medical claims in the … Read more
