The largest U.S. insurer promoted company executive Tim Noel to replace Thompson, whose death sparked a national outcry over the health care industry.

UnitedHealthcare has appointed Tim Noel as its new CEO following the December targeted killing of former executive Brian Thompson in Manhattan. Noel is a company veteran who joined in 2007. Thompson’s murder has intensified scrutiny of the health-care industry and prompted calls for reform.

UnitedHealth Group will promote one of its top insurance executives to replace Brian Thompson, the slain CEO of its UnitedHealthcare arm. The company said Thursday that Tim Noel will become the next UnitedHealthcare leader. Noel most recently led UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare and retirement business. He joined the company in 2007.

UnitedHealthcare has named a new CEO, after the December shooting death of former CEO Brian Thompson in New York City.

The brazen killing of Thompson on Dec. 4 ignited a broad conversation about the frustrations of navigating the US healthcare system.

Tim Noel is the new UnitedHealthcare CEO following the Dec. 4 targeted killing of its former top executive, Brian Thompson, in Manhattan, reports say.

The new CEO of Minnesota-based UnitedHealthcare takes the helm of a company whose former leader was killed in December.

Nearly two months after the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, UnitedHealth Group named its new leader, Tim Noel.

UnitedHealth Group on Thursday named Tim Noel, the head of its Medicare business, to the top job at its health insurance business, a month after the unit’s former CEO Brian Thompson was killed.

Who wants to be the CEO of a company so hated its last CEO was shot dead in the street? Weeks after Brian Thompson was murdered, allegedly by Luigi Mangione, the health insurance giant has found an answer in "company veteran" Tim Noel.

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