UnitedHealth cancels investor day after reports of executive shot in Manhattan

Core Points - UnitedHealth Group canceled its investor day following the fatal shooting of Brian Thompson, CEO of its insurer unit UnitedHealthcare [1][2] - Thompson was leading UnitedHealthcare, the largest private health insurer in the U.S. [2] - The incident occurred in midtown Manhattan at 6:46 a.m. ET, involving a 50-year-old male, though the police did not confirm his identity [2]