THE fatal killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has prompted other health insurance companies in the U.S. S to tighten their security for their top officials.

In a CNN report, Health Insurer Medica, a nonprofit healthcare company serving 1.5 million customers, has temporarily closed its Minnetonka, Minnesota, headquarters for safety measures following the shooting of Thompson.

Other companies have also taken precautionary measures to secure the safety of their key leaders, like augmenting security details for executives as they commute from home to work and vice versa and deleting photos of their CEOs on their respective websites among others.

After the shooting, UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of the Minnesota-based UnitedHealthcare said they laid out security plans for their employees to ensure the safety and wellbeing of their workers.

“It’s been eye-opening to a lot of companies in how they go about protecting their executives.” Glen Kucera, the head of Allied Universal’s enhanced protection services unit said.

The brazen attack in broad daylight on Thompson happened outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel ahead of an investor conference last week.

The suspect wore a mask, waited outside the Hilton hotel for about five minutes before the CEO arrived, and then shot Thompson in the chest before leaving the crime scene.

Manhunt operations are ongoing to trace and arrest the gunman.

The FBI have announced that a reward of $50,000 will be given to those who can give information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect, whose identity is still unknown, as of writing.

According to authorities, the gunman may have fled the city on a bus after the attack. Videos of the shooter leaving the scene showed he rode a bicycle heading to Central Par and then took a taxi to a bus depot.(LAO)

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