Noel was the head of Medicare and retirement at UnitedHealthcare, the largest private health insurer in the U.S. and the insurance arm of UnitedHealth Group.

UnitedHealthcare named Tim Noel as the company's new CEO on Thursday after the former one, Brian Thompson, was killed in Manhattan in December.

UnitedHealthcare named Tim Noel as its new chief executive after the killing of Brian Thompson on a Midtown Manhattan sidewalk in December. Noel has been serving as head of Medicare and retirement at UnitedHealthcare.

UnitedHealth Group has named a new CEO for its UnitedHealthcare division nearly two months after the murder of its previous chief executive. | UnitedHealth Group has named a new CEO for its UnitedHealthcare division nearly two months after the murder of its previous chief executive.