“We have linkedin where they yap like robots” — Netizens react as insurance companies remove leadership pages following Brian Thompson’s murder

The murder of Brian Thompson prompted prominent healthcare companies to remove details of the leadership teams from their websites, and social media had a lot to say. On Wednesday morning, December 4, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead by an unidentified killer while in New York City for the insurance company's investors' conference.

Following Thompson's murder, UnitedHealthcare removed the company's webpage that listed its leadership alongside their photographs on Wednesday. The page now simply redirects to UnitedHealthcare's homepage.

Similar steps were also taken by other prominent health insurance providers like CVS Health, which removed photos of their leadership, and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, which now redirects its leadership page to its "about us" page.

Netizens did not think that the measure was going to have a significant impact, as they claimed such details were already available in places like LinkedIn. One X user who went by @SipSipStefen tweeted:

"it's fine we have linkedin where they yap like robots."

Netizens downplayed the precautionary measure (Image via X/@PopBase)

Similar reactions followed as social media users noted that leadership information that the company was trying to hide might be available via a simple Google search. Some even noted the existence of archived versions of the now-hidden webpages.

Netizens downplayed the precautionary measure (Image via X/@PopBase)

A few other netizens thought that this was a sign that insurance companies were beginning to fear people and criticized them for not creating better policies.

Netizens criticized insurance companies (Image via X/@PopBase)

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"There had been some threats"— Brian Thompson's wife, Paulette Thompson

Following his horrific murder, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's wife revealed that the CEO was getting threats prior to the tragedy. In an NBC News interview published on the day of the 50-year-old's death, Paulette Thompson told NBC News:

"There had been some threats. Basically, I don’t know, a lack of coverage? I don’t know details. I just know that he said there were some people that had been threatening him. I can’t really give a thoughtful response right now. I just found this out and I’m trying to console my children."

In a statement obtained by the publication, Paulette revealed that Brian Thompson's family was "shattered" to hear about his "senseless killing." The late CEO's wife added:

"Brian was an incredibly loving, generous, talented man who truly lived life to the fullest and touched so many lives. Most importantly, Brian was an incredibly loving father to our two sons and will be greatly missed."

Thompson's shooter, whose is yet to be identified, still remains at large despite a massive manhunt and an NYPD reward of $10,000 for anyone with information about his whereabouts. The department revealed based on witness testimony that the attack on Thompson was "premeditated, pre-planned, and targeted."

After initially joining UnitedHealth Group back in 2004, Brian Thompson was made the CEO of UnitedHealthcare in April 2021.