The grief is still fresh for UnitedHealth employees and colleagues who were close to Brian Thompson, the former CEO who was gunned down in New York City in December. (Photographer: Tiffany Hagler-Geard/Bloomberg)

Tim Noel knows his new job as UnitedHealthcare CEO isn’t going to be much like his predecessor’s role.

Noel was promoted to the position previously held by Brian Thompson, who was killed in an early morning shooting in December on his way to a UnitedHealth investor conference in Manhattan. Thompson’s death prompted a social media outcry about health insurers denying care, causing Noel to look inward about his job and industry.

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