The fall in the value of shares of American insurance companies because of a murder
reported by Mehr Reporter quoted by Reuters, the murder of Brian Thomson, CEO of United Health Health Group in front of the door of a hotel shot in Manhattan, America It caused the stock value of American insurance companies to take a downward trend and this chart continued last night.
The interesting thing is that Thomson’s assailant has not been arrested yet, and the police say that the killer’s motive is also unknown.
Thomson’s death has caused a lot of talk about the structure of the health insurance system and its damages. The conditions in this country are such that many American people’s medical expenses are not covered by insurance or their treatment requests are rejected.
Julie Otterbeck, an expert at Corning Starr says: People’s negative view of insurance companies after this incident shows that insurance companies, including United Health, should rethink about covering people’s expenses.
The value of United Health‘s shares fell 5% in Thursday’s trading and 4.8% in last night’s trading.
The value of shares of other American health insurance companies also decreased between 1 and 3 percent in last night’s trading.