Yeah, apparently there was book slamming the insurance industry with those three words in the title. So maybe a disgruntled policyholder or relative, or maybe a red herring. The widow commented that the victim received threats possibly relating to a “lack of coverage”. On the one hand, I don’t think a hitman would send messages like that. And on the other, it seems odd for somebody upset over a claim denial to use a silencer and have an effective disguise and getaway. Kinda makes me suspect that leaving that message behind was part of the job.
A hired hitman would, if he was paid to do so.
Another twist to the background story--Thompson and his wife have been living in separate homes for several years.
Thompson and Paulette had been living in separate homes less than a mile
apart in suburban Maple Grove for several years, according to property
records, voter registration data and neighbors. WSJ
Another possible insider trading motive, same source:
He has also recently faced legal scrutiny. Thompson was one of three United
executives named in a lawsuit from a Florida pension fund in May accusing
the company of hiding a Justice Department antitrust investigation from
shareholders while insiders sold stock—including $15 million in Thompson’s
personally held shares. He hadn’t answered the claims in court before he was
killed.
The complaint mentioned that Thompson and other company leaders sold more than $117 million worth of UnitedHealth stock over a four-month period while they were aware of the federal antitrust probe, before the investigation had been made public.
Anarchists.