UnitedHealth spent $1.7 million on executive security last year, 4 times the corporate average. Experts expect the figure to keep climbing

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• Following the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, UnitedHealth boosted its executive security. According to its annual filings, the conglomerate spent $1.7 million in security for its leadership. That spending will likely increase in 2025, as the company looks to assure investors it’s taking safety measures seriously.

UnitedHealth Group spent nearly $1.7 million in executive security in 2024, the company disclosed on Monday in its annual filings, months after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot outside a Manhattan hotel ahead of an investor event in December. As anxiety lingers over how to best keep its leadership safe, the conglomerate—and most other large public companies—will likely continue pumping funds into executive security, experts say.