Former CEO and current chairman Stephen Hemsley is stepping back into the top job following the abrupt resignation of Andrew Witty, UnitedHealth said.

The executive earlier caused public outrage when he defended the insurance giant’s practice of denying health care claims.

The UnitedHealth CEO abruptly stepped down on Tuesday, six months after the CEO of UnitedHealth's subsidiary UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, was murdered.

Brian Thompson, acting director of the popular redevelopment program, exits as the Trump administration pushes agencywide ...

UnitedHealth Group's CEO Andrew Witty resigned due to personal reasons amidst financial challenges, prompting Stephen Hemsley ...

Andrew Witty's exit comes only a few weeks after UnitedHealth cut its annual forecast and reported its first earnings miss ...

UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty has stepped down unexpectedly, with former chief Stephen Hemsley returning amid stock plunge ...

UnitedHealth Group surprises investors with what its CEO said was an "unusual and unacceptable" quarterly earnings miss, and ...

Andrew Witty is stepping down for "personal reasons" while the Minnesota-based insurer suspends its full-year financial ...

UnitedHealth Group CEO Stephen Hemsley, who replaced Andrew Witty, said he has the right strategy in place “for the era ahead ...

UnitedHealth Group announced that CEO Andrew Witty is stepping down due to 'personal reasons,' Stephen Hemsley will replace him.