UnitedHealth Group Incorporated stock drops after a rare earnings miss and CEO resignation. Click for the impact and potential buying opportunity in UNH at $335.

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

Por MICHELLE CHAPMANEl director general de UnitedHealth, Andrew Witty, dejará su cargo por razones personales y la aseguradora de salud más grande del país suspendió su

UnitedHealth Group CEO Stephen Hemsley, returning to run the healthcare giant after Andrew Witty resigned, said he has the right strategy in place “for the era ahead.”

U.S. equities were mixed at midday, with tech shares and a better-than-expected consumer inflation report lifting the S&P 500 and Nasdaq.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) today announced the appointment of Stephen J. Hemsley as its chief executive officer, effective immediately, following Andrew Witty’s decision to step down as CEO for personal reasons.

A group of investors this week filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group, alleging that the company withheld information following the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last December.