Brian Thompson, 50, was outside the hotel on Sixth Avenue when the suspect shot him in the chest and leg around 6:46 a.m.

Local news outlets reported the killing; executives were meeting for investor conference, which was closed abruptly.

Brian Thompson led one of the biggest health insurers in the US but he was largely unknown to the millions his decisions affected.

New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told reporters at a press conference on Wednesday that the fatal shooting of ...