Insurance Industry Critique Book Surges in Sales Following CEO's Murder
A book critical of insurance practices gains attention after shell casings at the crime scene feature words resembling its title.
- UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed in Manhattan on December 4, with shell casings inscribed with the words 'delay,' 'deny,' and 'depose' found at the scene.
- The phrases on the casings resemble the title of Jay Feinman's 2010 book, 'Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don’t Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It.'
- The book, which critiques insurance industry tactics, has climbed to the top three on Amazon's nonfiction bestseller list following renewed public interest.
- Suspect Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested in Pennsylvania and is being extradited to New York; he is reported to have a manifesto critical of the insurance industry.
- Feinman, a Rutgers Law professor emeritus, has declined to comment on the case but confirmed that paperback copies of his book are being restocked after selling out on Amazon.