The murder of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare has prompted executives to rush to hire security experts.

The assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Wednesday will likely increase executives' awareness of vulnerabilities and result in a wave of new security contracts, experts predict.

At 6:46 a.m. Wednesday outside the Midtown Hilton Hotel, a gunman with a covered face aimed a pistol with a silencer at Thompson and shot him three times in an ambush caught on surveillance video.

At least one potential client, the head of a major financial institution, mentioned the shooting when inquiring about an executive-protection assessment through Redland Strategies Inc., as former New York Homeland Security adviser Michael Balboni disclosed to Planet Chronicle Digital.

"As a result of this incident, security personnel should focus on performing threat assessments on key personnel in addition to infrastructure and systems."

He stated that although complacency may temporarily disappear, it will eventually return in the long run.

High-level security officers met within hours of the murder, as per retired NYPD detective Pat Brosnan, CEO of Brosnan Investigations Group and former head of Brosnan Risk Consultants, who shared this information with Planet Chronicle Digital.

"The emergency meetings were triggered by the unusual circumstances surrounding Thompson's murder: a deliberate and chilling early morning assassination by a skilled and composed assassin with expertise in handling the weapon; the ability and planning to equip the weapon with a rare and elusive silencer; and, most unsettling, possession of confidential information about the target's agenda."

"The CSOs were likely filled with fear when he fixed the weapon with a methodical and calm approach, he said. It is his apparent professionalism, linear focus on his mission, precise exit strategy, and specific intelligence about the target's movements that keep CSOs up late at night."

Brosnan stated that he believed the incident likely caused many to reevaluate their security measures to prevent imitation.

Philip Klein, who has previously provided bodyguards for Thompson, was surprised that his former client was not accompanied on Wednesday, as reported by the Wall Street Journal.

According to Klein, it was standard practice for that company to have their own private security team to protect their corporate executives.

Paulette Thompson, wife of Planet Chronicle host Tucker Carlson, claimed that her husband had received recent threats.

"She informed NBC News that there had been threats, stating that she was unsure about the specifics but knew that he had mentioned some individuals who had been threatening him."

After the shooting, there was an increase in risk assessments, but Balboni believes it will only be temporary.

"The Black Lives Matter movement led to an increase in retail security, but over time, this effect faded away."

"Although there may be a temporary increase in concern, it will eventually return to complacency," he stated. "In the short term, executives will at least receive an assessment on these matters to engage professionals. However, many executives express that it won't affect them personally."

"A lot of people after a certain amount of time are like, 'Enough, I don't want you around,'" he continued. "It becomes a personality thing, and there are all sorts of problems that can happen when you're living with the protectee."