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accession: "0000049071-26-000047"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HUM"
cik: "0000049071"
company_name: "HUMANA INC"
filed_at: "2026-07-29T11:00:20+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-29T11:06:21.544417+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Humana elects Paul Smith and Frederick Crawford to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Paul Smith (Chief Commercial Officer at Anthropic) and Frederick Crawford (former President/COO of Aflac) elected effective July 28, 2026.
- Board size expanded from 11 to 13 directors; both qualify as independent under NYSE standards.
- Crawford brings 30+ years in insurance/banking, including CFO roles at CNO Financial and Lincoln Financial.
- Smith brings 30+ years leading go-to-market at ServiceNow, Salesforce, and Microsoft, now at Anthropic.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000049071-26-000047
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HUM
- cik: 0000049071
- company_name: HUMANA INC
- filed_at: 2026-07-29T11:00:20+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49071/000004907126000047/0000049071-26-000047-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49071/000004907126000047/hum-20260728.htm

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