Ben & Jerry’s independent board late on Wednesday said in a filing that its new corporate parent, the Magnum Ice Cream Company, is forcing three more directors to complete training and other requirements or face removal. Ben & Jerry’s, newly under the ownership of Magnum, this month removed the board’s chair Anuradha Mittal and set […]
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High winds toppled trees and power lines across parts of Washington state and Idaho this week, killing one adult and critically injuring two children, knocking out power to thousands and compounding the damage already wrought by heavy rains and flooding. Wind gusts reaching up to 85 miles per hour battered Pullman, Washington and the Idaho
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The former co-leader of a collapsed Georgia savings and loan, a lending firm that is now the subject of state and federal Ponzi scheme investigations, has been granted an insurance producer’s license in the state. Edwin Brant Frost V, who previously worked at First Liberty Building & Loan with his father, now is a licensed
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Britain’s financial watchdog on Thursday laid out its efforts to raise standards in the home and travel insurance market after a consumer group made a rare “super-complaint” against the regulator, accusing it of letting customers down. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it was investigating two insurers, had blocked a third from operating, and said
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Erin Geter’s toddler son became trapped inside her Tesla in May when the electric doors lost power. A few weeks later, she was at a Honda dealership buying a new family car. “I was very traumatized,” said the 39-year-old from Huntersville, North Carolina. These days, she prefers to transport her kids in the CR-V, which
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Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) Deputy Commissioner Jamie Walker won this year’s Robert Dineen Award, the highest honor for a state regulator bestowed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). TDI Commissioner Cassie Brown and Deputy Commissioner Jamie Walker. Source: TDI NAIC President Jon Godfread said, “Walker’s career reflects remarkable growth, dedication, and leadership
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This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel Insurance and Tokio Marine Kiln. A summary of these new hires follows here. Markel Int’l Taps AXIS’ Howell as Senior War and Terrorism Underwriter Markel Insurance, the insurance operation within Markel Group Inc., announced the appointment of James Howell as senior war and terrorism underwriter,
A former loss representative for National General Insurance Co. and his mother allegedly ran a scheme in 2022 that involved false claims, a fake towing company and a $141,000 loss for the insurer. Horace Kelly, 40, and his mom, Greta Patterson, a 62-year-old minister, were booked into jail in Coffee County in southeast Georgia after
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Insurer Munich Re and Germany’s KfW Development Bank are introducing a state-backed program to mitigate the financial risk of geothermal drilling and encourage exploration for the renewable heat and power source. Geothermal power is an abundant energy source that can provide clean electricity and heat crucial for meeting net zero goals, and is expected to
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Kerrville, TX — December 18, 2025 — Industry veteran Trent Richmond has launched Executio, bringing an Execution-as-a-Service (EaaS) model to the independent agency channel to address the conditions that have long suppressed growth, profit, and realized value. Richmond, who has spent more than 30 years as an agency owner, network leader, carrier partner, and insurtech