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Got Innovation? Submit Your Idea to the Entrepreneurial Insurance Awards Innovators get ready. MarketScout has begun its first-ever search for the most creative new product, underwriting application, or tool that helps distribute insurance in a more innovative fashion. ... September 03, 2010 12:23 PM AmWINS Wins Court Order Against Ex-Employee Now with Ryan Group North Carolina-based wholesale insurance broker AmWINS has won a court order against a former employee it believes is using confidential client information to target AmWINS business accounts and ... September 03, 2010 11:40 AM South Carolina Forms Insurance Funding Program South Carolina Insurance Director Scott Richardson, will introduce the new South Carolina Insurance Funding Program (SCIF) during the annual South Carolina Captive Insurance Association ... September 03, 2010 11:31 AM Chartis Expands Environmental Insurance to Additional Industries Chartis today announced the expansion of NextGen Protection, a suite of environmental insurance solutions developed by its Environmental Division. The additional industry segments within the ... September 03, 2010 11:30 AM Kentucky Simulator Program Aims to Improve Driver Safety Baby, you can drive Larry Roberts' car er, simulated driving machine. But first you have to get an official invitation from Roberts, who is the Fayette County attorney. And you have to be between ... September 03, 2010 11:23 AM Texas' July Enforcements Include Nearly $500K in Fines, Restitution Enforcement actions taken by Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during July 2010 include five license revocations, two license denials, and fines and restitution totaling ... September 03, 2010 10:27 AM Katrina Con Man Sentenced in Georgia A Georgia man was sentenced Wednesday to two years and nine months in prison for filing more than 30 false claims seeking emergency compensation for damages from three Gulf Coast hurricanes, a ... September 03, 2010 10:03 AM Florida Workers' Comp Reform Slowed Cost Growth Reform of Florida's workers' compensation fee schedule in 2003 achieved its intended results, significantly increasing the prices paid for physician services and reducing the average payment per ... September 03, 2010 9:54 AM Fee Schedule Slowed Growth of Illinois Injured Workers' Medical Costs Medical costs per workers' compensation claim in Illinois showed slower growth in 2007 following implementation of the medical fee schedule in 2006, according to a study from the Workers ... September 03, 2010 9:53 AM CMIC Raising Premiums in Massachusetts Connecticut-based medical professional liability insurer CMIC said it will raise premiums by an average 5.3 percent for Massachusetts health care professionals. The rate change goes into effect ... September 03, 2010 9:48 AM

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Texas Conducting Antitrust Review of Google (PC World) PC World - Google on Friday said that the Texas Attorney General's Office is conducting an antitrust review of the search giant, following a similar investigation launched in Europe earlier this year. September 04, 2010 2:30 AM Texas opens inquiry into Google search rankings (AP) AP - Google Inc.'s methods for recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas' attorney general in an investigation spurred by complaints that the company has abused its power as the Internet's dominant search engine. September 03, 2010 9:54 PM Google faces Texas AG inquiry, settles privacy suit (Reuters) Reuters - Google Inc said on Friday it was the target of an investigation by the Texas Attorney General's office into the fairness of its search engine rankings. September 03, 2010 7:01 PM PARTING SHOTS: Gov. Brewer nixes future debates (The Upshot) The Upshot - Here's our daily roster of stories that evaded full-on blog treatment: • Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has announced she will not participate in anymore debates after her embarrassing showing this week. (Arizona Daily Star) • A Malaysian man known as the "Lizard King" has pleaded guilty to smuggling 95 live boa constrictors in his luggage. [...] September 03, 2010 6:41 PM Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere (PC World) PC World - More people browsed the Internet last month with a device running Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, than used Linux to do so. That's a first for Apple, according to NetMarketShare, a firm that produces metrics on the market share of browsers, operating systems and search engines. September 03, 2010 4:22 PM Verizon Offers Prepaid Data Plans on Top Phones (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - In what could be the first phase of a transformation in the way its smartphone users pay for Internet use, the nation's biggest carrier, Verizon Wireless, has introduced prepaid data plans. The no-contract plans, which go into effect Sept. 28, offer unlimited 3G access on select handsets for $30 per month, or $10 per month for 25 megabytes, with a 20-cent charge for each additional megabyte. September 03, 2010 3:51 PM Chrome Browser Updated After Two Years of Growth (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Google's Chrome browser is now two years old, and the youngster -- and its proud parent -- are celebrating its steady rise in popularity. According to Net Applications, Chrome had 7.5 percent of the browser market in August -- putting it in third place behind Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox, and above Apple's Safari. September 03, 2010 3:51 PM Twitter Users Still Flock to the Website, Which Stinks (PC World) PC World - Twitter now has more than 145 million registered users, and sadly, most people still visit the social network through Twitter's default Web site. September 03, 2010 1:49 PM Google updates privacy policy (AFP) AFP - Google updated its privacy policy on Friday, a day after a video cartoon featuring the Internet firm's chief giving away ice cream to snoop on children aired on a giant screen in Times Square. September 03, 2010 1:29 PM WordPress upgrades free app for blogging on the go (Appolicious) Appolicious - The free WordPress for Android app was upgraded thanks to feedback from faithful users. Updates include fixes to numerous, annoying bugs like unexpected app crashes, log-in issues and more.Most notable in the recent upgrade is a new comment feature, which displays comments in real time as comments arrive in your Droid notification bar. September 03, 2010 12:39 PM