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Colorado Wants Protections Against Uninsured Motorists The Colorado House has passed a bill that requires a motor vehicle insurance company to be appointed as an insured person's agent in a lawsuit arising from an accident in which the at-fault driver ... March 16, 2010 11:19 AM Moody's Changes Calif. Earthquake Authority's Bond Rating to Negative Moody's Investors Service announced it has affirmed the A3 rating on the California Earthquake Authority's 6.169 percent fixed rate Series 2006-B revenue bonds (mature July 20, 2016) and changed ... March 16, 2010 10:42 AM Virginia Agents Must Now Print Their Own Producer Licenses Virginia's insurance regulator says it will no longer mail licenses to producers and companies, since they can print the licenses out themselves online. The Virginia State Corporation Commission ... March 16, 2010 10:32 AM CNA Appoints Clark Vice President of Ocean Marine Operation Chicago-based CNA Insurance has named Stephen Clark as vice president of its Ocean Marine operation. In this role, Clark has responsibility for the global insurer's entire ocean marine line of ... March 16, 2010 10:27 AM Wellness Programs Thrive at 2 Medium-Size Illinois Companies Workplace wellness programs aren't just for large corporations. Mechanical Devices Co. in Bloomington and the Town of Normal are among central Illinois medium-size businesses that have developed ... March 16, 2010 10:24 AM 400-Plus Firms Asked About Insurance Ties to Louisiana Parish Ex-Admin A Louisiana parish council is asking hundreds of companies that make money on community contracts whether they also buy insurance from an agency owned by a former parish administrator. The letters ... March 16, 2010 10:19 AM Higginbotham and EnRisk Services Partner to Serve Texas Energy Industry Independent insurance and financial services brokerage firm, Higginbotham & Associates, has engaged EnRisk Services, an insurance broker and risk manager for the energy industry, to supplement ... March 16, 2010 10:16 AM Preferred Guardian Insurance Opens Wholesale Division Preferred Guardian Insurance (PGI), based in Dallas, Texas, announced it has opened a wholesale division and added its first two agencies: PIP Insurance Services in Dallas and Alkali Insurance ... March 16, 2010 10:14 AM Virginia Woman Sues State for $15M over Son's Drowning at Park A Virginia woman whose son drowned at Smith Mountain Lake State Park has filed a $15 million lawsuit against the state and several other defendants. Dora Mae Henley's lawsuit claims the death of ... March 16, 2010 10:11 AM New York Man Charged with Insurance Fraud for Mobile Home Fire An upstate New York man who claimed he was thrown 35 feet out of his mobile home by the force of a propane explosion has been charged with insurance fraud, New York insurance officials said. State ... March 16, 2010 9:41 AM

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The top 10 singles and albums on iTunes (AP) AP - iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending March 15, 2010: March 16, 2010 12:30 PM FCC backs plan to speed up Internet (Reuters) Reuters - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission unanimously approved on Tuesday a summary of the agency's national broadband plan, that aims to expand access, increase Internet speeds and shift airwaves to mobile services. March 16, 2010 12:29 PM Microsoft Will Rule on Phone 7 Apps, Require Trials (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Microsoft isn't going to let Apple have all the app-store fun. On Monday, the software giant announced more details about Windows Phone 7 Series applications in its online store as it moves to get third-party developers excited about the new platform. March 16, 2010 12:10 PM S.Korea to offer software to fight web addiction (AFP) AFP - South Korea will offer gamers and other Internet addicts free software from next year to limit the time they spend on the web, the prime minister's office said on Tuesday. March 16, 2010 11:00 AM Hip websites need hard facts to thrive (AFP) AFP - Mixed in with technology innovations at South By South West (SXSW) were reminders that real-world performance facts are vital to thriving on an increasingly crowded Internet. March 16, 2010 10:59 AM Twitter Will Stream Tweets Across Popular Web Sites (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - In a move to broaden its reach across the Internet, Twitter on Monday announced a new feature that lets users send and receive 140-character messages while surfing the web. Dubbed @anywhere, Twitter's latest service gives sites like Amazon.com, AdAge, Bing, Citysearch, eBay, The Huffington Post, Meebo, MSNBC, The New York Times, Yahoo and YouTube the ability to stream the millions of daily tweets Twitter users send every day. March 16, 2010 10:14 AM It's Official: Facebook Rules the Web (PC World) PC World - Facebook ruled the Web last week just squeaking past Google to become the most popular online destination among United States users. March 16, 2010 10:13 AM Egypt regulator enforces Internet voice call ban (Reuters) Reuters - Egypt has begun enforcing a ban on international calls made through mobile internet connections, the head of the telcoms regulator told Reuters on Tuesday, potentially boosting voice revenues at landline monopoly Telecom Egypt. March 16, 2010 8:59 AM China without Google: 'a lose-lose scenario' (AP) AP - China without Google — a prospect that looks increasingly likely — could mean no more maps on mobile phones. A free music service that has helped to fight piracy might be in jeopardy. China's fledgling Web outfits would face less pressure to improve, eroding their ability to one day compete abroad. March 16, 2010 8:11 AM Schools accused in Google hacking case ask "why us?" (Reuters) Reuters - With Google expected to decide soon whether to close its Chinese search engine, students at one of the schools cited by some reports for being behind hacking attacks on the Internet giant are decidedly ambivalent. March 16, 2010 7:50 AM