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US wants increased police access to email: report (AFP) AFP - The White House wants to give the FBI easier access to the Internet activity of suspects without a court order, the Washington Post reported Thursday. July 29, 2010 11:14 AM China jails three Uighur webmasters: report (AFP) AFP - A Chinese court has jailed the webmasters of three Uighur-language Internet sites who were detained following deadly ethnic unrest in China's Xinjiang region last year, Radio Free Asia said Thursday. July 29, 2010 11:00 AM Hands-on with the new Kindle (Ben Patterson) Ben Patterson - Heard about the new, smaller Kindle? My fellow tech blogger Chris Null had the scoop Wednesday night, and I was recently lucky enough to spend some hands-on time with Amazon’s lighter, pared-down e-reader. After playing with it for a few minutes, I’m pretty sure I want one. July 29, 2010 11:00 AM Online betting firm bwin announces merger with Partygaming (AFP) AFP - Austrian online betting company bwin announced Thursday it had signed a merger agreement with British rival PartyGaming. July 29, 2010 10:32 AM Obama talks race, pop culture on 'The View' (AP) AP - President Barack Obama said Thursday that the racial firestorm that led to the ouster of a black Agriculture Department official was a "phony controversy" generated by the media. He said his administration overreacted by forcing her out. July 29, 2010 10:00 AM Why You Need to Monitor and Measure Your Brand on Social Media (Mashable) Mashable - Maria Ogneva is the Director of Social Media at Attensity, a social media engagement and voice-of-customer platform that helps the social enterprise serve and collaborate with the social customer. You can follow her on Twitter at @themaria or @attensity360, or find her musings on her personal blog and her company's blog. July 29, 2010 6:20 AM Vietnam restricts online games after murder cases (AP) AP - Vietnam has banned the advertisement of online games and restricted access after several cases in which young people committed murder or robbery to get money to pay to play, an official said Thursday. July 29, 2010 4:18 AM Zynga Gets $150M From Japan's Softbank (PC World) PC World - Zynga, the online gaming company best known for its Farmville Facebook game, has received a US$150 million investment from Japanese Internet company Softbank. July 29, 2010 3:10 AM Internet upgraded to foil cyber crooks (AFP) AFP - The Internet has undergone a key upgrade that promises to stop cyber criminals from using fake websites that dupe people into downloading viruses or revealing personal data. July 28, 2010 9:03 PM Actual broadband speeds rarely as fast as advertised (Christopher Null) Christopher Null - How do you know how fast your Internet connection is? You probably just trust that your ISP is giving you the bandwidth you’re paying for and go on your merry way. July 28, 2010 8:02 PM

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Insurance company announces move A specialist insurance company announces plans to move to new multi-million pound headquarters at Gloucester Docks. July 28, 2010 7:22 PM Insurance Regulators Seek Firm to Weigh Losses on Commercial Mortage Bonds State insurance commissioners, seeking an alternative to rating firms Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s, are seeking a company to review investment losses that carriers may suffer on about 7,500 commercial-mortgage backed securities. July 28, 2010 10:03 AM Insurance candidates pledge to help consumers Two candidates for insurance commisioner sound off as to why they should be elected. July 29, 2010 11:27 AM Health Insurance & Social Stigmas Prevent Proper Mental Health Care insurance coverages and now even social stigmas are preventing many Americans from receiving the proper help for mental illnesses and services. About 20 percent of residents of California report a need for mental health services, while one in 25 report serious psychological distress, researchers found. Need Health Insurance? Get a Free Quote on Coverage read more July 29, 2010 7:00 AM Insurance 4 It is prohibited to provide insurance or reinsurance to the Government of Iran, anyentities incorporated in Iran or subject to its jurisdiction, or to any entities acting on behalf of or controlled by Iranian entities (for ease of reference, we call these collectively "Iran"). July 29, 2010 1:28 AM Insurance for Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions For too long, too many Americans with pre-existing conditions were left out of the health insurance marketplace. Health insurance companies could charge these Americans more or simply refuse to cover them. But thanks to the Affordable Care Act, the health care system will no longer leave out the people who need care the most. Starting September 23, the new law makes it illegal for insurance ... July 29, 2010 8:01 AM Expert Blasts Insurance Practice As Deceptive One insurance expert says the way life insurance companies use retained-asset accounts is atrocious. Insurance expert Jeffrey Stempel offers his insight. July 29, 2010 4:25 AM Mercury Insurance Group Presents $10,000 Check to Tri-City Medical Center LA COSTA RESORT & SPA -- Mercury Insurance Group, one of California's leading automobile insurance companies and title sponsor of the Mercury Insurance Open Presented by Tri-City Medical Center, donated $10,000 to the Tri-City Hospital Foundation at a pre-tournament launch event. Â The donation â which kicked off the hospital's Triumph over Breast Cancer fundraiser â will serve as seed money for ... July 29, 2010 9:00 AM Health Insurance Industry Wins Concessions on Covering Children The health insurance industry has won a concession from the Obama administration on insurance coverage for children. July 29, 2010 8:10 AM Life Insurance Firms Profit From Death Benefits Life insurance companies boost their bottom lines by holding on to death benefits owed to families of service members and millions of other Americans, an investigation by Bloomberg Markets magazine found. Cindy Lohman, whose son was killed in Afghanistan, says she feels betrayed by his life insurance company, Prudential. July 28, 2010 10:12 AM

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Farmers to cut auto insurance rates for some California customers Drivers covered by the company's Farmers Insurance Exchange subsidiary will see premiums fall by an average of 14.5% and can get a 10% rebate on policy renewals. California's largest auto insurer, Farmers Insurance Group, announced Tuesday that it was reducing its rates by an average of 14.5% for policies issued by its Farmers Insurance Exchange subsidiary. Also, current holders of those ... July 27, 2010 8:18 PM Foremost Insurance Group Launches Auto Program in New York Foremost announces their DISTINCTCHOICE auto program in New York. Foremost's new auto program is designed with increased limits, deductible options and important coverages for drivers. The ... July 29, 2010 11:05 AM Fort Pierce's Flowers-Yates Insurance named top 10 growth company Auto-Owners Insurance reports Flowers-Yates Insurance Inc. of Fort Pierce was named one of the top 10 growth agencies for the company in the Lakeland Region for 2009. Flowers-Yates Insurance has represented Auto-Owners since 1988. July 28, 2010 2:44 PM It's an Uphill Battle for Younger Drivers in Search of Auto Insurance DALLAS, July 28 -- Just as some health insurance companies may assign higher premiums to groups of patients who have pre-existing conditions, auto insurance companies may also ask for higher rates from younger drivers, a demographic with one unavoidable but incredibly important pre-existing condition: inexperience. July 28, 2010 6:29 PM World Franchising Network Selects Fiesta Auto Insurance for its 2010 Top 26 Franchises for Hispanics list Orange County - World Franchising Network (WFN) has named Fiesta Auto Insurance, the nation’s only insurance and tax preparation franchise, as one of its Top 26 Franchises for Hispanics for 2010. PODER Magazine, the successor to Hispanic Enterprise, published the results in its July 2010 issue. July 27, 2010 10:40 AM Farmers Insurance to Provide Rebates Under Agreement with California Department of Insurance Auto insurance customers in California will be eligible to receive one-time, 10 percent insurance policy premium rebates under an agreement reached between the California Department of Insurance (DOI) and Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance. July 27, 2010 11:32 AM 21st Century Insurance Offers Lower Auto Insurance Rates in New Jersey WILMINGTON, DE--(Marketwire - 07/28/10) - In a Press Release dated July 19, 2010, 21st Century Centennial Insurance Company announced a rate reduction of 20%. To clarify, these lower rates are the result of the introduction of the new company's rate plan, not a rate decrease in an existing program. Depending on a customer's individual situation, this new company's program will offer New Jersey ... July 28, 2010 3:20 PM State Auto Financial Reports Second Quarter 2010 Results COLUMBUS, Ohio----State Auto Financial Corporation today reported a second quarter 2010 net loss of $26.2 million, or $0.66 per diluted share, versus net loss of $3.2 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2009. July 29, 2010 5:00 AM Missouri's ABS Insurance Group Announces an Easier Way to Purchase Online Insurance ABS Insurance Group, an insurance agency located in Chesterfield, Missouri, is proud to announce the launch of their new website and digital marketing campaign. July 29, 2010 2:01 AM Majority of Public Thinks Legislation to Allow Policyholders to Sue Their Own Insurance Companies is Not a Good Idea New public opinion survey findings from the Insurance Research Council (IRC) indicate that a majority of Americans believe that adopting new laws allowing people to sue their own auto insurance company for punitive damages, in addition to receiving benefits for their insured claim losses, is not a good idea. Twenty-six percent of those surveyed said that allowing such lawsuits was a poor idea ... July 29, 2010 2:01 AM