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Arkansas Suspends License of 2 New York-based Insurers Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford on March 11 suspended the certificates of authority to conduct insurance business of two New York domiciled property and casualty insurance companies: ... March 12, 2010 11:43 AM Who's Worth What in the Independent Agency System? Join IJ's Survey Once again, Insurance Journal is polling insurance agents and brokers nationwide in its annual search to find out who's worth what in the independent agency system. The 2010 Agency Salary Survey ... March 12, 2010 11:41 AM Oregon Insurance Division Subject to Mandatory Office Closures The current recession has reduced Oregon revenues, and has forced the Legislature to make deep cuts in agency budgets, the state Department of Consumer and Business Services announced. State ... March 12, 2010 11:36 AM 3 Face Federal Charges in Chicago Workers' Comp Fraud Case Federal law enforcement officials in Chicago report that a chiropractor, a medical doctor and a billing employee at a clinic in Maywood, Ill., have been indicted on federal charges related to ... March 12, 2010 11:24 AM Survey: Michigan Firms Plan to Hike Wages Over Next 6 Months While a growing number of Michigan's small- to mid-size businesses are not satisfied with the economy, a recent survey indicates that more businesses plan to increase wages over the next six ... March 12, 2010 11:23 AM American Freedom Insurance Co. Ratings Upgraded A.M. Best Co. upgraded the financial strength rating to A- (Excellent) from B++ (Good) and issuer credit rating to "a-" from "bbb+" of American Freedom Insurance Company of Arlington Heights, Ill. ... March 12, 2010 10:56 AM As Weather Warms, Property Owners Urged to Buy Flood Insurance Having flood insurance will be increasingly important this year as spring rain combines in many parts of the U.S. with the melting of record snowfall, according to the Insurance Information ... March 12, 2010 10:47 AM Calif. Makes Appointments to Workers' Comp Insurance Rating Bureau Calif. Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced that he has reappointed Lee Pearson of Rancho Murieta, and Bruce Wick of San Bernardino, to the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau ... March 12, 2010 10:43 AM Impasse over Unemployment Tax on Businesses Continues in Indiana The full Indiana House returned to the Statehouse on March 10 after a five-day break, but partisan differences remained over an unemployment insurance tax bill as a March 14 deadline for ... March 12, 2010 10:40 AM Young Adults, Men, High-Earners Top Users of Social Media for Insurance A new survey suggests insurers looking into the use of social media for promotion and customer interaction would be smart to target young adults, men and high-income earners. These groups are the ... March 12, 2010 10:34 AM

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SXSW: Cuban, Boxee Clash at Web TV Debate (PC Magazine) PC Magazine - On the opening night of SXSW Interactive, HDNet founder Mark Cuban and Boxee founder Avner Ronan traded verbal barbs and a few well-reasoned arguments trying to answer the simple question: will Internet TV take over? March 13, 2010 6:35 AM Google "99.9 pct" sure to shut China search engine: report (Reuters) Reuters - Talks with China over censorship have reached an apparent impasse and Google, the world's largest search engine, is now "99.9 percent" certain to shut its Chinese search engine, the Financial Times said on Saturday. March 13, 2010 4:34 AM FCC to propose 10-year Internet expansion: report (Reuters) Reuters - The Federal Communications Commission will submit a 10-year plan to Congress on Tuesday that would establish high-speed Internet as the country's dominant means of communication, The New York Times reported in Saturday editions. March 13, 2010 1:13 AM Internet body delays decision on .XXX domain name (AFP) AFP - The adult entertainment industry is going to have to wait a while longer to see whether it gets its .XXX domain name. March 12, 2010 6:20 PM Twitter Adds Location-Sharing: I'm Eating Tacos…In Texarkana (PC World) PC World - Twitter users can now add their current location to their tweets. The micro-blogging service on Thursday activated an optional new feature that appends geographical information to your posts. March 12, 2010 5:40 PM Reported cyberfraud losses double in 2009: FBI (Reuters) Reuters - Reported losses from Internet fraud more than doubled in 2009, with scams that falsely used the FBI's name generating the most complaints, the law enforcement agency said on Friday. March 12, 2010 4:41 PM Troyak Takedown, Security Blues, ICANN Meets (PC World) PC World - The Troyak ISP, which has been linked to the Zeus botnet, was briefly taken down this week. The takedown occurred on the heels of the RSA Conference last week, where there was much talk about the "cat-and-mouse" game of trying to squelch cybercrime. Otherwise, things got a little testy at the ICANN meeting in Nairobi, and iPad pre-orders got rolling. Oh, and the Internet was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. Seriously. March 12, 2010 4:30 PM FCC's National Broadband Plan: What's in It? (PC World) PC World - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission plans to release a national broadband plan next week that will lay out an ambitious set of goals for broadband deployment and adoption. March 12, 2010 4:20 PM HickoryTech to pay dividend of 13 cents (AP) AP - HickoryTech Corp., which provides Internet access and other digital services, said Friday its board declared a quarterly dividend of 13 cents a share. March 12, 2010 3:45 PM Google Local Product Search: Great Idea, Needs Tweaks (PC World) PC World - As with many new Google services, the ability to search for products at local stores is a little slow out of the gate, but the potential is there. March 12, 2010 3:21 PM