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Chubb Expands Its Private Wildfire Protection Network Into Texas The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has expanded its wildfire defense services to homeowner policyholders in Texas. In addition to providing wildfire education and property risk assessments, ... March 16, 2010 5:14 PM Mutual Service Organization Offers 'Green' Products Endorsement In response to the trend towards use of more energy efficient and environmentally friendly "green" products and materials, The Mutual Service Office, Inc. (MSO) has introduced a green upgrade ... March 16, 2010 4:52 PM Pennsylvania Highway Deaths Decline to Record Low The number of deaths on Pennsylvania's highways has plunged to its lowest level since Model Ts still chugged along the roads of the commonwealth, and officials are crediting years of safety ... March 16, 2010 9:46 AM Property/Casualty Insurers Have Issues with Dodd Financial Reform Bill Even though they are largely excluded from the federal financial regulatory overhaul proposed in the Senate, property/casualty insurers say there are some elements they fear could negatively ... March 16, 2010 11:38 AM 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

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AOL plants Seed for Internet Age news operation (AFP) AFP - Faded Internet star AOL is reinventing itself as a digital age news operation with an army of freelance writers wielding online tools. March 16, 2010 11:16 PM Google partners call for clarity on China plans (Reuters) Reuters - Chinese firms selling advertising space on Google's search pages have demanded clarity about the Internet company's plans in China, warning they will demand compensation if it shuts its Chinese portal. March 16, 2010 10:56 PM EBay spent $415,000 on lobbying in 4Q (AP) AP - Online auction site operator eBay Inc. spent $415,000 during the fourth quarter to lobby the federal government on anti-counterfeiting measures and other issues, according to a disclosure report. March 16, 2010 10:21 PM Google's China Ad Partners Wait in 'incomparable Pain' (PC World) PC World - A group of ad resellers for Google in China have asked the company to explain what will happen to them if Google shuts its China-based search engine, saying they have waited in "incomparable pain" since Google announced the possible move. March 16, 2010 9:40 PM Tech-Savvy Supporters Key to Broadband Plan's Passage (PC World) PC World - Are you ready to get behind the National Broadband Plan? You better be, because if tech savvy broadband users don’t push it through, there is little chance we'll see 100mbps Internet connections for 100 million or bridge the digital divide that today denies broadband to almost that same number of people. March 16, 2010 7:59 PM Microsoft Bing nabs more Web searches in February (AP) AP - Microsoft Corp.'s Bing search engine gained market share in the U.S. in February, according to research groups. March 16, 2010 7:51 PM Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 Browser: FAQ (PC World) PC World - Microsoft's next-generation Internet Explorer 9 browser may not be anywhere close to competition, but you can test drive a "platform preview" of the software that provides a taste of IE9's capabilities. So what's the deal with Redmond's upcoming browser, and how does it differ from IE8 and worthy competitors such as Google's Chrome, Mozilla's Firefox, Opera Software's Opera, and Apple's Safari? Here's a quick primer. March 16, 2010 7:29 PM Dotcom celebrates 25th birthday (AFP) AFP - Recognize Symbolics.com? Probably not. But 25 years ago this week the Massachusetts computer maker played a bit role in history -- it was the first company to register a .com address on what would eventually become known as the World Wide Web. March 16, 2010 6:05 PM John Doerr to leave Amazon board (Reuters) Reuters - Amazon.com Inc said that John Doerr, a renowned venture capitalist who, early on, funded many of the Internet's biggest names, will not run for reelection to the board at the company's next shareholder meeting. March 16, 2010 5:26 PM Microsoft embraces HTML5 specification in IE9 (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Potentially toughening the competitive landscape for its own Silverlight rich Internet application platform, Microsoft will expand support for the HTML5 specification in its Internet Explorer 9 browser, under a plan revealed Tuesday. March 16, 2010 4:33 PM