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Debate: Reputation Insurance a Good Idea?
by Michael Fertik, Reputation.com
February 05, 2012 7:10 PM

State investigating insurance auditor
The Arizona Board of Accountancy is investigating the firm that conducted audits for the Valley Schools Management Group.
February 05, 2012 6:36 PM

Scottsdale Insurance Company® Celebrates 30 Remarkable Years of Providing Exceptional Excess & Surplus Coverage
Scottsdale Insurance Company, a leader in the Excess & Surplus and Specialty Lines arena, celebrates 30 years in business. Founded in January 1982 by Rollie Wiegers with backin
February 02, 2012 11:02 AM

BB&T Purchases Leading Wholesale Insurance Brokerage
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT - News) announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire the life and property and casualty insurance operating divisions ...
February 03, 2012 4:56 AM

Fears over flood-insurance coverage
Thousands of people living in low-lying areas across the east of England could face problems getting adequate flood insurance for their homes thanks to an impasse between the government and the insurance industry.
February 06, 2012 1:23 AM

Want Better Car Insurance Rates? You Have to Make the Call - Your Money
A retiree qualified for lower car insurance premiums, but found that out only after a chance piece of mail prodded him to call his insurer.
February 03, 2012 5:14 AM

Two Insurance Agents Accused Of Embezzling
Two insurance agents are accused of embezzling more than $422,000 from their company, mostly by pocketing cash payments made by their customers.
February 04, 2012 8:55 PM

Sentry Insurance Chooses Varicent for Flexibility, Scalability and Agility
Varicent Software Incorporated, announced today that Sentry Insurance Group, one of the largest mutual insurance companies in the United States, has selected Varicent to manage its internal sales incentive compensation processes.
February 02, 2012 8:00 AM

Insurance to cost more in areas hit by natural disasters
SINGAPORE - Commercial insurance rates in Asia are expected to climb in regions affected by natural disasters following record insurance losses last year.
February 05, 2012 1:53 AM

Research and Markets: UK SME Insurance 2011 Report Contains Estimated Market Size and Five Year Forecasts
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "UK SME Insurance 2011" report to their offering.
February 06, 2012 2:20 AM

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Internet giants remove content after India court warning (Reuters)
Reuters - Internet giants Google Inc and Facebook removed content from some Indian domain websites on Monday following a court directive warning them of a crackdown "like China" if they did not take steps to protect religious sensibilities.
February 06, 2012 10:53 AM

Singapore's Artivision says in tie-up with Intel (Reuters)
Reuters - Artivision Technologies Ltd, a Singapore firm that specializes in online video advertising, said on Sunday its technology may be incorporated into a software kit being developed by Intel Corp.
February 05, 2012 11:03 AM

Hackers intercept FBI, Scotland Yard call (AP)

A general view of New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police Britain's for-most and largest police serviceFriday, Feb., 3, 2012. Hackers have intercepted a conference call between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Scotland Yard it has emerged . At the heart of the conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard was a strategy aimed at bringing down the hacking collective known as Anonymous, which has launched a series of embarrassing attacks across the Internet.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - Trading jokes and swapping leads, investigators from the FBI and Scotland Yard spent the conference call strategizing about how to bring down the hacking collective known as Anonymous, responsible for a string of embarrassing attacks across the Internet.



February 04, 2012 5:04 AM

Apple, Motorola in patent struggle in Germany (AP)
AP - Apple Inc. has temporarily blocked Motorola Mobility's attempt to have it withdraw several iPhone and iPad models from its Internet store in Germany, the latest twist in an extended legal duel over patents between the companies.
February 03, 2012 11:28 PM

Star Wars, Ferris Bueller drive Super Bowl ad buzz (Reuters)
Reuters - The Super Bowl is still two days away but some advertisers already are looking like winners as their yet-to-be-aired commercials score millions of hits online and rack up pre-game buzz.
February 03, 2012 9:30 PM

Cuban blogger says government bars trip to Brazil (Reuters)
Reuters - The Cuban government has denied a request by dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez to travel to Brazil, her 19th failed effort to obtain a permit to leave the country, she said on Friday.
February 03, 2012 9:27 PM

Anonymous publishes FBI call on hacking (Reuters)
Reuters - Internet activist group Anonymous published a recording on Friday of a confidential call between FBI agents and London detectives in which the law-enforcement agents discuss action they are taking against hacking.
February 03, 2012 7:28 PM

Law enforcement websites under attack by hackers (AP)

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters in Washington Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. Hackers claim to have intercepted and leaked a sensitive conference call between cyber crime investigators at the FBI and Scotland Yard. The hacker group Anonymous has released a roughly 15-minute-long recording of what appears to be a Jan. 17 conference call devoted to tracking and prosecuting members of the loose-knit hacking group.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Saboteurs have hacked into the websites of several law enforcement agencies worldwide in attacks attributed to the collective called Anonymous, including in Boston and in Salt Lake City, where police say personal information of confidential informants and tipsters was accessed.



February 03, 2012 8:04 PM

Apple to resume full online sales in Germany (Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Inc said it was cleared to resume selling older models of its iPhone and 3G-based iPads via its German online store on Friday, after the suspension of an injunction won by Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc in December.
February 03, 2012 4:50 PM

Megaupload founder refused bail in New Zealand (Reuters)
Reuters - A New Zealand court refused an appeal by the founder of online file-sharing site Megaupload.com to be freed on bail, Friday, agreeing with prosecutors there was a risk he would attempt to flee before an extradition hearing.
February 03, 2012 4:30 PM

 

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