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Insurance fraud rears its ugly head The good news is automobile insurance in Ontario will not go up much under new rules that come into effect on Sept. 1, and might even go down slightly. The bad news is you are about to get less coverage for your buck July 31, 2010 10:17 AM Life insurance firms mull riders to take policyholders for a ride The dirty tricks departments in life insurance firms are busy at work to beat the new regulations for unit-linked insurance policy (ULIP) issued by the regulator, capping the various charges that they can levy on policyholders. August 01, 2010 1:45 AM Video: Insurance management experiences growth and job creation The number of managed insurance companies in Malta, annual gross premium written by them and the number of jobs created in this sector have increased substantially over the last couple of years. These results were presented by the Malta Insurance Management Association in their 2010 Market Survey Report. Minister of Finance, the Economy and Investment Tonio [...] August 01, 2010 2:05 AM Insurance management experiences growth and job creation Managed insurance companies in Malta, annual gross premium written by them and the number of jobs created in this sector have increased substantially over the last couple of years, according to the results of the 2010 market survey report, presented by the Malta Insurance Management Association. July 30, 2010 7:27 AM Mysterious 'insurance file' posted on WikiLeaks Whistleblower website WikiLeaks has posted a mysterious encrypted "insurance file," touching off speculation about what it contains. July 31, 2010 10:05 PM Life Insurance Company of LI Motivational Speaker Files Lawsuit Principal Life Insurance, the life insurance company of Woodmere motivational speaker Jeffrey Locker, has filed a federal lawsuit saying that they will not pay the $4 million claim because Locker had lied about his income and other things when he bought the policy. Kenneth Minor, the suspect in the killing of Locker, who was stabbed and [...] July 31, 2010 12:52 PM Insurance tactics take advantage of survivors The package arrived at Cindy Lohman's home just two weeks after she learned that her son, Ryan, a 24-year-old Army sergeant, had been killed by a bomb in Afghanistan. It was a thick, 9-by-12-inch envelope from Prudential Financial Inc., which handles life... Insurance - Prudential Financial - Afghanistan - Business - Financial Services July 31, 2010 8:21 PM Health insurance assistance program expands in Sussex County Newton The State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) is expanding in Sussex County. August 01, 2010 1:50 AM NRMA Insurance Urges Queensland Drivers to Keep Eyes on Road NRMA Insurance is urging Queensland drivers to reposition their portable GPS units and keep their eyes on the road, after running road tests to investigate their impact on driver attention and safety. July 31, 2010 2:00 AM Prudential Insurance Sued Over Veteran Life-Insurance Claims, Lawyer Says Prudential Insurance Co. of America was sued over its handling of veterans’ life-insurance claims, a lawyer for the plaintiffs said. The filing couldn’t immediately be confirmed in court records. July 29, 2010 4:24 PM

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Soaring e-book sales speak volumes (AFP) AFP - After years of lurking in the literary wilderness, the e-book market has exploded with online retailer Amazon.com's digital volumes recently overtaking sales of their hardcover counterparts. August 01, 2010 12:54 AM Hack attack hits ATM jackpots (AFP) AFP - Computer security researcher Barnaby Jack jokes that he has resorted to hiding cash under his bed since figuring out how to crack automated teller machines remotely using the Internet. July 31, 2010 5:19 PM Google Cries Wolf as Outage Disrupts China Operations (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - After assuming the worst with its China operations, Google on Thursday evening backed off accusations of censorship in the communist nation. Google said earlier Thursday that the Chinese government was blocking its search engine, Google Mobile, and Google Ad products. Google also said its news and image services were being "partially blocked." July 30, 2010 4:01 PM Microsoft Will Try to Block Google-Yahoo Japan Deal (PC World) PC World - A legal battle is brewing between Microsoft and Google for control of Japan's lucrative search market. July 30, 2010 3:40 PM RIM’s rumored 'BlackPad' tablet due in November? (Ben Patterson) Ben Patterson - Rumors of a BlackBerry tablet are heating up by the day, with Bloomberg now claiming that the BlackPad — yes, the BlackPad — will arrive in November, complete with an iPad-size screen and the ability to connect to the Internet via either Wi-Fi or your Bluetooth-connected BlackBerry. July 30, 2010 2:54 PM Sprint prepping 'Peel' mobile Wi-Fi case for iPod Touch? (Ben Patterson) Ben Patterson - Take an iPod Touch, add Wi-Fi and an Internet-calling app like Skype, and you’ve pretty much got a phone, right? Now comes word that Sprint could be prepping a cradle for the Touch that acts as a portable hotspot, good for keeping the iPod in a Wi-Fi cloud when Sprint 3G coverage is available. July 30, 2010 1:38 PM Amazon updates Kindle app with inline dictionary, more (Macworld.com) Macworld.com - Amazon on Thursday released significant upgrades to its Kindle app for iPhone and iPad. Just days after the company announced the new Kindle 3, Amazon’s made the iOS version of its e-reader even more competitive with its hardware device: The app now includes a dictionary with 250,000 entries, adds the ability to search within books on the iPad, and improves the experience of searching books on the iPhone and iPod touch. July 30, 2010 12:23 PM FBI access to e-mail, Web data raises privacy fear (AP) AP - Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. Expanding the reach of law enforcement to snoop on e-mail traffic or on Web surfing. Those are among the criticisms being aimed at the FBI as it tries to update a key surveillance law. July 30, 2010 12:19 PM HOW TO: Manage a Sustainable Online Community (Mashable) Mashable - Rob Howard is the CTO/founder of enterprise collaboration software company Telligent. July 30, 2010 8:33 AM Australia govt expands proposed broadband network (AP) AP - Australia's government expanded its ambitious plan to bring broadband to much of the vast country, adding 300,000 homes and businesses to the coverage area Friday in hopes of winning votes in next month's federal election. July 30, 2010 8:16 AM