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Court Orders Employer to Repay $104K to Texas Mutual Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced that a Travis County district court sentenced Cheryl Bussey of Mansfield, Texas, on workers' compensation fraud-related charges. Bussey was sentenced to 10 ... July 30, 2010 11:00 AM Illinois Insurance Agency, Agents Face Steep Fines; Licenses Revoked The Illinois Department of Insurance revoked the insurance producer licenses of a Lake Bluff-based insurance agency and three insurance agents, including two from Antioch and one from Chicago, for ... July 30, 2010 10:36 AM Westfield Group Names Clay New Group Leader, CEO Ohio-based Westfield Group has selected James R. Clay as its next group leader and chief executive officer. Clay currently serves as insurance leader and president. He has served the company for ... July 30, 2010 10:27 AM Texas Public Entities Earn $200K from Work Comp Dividend Plan The Board of Trustees of Texas Political Subdivisions JSIF has voted to approve $200,000 in workers' compensation insurance dividend payments to member local government entities throughout Texas. ... July 30, 2010 10:14 AM A.J. Gallagher Buys Remaining Interest in Australia's Specialised Broking Chicago-based global insurance brokerage firm Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired the remaining 60 percent equity interest in Specialised Broking Associates Pty. Ltd, (SBA) headquartered in ... July 30, 2010 10:13 AM Upcoming Kansas Primary to Decide Next Insurance Commissioner Experience and support for the new federal health care reform law are the defining issues in a Republican primary for Kansas insurance commissioner that will determine who holds the office for the ... July 30, 2010 10:12 AM Frost Insurance Adds Bondurant as Commercial Practice Leader Rick Bondurant has joined Frost Insurance Agency in Austin, Texas, as statewide Commercial Lines Practice leader. In this role, Bondurant is responsible for leading the planning, organizing and ... July 30, 2010 10:07 AM Aon's Q2 Results Boosted by Acquisitions, Brokerage Business Aon reported net income of $153 million in the second quarter 2010, compared to $149 million for the prior year quarter. Net income from continuing operations increased 22 percent to $179 million, ... July 30, 2010 10:04 AM New Mexico Apoints Franchini Insurance Superintendent The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission has appointed John G. Franchini Superintendent of Insurance by a 4-1 vote. Franchini, a New Mexico native, boasts nearly four decades of insurance ... July 30, 2010 9:20 AM Florida Regulators Recover $11 Million for Insurance Policyholders The Florida Department of Financial Services says it has helped recover more than $11.1 million for Florida's insurance consumers in the first half of 2010. "Especially in these tough economic ... July 30, 2010 8:42 AM

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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 Microsoft's IE9 Beta Arrives in September (PC Magazine) PC Magazine - Addressing an audience at the company's annual financial analyst meeting in Redmond, Microsoft COO Kevin Turner announced that a beta for Internet Explorer 9, the latest version of its popular browser, will be available fore download this September. July 30, 2010 5:14 AM