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Worker's Compensation Bill Passes Oklahoma Senate The Oklahoma Senate has passed a bill aimed at worker's compensation system reform, SB 1973, sponsored by Senate President Pro Tem Glenn Coffee. Provisions of SB 1973 include: Decreases the ... March 11, 2010 10:57 AM Calif. Earthquake Authority CEO Testifies In Support of Cat Insurance Bill California Earthquake Authority CEO Glenn Pomeroy testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity and Subcommittee on Capital Markets, ... March 11, 2010 10:41 AM Holt Joins Higginbotham & Associates Parker Holt has joined the Austin, Texas, office of independent insurance and financial services brokerage firm Higginbotham & Associates as vice president. He is a property/casualty insurance ... March 11, 2010 10:28 AM National Interstate Adds 144 Companies to Group Programs in 2009 Richfield, Ohio-based National Interstate Insurance Company reports it experienced significant expansion in its Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) component in 2009. The company added 114 companies ... March 11, 2010 10:24 AM Sen. Dodd to Move Unveil Financial Regulatory Reform Next Week Senator Christopher Dodd said Thursday that he will present on Monday his own version of a financial reform bill after compromise talks with Senate Republicans broke down. Dodd, the chairman of ... March 11, 2010 10:14 AM Zurich Picks Perritaz to Replace Howie as Asia-Pacific/Middle East CFO Zurich Financial Services Group has appointed Pascal Perritaz (37, Swiss citizen) to the position of Chief Financial Officer Asia-Pacific and Middle East (APME), effective April 1, 2010. He ... March 11, 2010 9:52 AM Fitch Holds Conference on China's Life, Non-Life Insurance Sectors Fitch Ratings hosted a teleconference today, March 11 on the performance of China's life and non-life insurance sectors. A replay of the conference is expected to be posted soon on the rating ... March 11, 2010 9:49 AM U.S. Traffic Fatality Rate Fell to Lowest Ever Recorded in 2009 The number of overall traffic fatalities reported at the end of 2009 reached the lowest level since 1954, declining for the 15th consecutive quarter, the U.S. Department of Transportation ... March 11, 2010 9:44 AM Obama Health Secretary Keeps Pressure on Health Insurers Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius ratcheted up the pressure on health insurance companies Wednesday, urging them to forgo short-term profits to make coverage more affordable ... March 11, 2010 9:20 AM Maine Plaintiffs Lose Ruling in Light Cigarette Lawsuit Smokers suing Philip Morris and its parent company over light cigarettes will have to start from scratch with their lawsuit in Maine. A federal judge in Bangor has denied plaintiffs' request to ... March 11, 2010 9:19 AM

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Pink Floyd wins battle with EMI over online sales (AP) AP - In a victory for the concept album, Britain's High Court on Thursday ordered record company EMI Group Ltd. to stop selling downloads of Pink Floyd tracks individually rather than as part of the band's original records. March 11, 2010 10:41 AM Pink Floyd wins UK court battle with EMI label (Reuters) Reuters - British rock band Pink Floyd won its court battle with EMI on Thursday with a ruling that prevents the record company from selling single downloads on the internet from the group's concept albums. March 11, 2010 10:18 AM Summary Box: Huge 'botnet' only slowed by takedown (AP) AP - BOTNET AMPUTATED: An Internet provider thought to be helping spread malicious software was taken down, apparently cutting criminals off from millions of personal computers under their control. March 11, 2010 9:26 AM 2nd mistrial declared in case against NJ blogger (AP) AP - A New York judge has declared a second mistrial in the case against a New Jersey blogger charged with threatening federal judges. March 11, 2010 7:30 AM Digital mirror: fashion brands convey glamour online (Reuters) Reuters - With videos of catwalk shows, pictures of glamorous models and a catalog of chic products, luxury brands are creating "digital mirrors" online as they turn to the internet to tap into growing e-commerce demand. March 11, 2010 5:43 AM Virgin Media to trial broadband over telegraph poles (Reuters) Reuters - British cable operator Virgin Media is testing a new technology to deliver ultrafast broadband over telegraph poles which could allow it to extend its reach to another 1 million homes. March 11, 2010 4:28 AM MySpace upping ante in online social games (AFP) AFP - MySpace began courting videogame developers as it moved to capitalize on the booming popularity of playing games online at social networks. March 10, 2010 11:39 PM Motorola to Put Bing Search on Android Phones (PC World) PC World - Motorola will start loading Microsoft's search and map services onto its Android smartphones in China, bringing more non-Google services to the phones amid a row between Google and China. March 10, 2010 10:10 PM Nikon Coolpix S360 12-Megapixel Camera (PC World) PC World - Online photography store Adorama is offering a factory-refurbished Nikon Coolpix S360 digital camera in black for just $129.95 with free shipping. The 12-megapixel camera features a 7X optical zoom, four-way image stabilization, a 2.7-inch LCD, and in-camera editing features. It has nifty features such as a Sport Continuous Mode for high-speed image capture, and a Smart Portrait System that includes face-priority autofocus, Smile Mode, Blink Proof, and in-camera Red-Eye Fix. March 10, 2010 9:56 PM Huge 'botnet' amputated, but criminals reconnect (AP) AP - The sudden takedown of an Internet provider thought to be helping spread one of the most promiscuous pieces of malicious software out there appears to have cut off criminals from potentially millions of personal computers under their control. March 10, 2010 8:38 PM