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Ex-AIG Employees Might Sue Over Reduced Bonuses Several former American International Group Inc. employees might sue the insurer after it gave them less retention bonus money than they should have received, their lawyers said Monday. AIG is ... March 15, 2010 1:34 PM Ratings Recap: GIC India, Top Layer Re, AIA (Australia), PartnerRe (notes) A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of 'A-' (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of "a-" of General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC), both with stable outlooks. The ... March 15, 2010 12:21 PM Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Emergency Room Tort Reform Law The Georgia Supreme Court has upheld the state's 2005 tort reform legislation that limits the liability of emergency room medical care providers. The 4-3 ruling turned aside complaints that the ... March 15, 2010 12:21 PM Except for Citizens Immunity, Louisiana Regulators' Bills Mostly 'Clean-Up' In a briefing session to introduce a package of bills supported by the Louisiana Department of Insurance for the upcoming legislative session, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon described the ... March 15, 2010 11:48 AM Trucking Led To $480 Million in Calif. Workers' Comp Payments Injuries in the trucking industry led to more than $480 million in workers' compensation medical and indemnity payments, according to the California Workers' Compensation Institute. The group, ... March 15, 2010 11:39 AM Stricter Levee Regs Looming for Montana Communities Representatives of riverside communities in Montana say looming federal requirements that they upgrade or certify local levee systems could overwhelm small town budgets. Homeowners in areas that ... March 15, 2010 11:33 AM National Alliance Research Academy Appoints Board of Directors The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research has announced the addition of four new members to the 2010 Academy Board of Directors. The new chairman is Randy Dumm, Ph.D., Florida ... March 15, 2010 11:22 AM Calif. Low Cost Auto Insurance Program Participation Up 30% California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced that in February, the California Low Cost Auto Insurance Program (CLCA) saw the highest number of enrollees in any one month during the ... March 15, 2010 11:16 AM Venbrook Insurance Services Adds Thomas to Staff Venbrook Insurance Services in Del Mar, Calif., has hired Michael Thomas to its staff. He was formerly with Willis Insurance Services. March 15, 2010 11:11 AM Catlin Arctic Survey 2010 Explorers Begin Sea Ice Mission A team of veteran polar explorers on Sunday began a 500-kilometer [312 mile] trek across the floating sea ice of the Arctic Ocean as part of the Catlin Arctic Survey 2010, an international ... March 15, 2010 11:11 AM

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Ambitious plan seeks to make US a broadband leader (AFP) AFP - US regulators have unveiled details of an ambitious plan designed to vault the United States into the ranks of world leaders in high-speed Internet access over the next decade. March 15, 2010 8:51 PM Cuba slams US easing of sanctions on Web services (AFP) AFP - A US decision to ease sanctions on Cuba and two other countries to allow exports of Internet services is intended to "destabilize" the communist island, Cuba's government has said. March 15, 2010 8:25 PM Venezuela denies plans to censor Internet (Reuters) Reuters - Venezuela is not planning to censor the Web or to shut down social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook, officials said on Monday, after President Hugo Chavez called for regulation of the Internet. March 15, 2010 7:03 PM Broadband plan aims to boost speed, wireless (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. regulators released a blueprint for upgrading Internet access for all Americans, with Internet speeds up to 25 times the current average, expanded coverage and more airwaves for mobile services. March 15, 2010 7:00 PM Yahoo loses revenue chief to Web content start-up (Reuters) Reuters - Yahoo Inc's head of North American revenue and market development is leaving the company to join private online content start-up Demand Media, becoming the latest executive to depart the Web giant's ranks. March 15, 2010 6:58 PM Google expects Android to 'flourish' in China: CFO (AFP) AFP - Google expects its Android mobile operating system to "flourish" in China, Google's chief financial officer said Monday amid a two-month standoff with Beijing over Web censorship and cyberattacks. March 15, 2010 6:20 PM Google sees mobile ad rates passing PC rates (Reuters) Reuters - Google Inc said that it expects the rates that companies pay for search ads on mobile phones could surpass the rates of its existing PC-based ad business thanks to the growing popularity of powerful smartphones. March 15, 2010 5:19 PM Will You Pay for Online News? Pew Study Says No (PC World) PC World - The average U.S. consumer loves to read news online, but only one in five is willing to pay for it. And if your favorite news site suddenly erects a pay wall that requires subscription or pay-per-article fees, more than four of five of you would simply get your news elsewhere. March 15, 2010 5:14 PM Summary Box: FCC unveils sweeping broadband plan (AP) AP - THE PROPOSAL: Bring high-speed Internet access to more areas of the country and make existing connections faster. March 15, 2010 5:06 PM FCC unveiling sweeping national broadband plan (AP) AP - More corners of the country would have high-speed Internet access and existing connections would become much faster under a sweeping proposal to overhaul U.S. broadband policy that is being unveiled Tuesday. March 15, 2010 5:04 PM