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Report: Calif. Workers' Comp Insurance Market Still Needs Improvement California workers' compensation claims and disability costs have dropped significantly since the state's workers' compensation system was overhauled in 2003 and 2004. Yet "many of the same ... March 15, 2010 6:15 PM Union General Provides Market for Homeowners Associations in California Union General has an "A+" rated carrier offering coverage to California agents for common area exposure for homeowners associations. Pricing is on a per unit basis. Limits up to $2,000,000 ... March 15, 2010 12:10 PM New Startups, Only 1% of All Firms, Generate 10% of New Jobs While discussion about economic recovery focuses primarily on expanding job growth in existing companies, a new study suggests policies should be focused more on creating a favorable environment ... March 15, 2010 11:50 AM CNA Enhances Precasters Coverage With Expense Reimbursement CNA has enhanced its current coverages for precasters with the Concrete Product Rework endorsement, which will reimburse precasters for expenses arising out of the removal, repair or replacement ... March 15, 2010 11:48 AM 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

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China again tells Google to obey the law (AFP) AFP - China on Tuesday again warned Google not to stop filtering its web search engine results, as speculation mounted about the company's plans following its threat to leave over censorship and cyberattacks. March 16, 2010 3:04 AM China star Zhang takes blame in 'Donationgate' (AFP) AFP - Chinese film starlet Zhang Ziyi has taken the blame for an earthquake donation scandal in her first comments on a flap that sparked a firestorm of Internet criticism and questions about her honesty. March 15, 2010 11:40 PM Twitter working on Chinese registration page (AP) AP - Twitter is working on a way to allow Chinese users to sign up to the social networking site in their own language, a co-founder of the site said Monday night, but access to the popular site remains blocked in the country. March 15, 2010 10:18 PM HBO puts "The Pacific" online (Reuters) Reuters - HBO has put Sunday's first hour of its WWII mega-budget production "The Pacific" on its Web site. Don't get used to it, though, the other nine hours will air only on HBO (until the DVD release, of course). March 15, 2010 9:32 PM 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 FCC's National Broadband Plan: What's Next? (PC World) PC World - When the U.S. Federal Communications Commission officially releases the nation's first national broadband plan Tuesday, the document will be just the start of a long process to extend broadband service to millions [m] of U.S. residents. March 15, 2010 8:40 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