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IMA Promotes Sims and Harvath to Vice Presidents Denver-based IMA of Colorado Inc., a retail insurance brokerage, announced that Cathy Sims has been promoted to vice president – employee benefits, and Sandy Harvath has been promoted to ... March 10, 2010 11:10 PM Zurich North America Commercial Names Rasor to Lead Construction Unit Property and casualty insurance provider Zurich named Scott Rasor as head of Zurich North America Commercial's Construction group. Rasor previously served as senior vice president for ... March 10, 2010 11:29 AM Aon Offers $100M Limits for Global Contractual Liability Aon Construction Services Group has secured an offering for up to $100 million in limits to address contractual liabilities such as force majeure events, liquidated damages and performance ... March 09, 2010 6:43 PM CatCoverage.com Offers Alternative to Federal Flood Insurance The Natural Catastrophe Insurance Program (NCIP), available at www.CatCoverage.com, says it is providing an online alternative to the National Flood Insurance Program for agents, brokers and ... March 09, 2010 6:38 PM Markel, Towing Contractors Renew Insurance Partnership Markel has renewed its partnership with the Independent Garage & Towing Contractors, Inc. (IGTC) to administer a tailored insurance program for tow truck companies and to work with local ... March 09, 2010 6:30 PM Ark. Regulators Suspend Agent License of Standridge for Dishonest Practices Arkansas' Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford has immediately suspended the resident producer license of Steve Standridge, founder of the Steve Standridge Insurance Inc. based in Mount Ida, Ark., ... March 10, 2010 12:11 PM Judge Dismisses Suit over New Jersey Teen Driver Decals New Jersey judge has upheld a new law that requires drivers younger than 21 to display identifying decals on their vehicle license plates. State Superior Court Judge Robert Brennan dismissed a ... March 10, 2010 11:32 AM Society of CISR Adds Members to Board of Governors Austin, Texas-based The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research has announced the addition of five new members to the 2010-2016 Certified Insurance Service Representatives (CISR) ... March 10, 2010 11:21 AM Rockhill Adds Schneider to Environmental Insurance Team Rockhill Underwriting Management, based in Kansas City, Mo., has hired Kenneth Schneider as senior vice president of its Environmental unit. Schneider will manage all aspects of the environmental ... March 10, 2010 11:18 AM Lobell Joins Insurance Marketing & Sales Society Designation Programs Rhonda Lobell has signed on as sponsor for the American Insurance Marketing & Sales (AIMS) Society Certified Professional Insurance Agent (CPIA) designation programs in Louisiana and ... March 10, 2010 11:11 AM

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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 US city schools locked down after online threat (AFP) AFP - A vague threat apparently posted by an Australian on two social networking sites led to the lockdown on Wednesday of all schools in the busy midwestern US city of Minneapolis, officials said. March 10, 2010 7:59 PM After Takedown, Botnet-linked ISP Troyak Resurfaces (PC World) PC World - Last week FBI Director Robert Mueller called the fight against hackers "the cyber equivalent of cat-and-mouse." On Wednesday security experts trying to take down the Zeus botnet got a taste of what he meant. March 10, 2010 6:10 PM Bing gains US search market share for ninth straight month (AFP) AFP - Microsoft's new Internet search engine Bing slightly increased its share of the US search market in February, the ninth straight month of modest gains, online tracking firm comScore said Wednesday. March 10, 2010 5:32 PM Bing Gains Again -- Should Google Worry? (PC World) PC World - Microsoft's Bing search engine may still be a bit player in the lucrative online search business dominated by Google, but it's slowly and steadily gaining users. And it appears that Bing's share is coming at the expense of both Google and Yahoo, the latter of which recently teamed up with Microsoft to be more competitive in online search. March 10, 2010 4:55 PM Summary Box: OnLive game streaming to come in June (AP) AP - THE SERVICE: OnLive will let you "stream" popular high-end games over the Internet, using a mechanism similar to watching TV shows or listening to music online. March 10, 2010 4:28 PM Summary Box: Global Net agency reconsiders `.xxx' (AP) AP - THE PROPOSAL: A ".xxx" Internet suffix where porn sites can voluntarily set up shop away from the wandering eyes of children and teenagers. March 10, 2010 4:21 PM