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Auto insurance: How much is enough? You probably spent a lot of time studying which car you wanted to buy and trying to get the best price. Well, you need to spend just as much time thinking about your auto insurance needs. February 04, 2012 3:32 AM DAVE RAMSEY: Insurance is good for risks you can't afford Dear Dave: I've got auto insurance, but can you tell me what other kinds of insurance are good to have? — Chris February 04, 2012 4:50 PM Industry seeks no rate increase for auto insurance Drivers are getting a little good news: Auto insurance rates are not going up this year. This is the second year in a row that the state's auto insurers have not sought a rate increase. February 02, 2012 7:16 PM Poor pay more for auto insurance The poor pay more for auto insurance and that ain't fair. That's the executive summary of a new study by the Consumer Federation of America funded by the Ford Foundation that calls for an end to de facto price discrimination based on questionable rating factors. February 03, 2012 11:47 AM Auto Insurance: The Next Frontier In Discriminatory Practices Against America's Poor They can't even get lower rates if they try.  January 31, 2012 2:40 PM How to choose the right auto body repair shop It's stressful enough having a car accident, dealing with your auto insurance company and worrying about how to get around. The last thing you need is to get the runaround from the auto body shop tasked ... February 03, 2012 12:00 AM Auto insurance rates not going up Drivers are getting a little good news: Auto insurance rates are not going up this year. February 02, 2012 8:51 AM J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Auto Insurance Claims Satisfaction Remains Steady, Despite an Increase in Claims ... WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Overall customer satisfaction with the auto claims experience remained stable during the fourth quarter of 2011, despite an increase in the number ... January 31, 2012 8:00 AM Advocates: Auto insurance hurts poor The Consumer Federation of America charged Monday that the nation's poorest drivers are being charged unfairly high auto insurance premiums because of discriminatory practices and the organization called on state insurance regulators to do something about it. January 30, 2012 10:21 PM Auto-Owners Insurance Group Selects Guidewire Solution for Claims Management Auto-Owners Insurance Company , a leading U.S. property/casualty insurer, and Guidewire Software, Inc. , a provider of core system software to P/C insurers, today announced that Auto-Owners has selected Guidewire ClaimCenter® as its new claims management system. January 26, 2012 1:05 PM

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BB&T Purchases Leading Wholesale Insurance Brokerage WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT - News) announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire the life and property and casualty insurance operating divisions ... February 03, 2012 4:56 AM Scottsdale Insurance Company® Celebrates 30 Remarkable Years of Providing Exceptional Excess & Surplus Coverage Scottsdale Insurance Company, a leader in the Excess & Surplus and Specialty Lines arena, celebrates 30 years in business. Founded in January 1982 by Rollie Wiegers with backin February 02, 2012 11:02 AM Want Better Car Insurance Rates? You Have to Make the Call - Your Money A retiree qualified for lower car insurance premiums, but found that out only after a chance piece of mail prodded him to call his insurer. February 03, 2012 5:14 AM Sentry Insurance Chooses Varicent for Flexibility, Scalability and Agility Varicent Software Incorporated, announced today that Sentry Insurance Group, one of the largest mutual insurance companies in the United States, has selected Varicent to manage its internal sales incentive compensation processes. February 02, 2012 8:00 AM Insurance to cost more in areas hit by natural disasters SINGAPORE - Commercial insurance rates in Asia are expected to climb in regions affected by natural disasters following record insurance losses last year. February 05, 2012 1:53 AM Two Insurance Agents Accused Of Embezzling Two insurance agents are accused of embezzling more than $422,000 from their company, mostly by pocketing cash payments made by their customers. February 04, 2012 8:55 PM Insurance firm seeks limits in Sandusky case An insurance company covering Pennsylvania State University asked Philadelphia Common Pleas Court to limit its exposure from a lawsuit filed by an alleged sex-abuse victim of Jerry Sandusky. February 02, 2012 12:49 AM Chances for coastal insurance overhauls uncertain on eve of legislative session Grass-roots activists in Mobile and Baldwin counties are calling for insurance companies to provide more information, more widely available coverage and lower rates for homeowners in south Alabama. Insurance companies will likely oppose such legislative efforts. And on the eve of the 2012 legislative session, which begins Tuesday, the prospects for significant changes to state insurance law ... February 05, 2012 6:07 AM Insurance policies may soon be available in demat form After shares and mutual funds, its now the turn of insurance policies to be digitised, with insurance regulator IRDA expected to give the nod for making policies available in demat form. February 04, 2012 10:09 PM Home insurance needs to be readied for winter risks Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas B. Leonardi has reminded consumers to review their policies with their carrier or agent to ensure they are adequately protected during this winter season. February 04, 2012 1:06 PM

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Singapore's Artivision says in tie-up with Intel (Reuters) Reuters - Artivision Technologies Ltd, a Singapore firm that specializes in online video advertising, said on Sunday its technology may be incorporated into a software kit being developed by Intel Corp. February 05, 2012 11:03 AM Hackers intercept FBI, Scotland Yard call (AP) AP - Trading jokes and swapping leads, investigators from the FBI and Scotland Yard spent the conference call strategizing about how to bring down the hacking collective known as Anonymous, responsible for a string of embarrassing attacks across the Internet. February 04, 2012 5:04 AM Apple, Motorola in patent struggle in Germany (AP) AP - Apple Inc. has temporarily blocked Motorola Mobility's attempt to have it withdraw several iPhone and iPad models from its Internet store in Germany, the latest twist in an extended legal duel over patents between the companies. February 03, 2012 11:28 PM Star Wars, Ferris Bueller drive Super Bowl ad buzz (Reuters) Reuters - The Super Bowl is still two days away but some advertisers already are looking like winners as their yet-to-be-aired commercials score millions of hits online and rack up pre-game buzz. February 03, 2012 9:30 PM Cuban blogger says government bars trip to Brazil (Reuters) Reuters - The Cuban government has denied a request by dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez to travel to Brazil, her 19th failed effort to obtain a permit to leave the country, she said on Friday. February 03, 2012 9:27 PM Anonymous publishes FBI call on hacking (Reuters) Reuters - Internet activist group Anonymous published a recording on Friday of a confidential call between FBI agents and London detectives in which the law-enforcement agents discuss action they are taking against hacking. February 03, 2012 7:28 PM Law enforcement websites under attack by hackers (AP) AP - Saboteurs have hacked into the websites of several law enforcement agencies worldwide in attacks attributed to the collective called Anonymous, including in Boston and in Salt Lake City, where police say personal information of confidential informants and tipsters was accessed. February 03, 2012 8:04 PM Apple to resume full online sales in Germany (Reuters) Reuters - Apple Inc said it was cleared to resume selling older models of its iPhone and 3G-based iPads via its German online store on Friday, after the suspension of an injunction won by Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc in December. February 03, 2012 4:50 PM Megaupload founder refused bail in New Zealand (Reuters) Reuters - A New Zealand court refused an appeal by the founder of online file-sharing site Megaupload.com to be freed on bail, Friday, agreeing with prosecutors there was a risk he would attempt to flee before an extradition hearing. February 03, 2012 4:30 PM Madonna launching video on billboards, online (AP) AP - Clear Channel is giving Madonna all its luvin'. February 03, 2012 12:49 PM