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Insurance News - RouteOne and InsureExpress in auto insurance tie-up (Finextra) RouteOne announced


RouteOne and InsureExpress in auto insurance tie-up (Finextra)
RouteOne announced today that it has completed integration with InsureExpress, the nation's recognized leader in point-of-sale auto insurance.

Insurance Company Names Corvette, Mustang and Charger as Tomorrow's Collectors Cars of Today (Edmunds.com)
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. For auto buffs hoping they can one day unload their vehicle for a couple hundred thousand dollars at a Barrett-Jackson auction, Hagerty Insurance has created a list of new cars for sale in 2008 that it believes have the greatest potential to be collector cars in 15-20 years.

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Insurance News - Nevada auto theft-insurance fraud panel formed (KTVN Reno) CARSON CITY,


Nevada auto theft-insurance fraud panel formed (KTVN Reno)
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Gov. Jim Gibbons says he's forming a task force that will focus on organized insurance fraud and auto theft in Nevada. The panel will try to determine the statewide scope of such problems and their affect on consumers, and review potential solutions.

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Insurance News - Electric Insurance s Massachusetts Personal Auto Rate Filing Approved by Division


Electric Insurance s Massachusetts Personal Auto Rate Filing Approved by Division of Insurance (wallstreet:online AG)
Electric Insurance Company, a Beverly, Massachusetts based national provider of auto, homeowners,

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Insurance News - New Online Auto Insurance Agency Offers Savings for Parents of


New Online Auto Insurance Agency Offers Savings for Parents of New Drivers (Centre Daily Times)
A new online auto insurance agency seeks to change the way parents purchase auto insurance for teen drivers - a transaction that often costs hundreds of dollars more than necessary.

Insurance you don't need (The Morning Call)
| Everyone should have health insurance, a homeowners' or renters' policy and auto coverage. Add life insurance if you have dependents and disability insurance if you're working. But that's where you should draw the line and keep your wallet closed for the many more types of policies vying for your dollars.

Safe driving one of many ways to lower auto insurance premiums (Savannah Morning News)
My auto insurance went up several dollars a month after I was involved in an accident a few years ago, but during a three-year period the increase eventually went away. Did I say involved in an accident? I was the at-fault driver.

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Insurance News - Officials pave way for spread of long-term care insurance (Winona


Officials pave way for spread of long-term care insurance (Winona Daily News)
MINNEAPOLIS Many Minnesotans carry auto insurance, health insurance and life insurance. So why not long-term care insurance?

1/26 :: GAINSCO Auto Insurance to sponsor race (Indy Car)
Senior vice president of corporate marketing Andy Jordan says "it was an amazing bonus" for GAINSCO Auto Insurance to sponsor the IndyCar Series' season-opening race. The 200-lap GAINSCO Auto Insurance Indy 300 under the lights on the Homestead-Miami Speedway oval takes place March 29.

Moody's Sinks Bond Insurance Stocks (Washington Post)
NEW YORK -- Bond insurance stocks plunged Thursday after a ratings agency said Ambac Financial Group Inc.'s plan to raise cash may not be enough.

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Insurance News - Not all insurance is necessary (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)


Not all insurance is necessary (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)
1/83/8 NEW YORK | Everyone should have health insurance, a homeowners' or renters' policy and auto coverage. Add life insurance if you have dependents and disability insurance if you're working. But that's where you should draw the line and keep your wallet closed for the many more types of policies vying for your dollars. From the February issue of Money magazine, here are six types of ...

How to Save Money on Auto Insurance (Benton Evening News)
(ARA) - Shopping online is an incredibly efficient way to explore different auto insurance options. Instead of sitting on the phone with agents or filling out forms on various Web sites, you provide information just once and get a variety of quotes instantly, saving you time and money.

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Insurance News - Canceling auto insurance can be costly (Miami Herald) Q. On


Canceling auto insurance can be costly (Miami Herald)
Q. On Nov. 10, I purchased auto insurance with Ocean Harbor Casualty and gave a down payment of $326. On Nov. 28, I went to my insurance agent to cancel the policy.

Officials pave way for spread of long-term care insurance (Winona Daily News)
MINNEAPOLIS Many Minnesotans carry auto insurance, health insurance and life insurance. So why not long-term care insurance?

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Insurance News - Texas Auto Theft Numbers Climb in 2007 (The Auto Channel)


Texas Auto Theft Numbers Climb in 2007 (The Auto Channel)
IRVING, Texas, Jan. 24 -- The number of Allstate insured vehicles in Texas that were stolen and never found, jumped 11 percent from 2006 to 2007. Texas' second largest auto insurer says a large portion of these un-recovered vehicles were SUVs and trucks -- sending a message to drivers of these popular Texas vehicles that where and how you park your car can be as important as remembering to lock ...

Electric Insurance Receives a Top Ranking for Fifth Straight Year in the New York State Insurance Department's Annual ... (Centre Daily Times)
Electric Insurance Company announced today that it received the best possible score, or a 0.0 complaint ratio, from the recently released New York State Insurance Department's "Annual Ranking of Automobile Insurance Complaints" for 2006. The report shows that Electric Insurance had zero justified complaints. Out of the 44 companies ranked, Electric Insurance was one of only three companies that ...

Officials Pave Way For Long-Term Care Insurance (WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul)
Many Minnesotans carry auto insurance, health insurance and life insurance. So why not long-term care insurance?

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Insurance News - Insurance Auto Auctions Opens in Las Vegas Market (Business Wire


Insurance Auto Auctions Opens in Las Vegas Market (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WESTCHESTER, Ill.----Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc., a leader in automotive total loss and specialty salvage services in the United States, today announced the completion of the B&E Auto Auction acquisition in Henderson, Nevada and will immediately begin servicing the entire Southern Nevada region which includes the greater Las Vegas area.

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Insurance News - AI Risk's LexExpress Delivers Excess Auto Liability for Truckers (Insurance


AI Risk's LexExpress Delivers Excess Auto Liability for Truckers (Insurance Journal)
AI Risk Specialists Insurance, Inc., a brokerage subsidiary of American International Group, Inc., has unveiled LexExpress, excess auto liability insurance for small to medium sized fleets in the truc

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Insurance News - Insurance Auto Auctions Opens in Las Vegas Market (Business Wire


Insurance Auto Auctions Opens in Las Vegas Market (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WESTCHESTER, Ill.----Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc., a leader in automotive total loss and specialty salvage services in the United States, today announced the completion of the B&E Auto Auction acquisition in Henderson, Nevada and will immediately begin servicing the entire Southern Nevada region which includes the greater Las Vegas area.

Nigeria: Insurance PHB - the Emerging Brand (AllAfrica.com)
The times are good for Bank PHB and indeed all its subsidiaries Insurance PHB inclusive.

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Insurance News - How to Save Money on Auto Insurance (Benton Evening News)


How to Save Money on Auto Insurance (Benton Evening News)
(ARA) - Shopping online is an incredibly efficient way to explore different auto insurance options. Instead of sitting on the phone with agents or filling out forms on various Web sites, you provide information just once and get a variety of quotes instantly, saving you time and money.

N.C. Legislative Committee Examining Auto Insurance Rate Methods (Insurance Journal)
North Carolina's automobile insurance rates are among the country's lowest, but a special pool covering motorists for hundreds of thousands of vehicles doesn't work very well, industry officials told

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Insurance News - Controlling auto insurance rates (News 14 Carolina) NORTH CAROLINA --


Controlling auto insurance rates (News 14 Carolina)
NORTH CAROLINA -- The General Assembly is considering a massive overhaul to how the state sets auto insurance rates. Currently, companies propose increases which are either approved or denied by an elected insurance commissioner.

Florida's Allstate ban first big stand (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
When Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty banned Allstate last week from selling new auto insurance policies in the nation's fourth most populous state after the company flouted a subpoena regarding its homeowners insurance business, he took the unprecedented step of linking the state's goals for homeowners policies to coveted car insurance sales.

Florida Bans Allstate From Writing New Insurance Policies (AutoSpies.com)
Allstate Corp. will not be allowed to sell new auto insurance in Florida until it complies fully with subpoenas from the state seeking information about how it sets rates, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty announced Wednesday.

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Insurance News - BUSINESS Mandatory auto insurance premiums to be cut (Japan Today)


BUSINESS Mandatory auto insurance premiums to be cut (Japan Today)
TOKYO The government decided Friday to lower premiums for compulsory automobile liability insurance policies in April for the first time in 11 years due to a fall in the number of deaths in traffic accidents.

National Auto Insurance Report Shows Insurance Rates Fall 5.2% in 2007 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CLEVELAND----Insurance.com, the largest online auto insurance agency in the United States, reports that car insurance rates in 2007 were at their lowest in three years. The company's "2007 Auto Insurance Pricing Report" found that the average premium nationwide fell 5.2 percent in 2007 from 2006.

How to Save Money on Auto Insurance (Richfield Reaper)
(ARA) - Shopping online is an incredibly efficient way to explore different auto insurance options. Instead of sitting on the phone with agents or filling out forms on various Web sites, you provide information just once and get a variety of quotes instantly, saving you time and money.

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Insurance News - BUSINESS Mandatory auto insurance premiums to be cut (Japan Today)


BUSINESS Mandatory auto insurance premiums to be cut (Japan Today)
TOKYO The government decided Friday to lower premiums for compulsory automobile liability insurance policies in April for the first time in 11 years due to a fall in the number of deaths in traffic accidents.

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Insurance News - Florida bans Allstate insurance sales (Chicago Tribune) Fight over subpoenaed


Florida bans Allstate insurance sales (Chicago Tribune)
Fight over subpoenaed rate-setting information may have repercussions Allstate Corp. will not be allowed to sell new auto insurance in Florida until it complies fully with subpoenas from the state seeking information about how it sets rates, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty announced Wednesday.

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Insurance News - Insurance regulator proposes rate changes (The News & Observer) Insurance


Insurance regulator proposes rate changes (The News & Observer)
Insurance Commissioner Jim Long is recommending changing the way some auto insurance rates are set in order to eliminate a surcharge paid by all North Carolina drivers.

Allstate Has Insurance License Suspended (KMGH 7 Denver)
Regulators have suspended Allstate's insurance license to write new auto policies in Florida.

How to Save Money on Auto Insurance (Richfield Reaper)
(ARA) - Shopping online is an incredibly efficient way to explore different auto insurance options. Instead of sitting on the phone with agents or filling out forms on various Web sites, you provide information just once and get a variety of quotes instantly, saving you time and money.

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Insurance News - How to Save Money on Auto Insurance (Richfield Reaper) (ARA)


How to Save Money on Auto Insurance (Richfield Reaper)
(ARA) - Shopping online is an incredibly efficient way to explore different auto insurance options. Instead of sitting on the phone with agents or filling out forms on various Web sites, you provide information just once and get a variety of quotes instantly, saving you time and money.

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Insurance News - Weekly Car Guide: Detroit Auto Show (The Car Connection) Detroit


Weekly Car Guide: Detroit Auto Show (The Car Connection)
Detroit auto show highlights and more. (Weekly Car Guide)

Legislators to demand answers on insurance (Miami Herald)
A year after homeowners suffering with sky-high insurance bills were promised ''help is on the way,'' they're still waiting. Now, Florida's lawmakers, regulators and the governor are demanding to know why, mounting an offense with hearings under oath, subpoenas and a possible lawsuit against insurance companies that haven't complied with the new law that mandated insurance rate cuts.

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Insurance News - Top five frauds revealed by Manitoba Public Insurance (Carberry News-Express)


Top five frauds revealed by Manitoba Public Insurance (Carberry News-Express)
Auto insurance fraud isn't necessarily a sophisticated crime. It can be as simple as a driver with a learner stage licence claiming she had a supervising driver with her at the time of the crash. Or a vehicle owner, overwhelmed with car payments, arranging to have his vehicle stolen.

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Insurance News - Insurance companies prepare for onslaught (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay)


Insurance companies prepare for onslaught (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay)
Meanwhile, auto insurers are bracing for a mountain of paperwork as claims begin to pour in. Due to the magnitude of the crash, some of those claims may not be settled for years, according to officials.

Study: Insurance industry overcharges (Sun-Sentinel)
U.S. insurance companies systematically overcharge customers and underpay home and auto claims to pad their already-fat bottom lines, a consumer group said Thursday.

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Insurance News - Top five frauds revealed by Manitoba Public Insurance (Carberry News-Express)


Top five frauds revealed by Manitoba Public Insurance (Carberry News-Express)
Auto insurance fraud isn't necessarily a sophisticated crime. It can be as simple as a driver with a learner stage licence claiming she had a supervising driver with her at the time of the crash. Or a vehicle owner, overwhelmed with car payments, arranging to have his vehicle stolen.

Mass. Insurance Chief, AG Differ Over How to Regulate Auto Rates (Insurance Journal)
Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Nonnie Burnes and Attorney General Martha Coakley are at odds over how best to regulate the state's new competitive auto rates. Coakley thinks some insurers ar

Consumer group claims insurance companies overcharge for coverage, underpay for damages (KATC 3 Lafayette)
Associated Press - January 11, 2008 7:14 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - A consumer group says U.S. insurance companies systematically overcharge customers and underpay home and auto claims to pad...

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Insurance News - Consumer group rips insurance industry (MSNBC) U.S. insurance companies systematically


Consumer group rips insurance industry (MSNBC)
U.S. insurance companies systematically overcharge customers and underpay consumers home and auto claims to pad their already-fat bottom lines, a consumer group said.

Study: Insurance companies take a lot, give little (The Pueblo Chieftain)
WASHINGTON - U.S. insurance companies systematically overcharge customers and underpay home and auto claims to pad their already-fat bottom lines, a consumer group said Thursday. The Consumer Federation of America s insurance director, J. Robert Hunter, said insurance companies have enjoyed robust profits and contained losses largely by methodically overcharging consumers, cutting back on ...

Study: Insurance industry overcharges (Sun-Sentinel)
U.S. insurance companies systematically overcharge customers and underpay home and auto claims to pad their already-fat bottom lines, a consumer group said Thursday.

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Insurance News - Ky.: Insurance Fraud Charges Net Olive Hill Man 20 Days


Ky.: Insurance Fraud Charges Net Olive Hill Man 20 Days in Jail (Insurance Journal)
An Olive Hill, Ky., man received a sentence of 20 days in jail after presenting a fake auto insurance card to the Carter County clerk. Daniel D. McGlone, 49, entered guilty pleas on two misdemeano

Consumer group claims insurance companies overcharge for coverage, underpay for damages (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. insurance companies systematically overcharge customers and underpay consumers' home and auto claims to pad their already-fat bottom lines, a consumer group said today. ...

Insurance fraud gets man 5-10 years in prison (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
An escort service operator has been sentenced to prison for staging auto accidents to file fraudulent insurance claims.

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Insurance News - Schwarzenegger Insurance Tax Unfair to Homeowners, Lets Insurers Off the


Schwarzenegger Insurance Tax Unfair to Homeowners, Lets Insurers Off the Hook (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Insurance Interests Have Donated $3.8 Million To Schwarzenegger's Political Funds; Would Reap Benefit of Plan

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Insurance News - 2007 auto insurer complaint ranking released (Rome Observer) NEW YORK


2007 auto insurer complaint ranking released (Rome Observer)
NEW YORK - The New York State Insurance Department released its 2007 Annual Ranking of Automobile Insurance Complaints, which measures the number of complaints filed against insurance companies as a percentage of their total private passenger auto insurance.

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Insurance News - Cincinnati Insurance Company Selects Audatex as Its Exclusive Provider of


Cincinnati Insurance Company Selects Audatex as Its Exclusive Provider of Auto Physical Damage Estimating Software (Centre Daily Times)
Solera Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SLH), the leading global provider of software and services for the automobile insurance claims processing industry, today announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Audatex, has been selected by The Cincinnati Insurance Company as its exclusive supplier of automobile physical damage estimating software. Cincinnati Insurance has deployed Audatex Estimating(TM) and Audatex ...

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Insurance News - InsureMeOnline.com Launches Online Business (PRWeb) InsureMeOnline.com has launched a consumer-advocacy


InsureMeOnline.com Launches Online Business (PRWeb)
InsureMeOnline.com has launched a consumer-advocacy Web site that gives customers free, fast, accurate quotes on auto insurance, while ensuring privacy from calls and emails by insurance agents (PRWeb Jan 7, 2008) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/U2luZy1JbnNlLVN1bW0tUGlnZy1Mb3ZlLVplcm8=

Tougher to Reject Auto Insurance Applicants (donga.com)
It will be tougher for non-life insurance companies in Korea to reject applications for automobile insurance.

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Insurance News - Tips to Get the Best Auto Insurance Deal Online (Benton


Tips to Get the Best Auto Insurance Deal Online (Benton Evening News)
(ARA) - Shopping online is an incredibly efficient way to explore different auto insurance options. Instead of sitting on the phone with agents or filling out forms on various Web sites, you provide information just once and get a variety of quotes instantly, saving you time and money.

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Insurance News - Tips to Get the Best Auto Insurance Deal Online (Benton


Tips to Get the Best Auto Insurance Deal Online (Benton Evening News)
(ARA) - Shopping online is an incredibly efficient way to explore different auto insurance options. Instead of sitting on the phone with agents or filling out forms on various Web sites, you provide information just once and get a variety of quotes instantly, saving you time and money.

Tougher to Reject Auto Insurance Applicants (donga.com)
It will be tougher for non-life insurance companies in Korea to reject applications for automobile insurance.

Court: Teenager injured in stolen car may be entitled to insurance coverage (The Star-Ledger)
An East Orange teenager who was severely injured in a crash while riding in a stolen car may be entitled to coverage under his family's auto insurance policy, a state appeals court ruled yesterday.

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Insurance News - New York Ranks Least Complained About Auto Insurers (Insurance Journal)


New York Ranks Least Complained About Auto Insurers (Insurance Journal)
American Modern Insurance Group, a specialty auto insurer with about $17.5 million in annual premium, topped the list of New York's least complained about personal auto insurers for 2006, according to

CarInsurance.com Expands Insurance Carrier Platform for 2008 (Centre Daily Times)
CarInsurance.com, a pioneer in selling auto insurance over the Internet and directly to consumers through its Online Insurance Marketplace(TM), has added more carriers to its current 28 state agency product offering. CarInsurance.com offers car insurance and car insurance resources in all 50 states with added agency relationships in 28. This week CarInsurance.com announced its recent carrier ...

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Insurance News - Response Insurance Announces Withdrawal of Cancellations and Non-Renewals Due to


Response Insurance Announces Withdrawal of Cancellations and Non-Renewals Due to Disaster Declaration (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The Response Insurance Group of Companies, including the Washington licensed National Merit Insurance Company, announced it would voluntarily comply with Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler's request related to its auto insurance customers in FEMA-declared disaster counties.

Premium auto insurance: How to get your first crash free (Canadian Business)
The scariest part of a car accident can be the thought of what it will do to your car insurance bill. To put your mind at ease, almost all insurance companies allow drivers with spotless records to protect themselves from premium increases by purchasing premium protection.

State ranks auto insurance complaints (Poughkeepsie Journal)
The state Insurance Department's annual list of how many consumer complaints against automobile insurers are upheld is out.

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Insurance News - Auto Show Offers Bus Grants To Schools (ClickOnDetroit) The North


Auto Show Offers Bus Grants To Schools (ClickOnDetroit)
The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) is offering bus grants to secondary education school groups to attend Automotive Education Day (AED), presented by State Farm Insurance, on January 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Cobo Center.

MileMeter aims to offer pay-as-you-go auto insurance (BizJournals)
A startup auto insurance operation in Dallas aims to make Texas the first state to offer drivers pay-as-you-go policies.

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Insurance News - No-Fault Auto Insurance Requirement Back in Force in Florida Jan.


No-Fault Auto Insurance Requirement Back in Force in Florida Jan. 1 (Insurance Journal)
Florida drivers will have personal injury protection coverage added to their policies Jan. 1 as the state returns to a no-fault system after a three month break. Most people won't have to do anythi

PIP coverage for motorists -- it's back! (Orlando Sentinel)
Dan Tarantin, 40, chief executive of Nashville-based Direct General Insurance, which does business in Florida as Florida No-Fault Insurance Agency and Cash Register Auto Insurance. Unlike some insurers, Direct General vocally supported the reinstatement of personal-injury-protection auto insurance, which requires all Florida drivers to carry $10,000 in PIP coverage and $10,000 in property damage ...

Compare insurance rates on Web site (The Shreveport Times)
BATON ROUGE If you're looking for homeowner's or auto insurance and don't feel like calling a bunch of different agents, there's a new online comparison shopping tool you can use.

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