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Approximately 10 million people in North America are victimized by identity theft each year. Already the number of firms that have had customer or personnel records exposed to potential fraud this year is 20% higher than last year.

Research, based on polls given to small and mid-sized managers and owners, has found that health and safety risk management is most likely to be outsourced.

The news is grim for Ontario’s auto insurance consumers. For the second quarter in a row, kanetix.ca saw a year-over-year increase in the average of the lowest auto insurance premiums quoted.

For the first time since kanetix.ca introduced the quarterly auto insurance premium study, kanetix.ca saw a 1.5 per cent increase in the average of the lowest auto insurance premiums quoted in Q3 2007 when compared to the same in Q3 2006.

Kanetix.ca study reveals that about 36 per cent of people travel during their birthday month.

So what hybrids are Canadians turning to when they decide to drive green? kanetix.ca releases its 2007 Top 10 list of the most popular hybrids as quoted online for auto insurance.

Kanetix.ca study for the first half of 2007 shows the frequency of shoppers getting auto insurance quotes for hybrids have increased 77 per cent over the same time in 2006.

A recent kanetix.ca study looked at the number and type of tickets issued to drivers in Canada. Based on the ticket information entered online by auto insurance shoppers in 2006, the study reveals some interesting regional variations.

A recent kanetix study asked the question “Who is the better driver—men or women?” Based on the online auto insurance shoppers in 2006, the trends found might surprise you and offer some insight into this age old debate.

Kanetix compared the average lowest auto insurance premium quoted at kanetix.ca in the first 3 months of 2007 with the average lowest premium quoted for the same period in 2006, and found the average lowest price had decreased by about 21%.