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Article: Stop, thief!; As the threat of identity theft continues to grow, 10 major carriers in New Hampshire have begun offering insurance against it The benefits; Is it worth it?; If it happens to you
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- Concord Monitor
- Article date:
- October 16, 2005
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When the insurance company Terry Penny works for started offering
identity theft coverage this year, Penny signed herself up. Computer
hackers had stolen her BJ's card number the year before and racked up
charges in her name. Penny didn't have to pay for the false charges,
but the incident was a wake-up call.
"I didn't know until I got my statement and I saw all these
charges from Texas and Louisiana," said Penny, who works in the
Concord office of the Foy Insurance Group. "It really is the No. 1
white-collar crime. It's growing."
Identity theft insurance, like the policy Penny has, is being
offered by more and more New Hampshire providers. It doesn't protect
people from hackers who get ...
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