State lawmakers ready to exceed or outpace last year’s total Enacted catastrophe-related laws increased dramatically in the states last year, according to the annual survey of state insurance laws prepared by an insurance group. “Ten states enacted 17 catastrophe-related bills …
Contrary to popular opinion and despite well-publicized security breaches at governmental entities and major corporations, the primary methods of confiscating the information necessary to commit identity theft turn out to be old-fashioned, low tech practices, like dumpster diving, mail fraud …
Common methods of identity theft: Dumpster diving. Collecting bills and other sources of personal information from trash bins. Skimming. Stealing credit/debit card numbers by using a special storage device when processing your card. Phishing. Pretending to be financial institutions or …
Enacted catastrophe-related laws increased dramatically in the states last year, according to the annual survey of state insurance laws prepared by an insurance group. “Ten states enacted 17 catastrophe-related bills last year as compared to three states in 2005,” said …
Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company has introduced Data Compromise, a coverage and service solution for businesses that provides legal consulting, customer notification services and credit monitoring as well as identity restoration for customers, employees and others affected by a data breach. …
Contrary to popular opinion and despite well-publicized security breaches at governmental entities and major corporations, the primary methods of confiscating the information necessary to commit identity theft turn out to be old-fashioned, low tech practices, like dumpster diving, mail fraud …
A bill to give greater protection to victims of identity theft recently passed the Oklahoma State Senate. The measure, Senate Bill 567, was authored by Sen. Randy Bass as a result of an incident in his district. “This man was …
Legislation that would crack down on identity thieves is headed to the floor of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. House Bill 1622, by state Rep. David Derby, increases the penalty for identity theft by up to 10-times the current penalty. …
A new policy prohibits Wisconsin legislative employees from taking home documents that contain sensitive personal information. The change in policy, enacted Feb. 5, comes after insurance documents containing the names, addresses and Social Security numbers of state Assembly members and …
Brady in court “At that moment I wasn’t sure what was happening, if that was normal or not normal.” New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady testifying that he watched his mentor, Charlie Weis, move in and out of consciousness after …
