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Why should I get identity theft insurance? While others say that a subscription to credit monitoring is way better than having identity theft insurance, they obviously haven’t looked at the perks and the importance of identity theft insurance.  Credit monitoring should be taken for its literal meaning.  The word really stands for what it does.  But after finding out that your identity has been stolen, you are primarily liable for…

In another effort to protest the badger culls in the U.K., a group has claimed to have accomplished a cyberattack. The latest insurance news is surrounding an unlikely event which came about when animal rights activists announced their claim that they have been able to hack into the systems of an insurer that is linked to the National Farmers Union (NFU) so that they could steal the financial data of…

Though 23 states say that proof of coverage can be shown via smartphone, they haven’t been without problems. There are now 23 states in the country that say that it is legal for drivers to use their smartphones to display proof of auto insurance if they are pulled over by a police officer, according to the data from the Property Casualty Insurance Association of America (PCI). This offers motorists a…

Sioux Falls, SD, June 11, 2013 –(PR.com)– Status Solutions’ software for situational awareness and response management will be included in EarthBend’s telephony-based solutions for U.S. and Canadian health care and hospitality markets available through their reseller community. This partnership enables EarthBend to provide partners and customers in these industries with more complete, value-added solutions for life safety, security, environmental monitoring and mass notification. “Status Solutions came to our attention because…

Driverless cars could be a powerful weapon against auto insurance fraud Auto insurance remains a problematic issue throughout the U.S. Fraud is quite common in this sector, especially in states like New York and Florida, and modern efforts to combat fraud on a legislative level have proven fruitless. The prevalence of fraud is causing auto insurance costs to skyrocket throughout the country, putting more pressure on lawmakers to find a…