Identity theft can be an easy problem to ignore until you experience it yourself. With more ways for criminals to obtain your personal information online and more complex ways to cover their tracks it's more important than ever to protect yourself and your assets.
IDENTITY THEFT ISSUES ARE MORE COMMON THAN YOU THINK
30 new identity theft victims per minute. Identity thieves are hacking and stealing data at a frightening rate with 30 new victims of identity theft per minute. Offer your employees coverage that will help protect against and resolve identity theft issues.
Just 15% of identity theft activity is discoverable Only 15% of the identity theft complaints received in 2015 would have created activity discoverable by credit report monitoring, pointing to the importance of taking a dual approach to help protect employees.
If your identity is stolen or compromised and you don't have identity theft protection, you could spend years trying to repair and restore all the damage done. Studies show the average person spends about 600 man-hours trying to fix things, talking to credit bureaus, banks and lenders, government and law enforcement agencies, medical service providers, etc., and even then not everything gets restored.