Recovering from ID Theft Can Be Difficult, Costly, Victims Report
National News • July 26, 2005
Twenty-eight percent of identity theft victims indicate they have not been able to restore their identities, despite averaging more than a year trying.
Results of a survey of 1,097 identify theft ...
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Subject: ID THEFT CREDIT SCORE
Posted On: July 26, 2005, 12:37 pm CDT
Posted By: CA Joe
Comment:
Good research Nationwide, its about time a carrier looked at this problem. In a prior article we discussed insurance companies using credit scores to underwrite insurance risk. What happens to the good rating of someone who has their credit effected by theft or mis information by Care Choice? What carriers are going to spend the time to verify credit errors when asked to? It seems to me, credit data companies who contract with insurance companies should be held accountable for allowing personal information to get in the wrong hands.
Subject: ID THEFT CREDIT SCORE