Identity Theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in America. Thieves have devised many ways to get possession of our social security numbers, credit card numbers, etc. Coupled with rather soft sentencing penalties (there is no weapon involved), and the difficulty of tracking the thieves, the number of cases has exploded in recent years.

What can we do? For one thing, let's first look at our Homeowners coverage and see what we can expect there. There is also an Identity Theft endorsement that we can add to many of our Homeowners and Personal Packages. Finally, we will consider some risk management ideas that we can pass on to our clients, as well as use ourselves.