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Entries from Consumer Insurance Blog tagged with 'crime'
Arson Awareness Week, May 2-8, 2010
The United States Fire Administration (USFA) announces that May 2 through 8 is Arson Awareness Week. This year's theme is Community Arson Prevention. According to the USFA's National Fire Incident Reporting System data and the National Fire Protection Association, an...
Posted by Renaissance Group on May 3, 2010 9:50 AM
Careful what you Tweet - crooks could be using social networks, too
Millions of people are sharing real time activities with friends, family and colleagues through online social networks like Twitter and Facebook. If you are one among those millions, be aware that there may be some other parties that find your...
Posted by Renaissance Group on June 2, 2009 3:18 PM
Credit Card and ATM Skimming - a Growing Threat
Most people know the basic safety precautions to take when using an ATM, such as looking for safe, well lit locations and being careful to cover the keyboard when entering a PIN - but far fewer people are aware of...
Posted by Renaissance Group on April 16, 2009 10:57 AM
Insurance fraud hall of shame
Doctors and dentists do it. Judges do it. Even little old ladies do it. Welcome to the 2008 Insurance Fraud Hall of Shame, a dirty dozen of "America’s most brazen, vicious or plain klutzy insurance crooks." Insurance fraud is a...
Posted by Renaissance Group on February 6, 2009 9:43 AM
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