Purchasing the Core Identity Protection plan with Single-Bureau Monitoring will include the following:
Single-Bureau Monitoring - Monitor your Equifax credit file with "weekly" notification of key changes in your credit file. Wireless and customizable alerts are available. You will also be provided one free Equifax credit report. If there are no changes in your credit files, you'll receive a monthly "No News is Good News" alert for greater peace of mind.
Proactive VRS Elite™ Prevention - You may 'opt-in' to activate free credit bureau fraud alerts, remove your name from solicitation lists, obtain credit freeze enrollment letters and receive similar prevention assistance and support. Simply contact VRS Elite support staff or to view our prevention tips for more details, click here.
VRS Elite™ Unlimited Victim Resolution Services - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, our VRS Elite™ specialists are available to take control and assist you with fraud resolution, no matter what type or how you experience identity theft. For more details on how to save valuable time, money and frustration and what VRS Elite™ provides, click here.
Identity Insurance - Identity insurance can be critcal in the event of loss. Each active Member is provided $25,000 of identity fraud insurance coverage (Member Indemnity Benefits) to cover certain expenses associated with identity fraud. Identity insurance is underwritten by an A-rated insurer.
Expense Coverage
Core Identity Protection provides important broad identity insurance expense coverage (Member Indemnity Benefits) with a $0 deductible. In the event you become a victim of identity fraud, you will incur expenses in the battle to regain your good name. In many cases, the level of sophistication required to clear your good name and regain your identity will require the assistance of a professional Attorney. Having resources that are able to support your efforts and financial and emotional well being is an essential element of your protection. Remember, your identity is an asset that deserves protection.
Identity Insurance / Expense Coverage*
The benefits provide insurance coverage to victims of identity fraud up to $25,000 or as applicable to your specific Membership Plan, and as subject to specific terms of our Master insurance policy and Membership Agreement, for:
- Lost wages up to $1,000 per week for a maximum of $10,000;
- Reasonable legal fees and court costs incurred with prior consent for suits brought by creditor, collection agency, other institution, as a direct result of an identity fraud incident;
- Reasonable legal fees and court costs incurred with prior consent for removing civil or criminal judgments wrongfully entered against you as a direct result of an identity fraud incident;
- Contesting the inaccuracy or incompleteness of any information or records containing Your personal information which is the direct result of an Incident, other than legal fees and court costs incurred in a legal proceeding of any kind filed, brought, or maintained by You, on Your behalf, or for Your benefit;
- Costs for mail, certified mail, and long distance telephone or facsimile communications to law enforcement agencies, financial institutions, government agencies, or similar organizations;
- Costs for re-filing loan applications, filing police reports, notarizing affidavits or similar documents, replacing government issued identification documents with Our consent, and obtaining copies of one credit report from each of the three main credit reporting agencies (Experian, Equifax, or TransUnion) every three months for a maximum of three times per Incident, a Medical Information Bureau report, a driving record report, and a criminal background report;
- Costs to enroll in a one-year triple-bureau credit-monitoring service provided by one of the three main credit-reporting agencies and a one-year myFICO monitoring service. However, Personal Records Monitoring costs shall not be provided for Incidents solely relating to Your existing credit or debit card account(s);
- Reasonable and necessary travel costs incurred with Our prior consent for airfare and hotel accommodations where Your presence in legal proceedings is required by court order and/or at Our request;
- We shall reimburse You for Your actual loss arising from an Incident and from the unauthorized use of Your credit card, debit card, funds transfer card, or check as registered in Your name where You have a legal liability for such loss. We shall pay up to a maximum of $5,000 regardless of the number of distinct and separate losses.
A deductible of $0 applies to the above indemnity benefits.
*Identity Insurance is fully insured by certain Underwriters at Lloyd's. (Hide details)
Loss Prevention & Resource Guide - A comprehensive resource guide available online. The Guide includes loss prevention steps to follow to reduce the likelihood of becoming an identity fraud victim. It also includes detailed analysis on privacy and security issues together with worksheets and action items to help gain back your identity.
Family Protection Discounts - At any point, you may purchase Core Identity Protection for family for only $19.95 per person. Family members or extended family members include a spouse, domestic partner, child, parent, grandparent or sibling. Each individual will have $25,000 of identity insurance and benefit from VRS Elite™. This price does not include credit monitoring.
Expense Coverage Upgrades - Show details on Expense Upgrades.
Coverage Upgrades
We are pleased to announce that expense coverage upgrades are now already included in your protection plan by providing you with new identity insurance by Underwriters at Lloyd's. The recent upgrades include coverage that is broader and better, including for example, the lost wages sub limit which has been increased from $5,000 to $10,000.
Should future plan upgrades apply, we will provide notification in this section. (Hide details)
Member Only Savings - As a Member, you will receive discounts on identity related protection products, like credit solutions. For example, after you have enrolled a family member and they have Core Identity Protection, you may purchase single bureau credit monitoring for them at the discounted price of $44.95. Discounts are available in the Members Section only.
Coverage Upgrades
We are pleased to announce that expense coverage upgrades are now already included in your protection plan by providing you with new identity insurance by Underwriters at Lloyd's. The recent upgrades include coverage that is broader and better, including for example, the lost wages sub limit which has been increased from $5,000 to $10,000.
Should future plan upgrades apply, we will provide notification in this section. (Hide details)
Risk Video - An online video that speaks to the items presented in the IFI Loss Prevention & Resource Guide. The video is available at the Member's section and can assist the learning and comprehension of guide materials.
Elite ID Alerts, Newsletters & More - Receive frequent Elite ID Alerts on identity fraud issues together with an informative quarterly newsletter that includes valuable information on identity fraud helping to keep you aware of the changing exposure of fraud and the need for good practices.