Policy against Internet fraud offers safety net
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January 9, 2016 08:28
amsterdam - V
This enables the Association of Insurers.,, The insurance fills a gap where the private sector can not be held liable and the consumer would not, 'says Rudi Buis, spokesman of the Covenant.
,, In countries like the US and the UK have such insurance business booming. The market grows by twenty percent per year. Again, it's going to be a big market, '' says Buis.,, The consumer has been doing much online. That alone is going to increase. ''
Pipe emphasizes that insurance will not reimburse recklessness or negligence:,, I readily admit that there is a gray area in Internet fraud, but consumers naturally also have a responsibility. In a shopping you look also at the shop where you step. On the Internet to watch out where shopped and what is put in the basket. ''
So far KDR the only insurer in the Netherlands that offers insurance against four types of Internet fraud:,, The steal the identity, reputation damage, steal data which purchases can be done in the victim's name or money can be transferred ' 'explains Ruud van Kampen of KDR out.
In addition, the consumer is assured in disputes with webshops, such as when something is not delivered.
,, Are things purchased with the stolen bank details or when it comes to disputes with shops, we turn to 5000 euros, '' said Van Kampen.
According to him, in recent years, at least two million people one or more times become a victim of cyber criminals. The policy costs between 100 and 150 euros per year.
amsterdam - V
erzekeraars provide a safety net for potential victims of Internet fraud. Late last year, the first policy came against cybercrime in the Dutch market and that this year will certainly be more.
This enables the Association of Insurers.,, The insurance fills a gap where the private sector can not be held liable and the consumer would not, 'says Rudi Buis, spokesman of the Covenant.
,, In countries like the US and the UK have such insurance business booming. The market grows by twenty percent per year. Again, it's going to be a big market, '' says Buis.,, The consumer has been doing much online. That alone is going to increase. ''
Pipe emphasizes that insurance will not reimburse recklessness or negligence:,, I readily admit that there is a gray area in Internet fraud, but consumers naturally also have a responsibility. In a shopping you look also at the shop where you step. On the Internet to watch out where shopped and what is put in the basket. ''
So far KDR the only insurer in the Netherlands that offers insurance against four types of Internet fraud:,, The steal the identity, reputation damage, steal data which purchases can be done in the victim's name or money can be transferred ' 'explains Ruud van Kampen of KDR out.
In addition, the consumer is assured in disputes with webshops, such as when something is not delivered.
,, Are things purchased with the stolen bank details or when it comes to disputes with shops, we turn to 5000 euros, '' said Van Kampen.
According to him, in recent years, at least two million people one or more times become a victim of cyber criminals. The policy costs between 100 and 150 euros per year.
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