JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Main Street America Group, a super regional property-casualty insurance carrier, announced today it is providing its Homeowners policyholders with free identity theft resolution services should they fall victim to identity theft.

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By partnering with Identity Theft 911(R), the nation's leading provider of identity theft resolution services and education, the complimentary new service will be included with Main Street America's Identity Fraud Expense Coverage Endorsement, which offers up to $15,000 of coverage to pay for the expenses incurred by insureds as the result of identity fraud.

"Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in the United States, and millions of individuals become victims each year," said Bill Anderson, Main Street America's senior vice president, insurance operations. "We feel it is critical to take proactive steps to provide assistance to our insureds should they become victims of this heinous crime."

In addition to receiving a personal advocate at Identity Theft 911 to work one-on-one with the impacted insured, other highlights of the new services include:

- Access to proactive educational materials at idtheftmsagroup.com. - Placing credit file fraud alerts with all three major U.S. credit bureaus. - Completing the Federal Trade Commission Fraud Victim Affidavit. - A full year of credit monitoring and fraud monitoring. - All services apply to immediate family members.

"We are honored to have The Main Street America Group as a client," said Sheryl Christenson, CEO of Identity Theft 911. "As individuals are confronted with the ever-more complicated issue of maintaining identity and personal information integrity, the comfort of having a ready solution in place for identity theft, lost or stolen wallets, and other events which place the individual at risk is invaluable." Christenson added, "We applaud Main Street America for providing a service that addresses all of the nuances of identity management, and are pleased that they have elected to form a partnership with Identity Theft 911."

The ID theft protection program will be available in all states where Main Street America writes business, excluding Florida.

Main Street America's Identity Fraud Expense Coverage Endorsement provides up to $15,000 of coverage to pay for expenses incurred by policyholders as the result of identity theft. Coverage highlights include lost income if the person has to take off from work to deal with the situation, expenses to correct a policyholder's credit rating and certain legal fees, as well as postage, phone and shipping fees.

About The Main Street America Group

The Main Street America Group operates four property and casualty insurance carriers: NGM Insurance Company, Old Dominion Insurance Company, Main Street America Assurance Company and MSA Insurance Company. Based in Jacksonville, Fla., The Main Street America Group has provided property and casualty insurance products, programs and services to individuals, families and small businesses since 1923. With nearly $900 million in direct premium written exclusively by more than 1,300 independent insurance agents, Main Street America insures more than 500,000 policyholders along the Eastern Seaboard from Maine to Florida. The company has regional offices in Jacksonville; Keene, N.H.; Richmond, Va.; and Syracuse, N.Y., and a claims service center in Auburn, Mass. A.M. Best Company rates The Main Street America Group as an "A" (Excellent). For more information, visit http://www.msagroup.com/.

About Identity Theft 911

Identity Theft 911 provides enterprise-level fraud solutions to Fortune 500 companies, a wide spectrum of financial institutions, colleges and universities, and many of America's largest insurance companies and corporate benefits providers. Identity Theft 911 is a leader in identity theft victim resolution and education, with more than 7 million households currently included in its retainer-based program. The company's cutting-edge products include: RB421SM, retainer-based blanket resolution and proactive education; IDR911SM, identity disaster response; SBR911SM, security breach response; and ITA911SM, identity travel assistance. Online Banking Report named Identity Theft 911 one of "the 10 most significant innovations and developments of 2003." For more information, visit http://www.identitytheft911.com/.

CONTACT: Mark Friedlander of The Main Street America Group,
+1-904-380-7461, or friedlam@msagroup.com; or Sally Martin, sally@blisspr.com,
or Jen Kirchner, jen@blisspr.com, of Bliss, Gouverneur & Associates,
+1-212-840-1661

Web site: http://www.msagroup.com/
http://idtheftmsagroup.com/
http://www.identitytheft911.com/