Identity Theft

All Doctors of BC members are automatically provided with free identity theft coverage, no application required.

Identity theft insurance coverage

• Coverage for all members and spouses up to $25,000, no deductible.
• Lost wages for time taken off from work to deal with fraud, up to $500/week up to four weeks.
• Notary and certified mail charges for completing and delivering fraud affidavits.
• Fees to re-apply for loans denied due to erroneous credit information resulting from theft.
• Telephone charges for calling merchants, law enforcement agencies, or credit grantors.
• Attorney fees incurred, with the Insurer’s prior consent, for:
  • Defending suits brought incorrectly by merchants or collection agencies.
  • Removing criminal or civil judgments wrongly entered against the victim.

Identity theft is a crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person’s identifying information.

• Mail/data theft: Mail theft, theft of personal data in business transactions, theft from company or government databases.
• Email phishing: "Spoofed" emails that appear to belong to legitimate businesses and redirect recipients to a spoofed website that appears to be legitimate.
• Pretexting: “Pretext" phone calls, emails, and text messages purporting to be from legitimate businesses asking for personal information.

Certificate of insurance:

• The certificate of insurance contains claim and general inquiry contact numbers.

Contact the Westland Affinity Group:

• Telephone: 604 877-7762 or 1 866 846-4467
• Email: affinitygroup@westlandinsurance.ca

See Make a Claim for step-by-step instructions.