They're only available if the insured has significant fire, theft and climate-control systems in place, says Joe Dunn, president and chief executive officer of Huntington T.

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No doubt there will be some benefits: fraud, in particular the persistent and increasingly annoying problem of identity theft, might be substantially reduced if biometric-identification systems, introduced in the form of passports, visas and identity cards, become widespread.

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After all, BMC sued Moores and Neon Systems, a Houston-based software company he is backing, for theft of trade secrets.

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After all, BMC sued Moores and Neon Systems, a Houston, Texas-based software company he is backing, for theft of trade secrets.

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Think of "art theft" and you're apt to imagine black-clad ninja types outwitting sophisticated alarm systems and spiriting off the priceless Rembrandt.

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More recently, Heymann served as prosecutor in the case of a group of hackers involved in the unprecedented theft of hundreds of millions of credit card numbers from the networks of companies including TJ Maxx and Heartland Payment Systems.

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