Today’s criminals don’t want just your jewelry or car anymore — they want your digital property.

According to the FBI, there were nearly 8 million property crimes in 2015, with victims of these crimes suffering losses of over $14 billion. Property losses were dwarfed, however, by nearly $30 billion in estimated losses that cybercrime inflicted on U.S. consumers in the past year, according to Symantec.

Digital risks are outpacing traditional risks, creating new opportunities for the home insurance marketplace.

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