Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating E&M Insurance LLC regarding its recent data breach. The E&M Insurance data breach may have involved sensitive personal information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT E&M INSURANCE LLC:
E&M Insurance is an insurance company based in Pennsylvania. Founded in 1988, E&M Insurance is an independent agent and provides a variety of insurance products, including personal insurance such as auto, home, renters, and umbrella, commercial insurance, life insurance, and employee benefits.2 Headquartered in Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania, E&M Insurance employs over five individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, E&M Insurance reported to the Attorney General of Vermont that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal identifiable information in its systems may have been accessed and acquired. According to the breach notice, on or around February 20, 2024, E&M Insurance discovered a network security incident impacting its corporate email environment.1 As a result, E&M Insurance launched an investigation to determine the nature of the incident.
Through its investigation, on December 17, 2024, E&M Insurance confirmed that sensitive personal information in its systems may have been viewed and obtained by an unauthorized third party between February 8 and February 20, 2024. As a result, E&M Insurance began a review of the data to determine what information had been impacted as well as identify the specific individuals affected. The exact type of personal information potentially exposed has not been made publicly available by E&M Insurance. However, according to state reporting guidelines, “personal information” can include the following types of information:
- Name
- Social security number
- Driver’s license or other government issued ID card numbers (e.g., individual taxpayer ID number, passport number, military ID card number)
- Financial account number of credit or debit card number
- Unique biometric data (e.g., fingerprint, retina or iris image, or other unique biometric representation)
- Genetic information
- Health record or records of a wellness program or similar program of health promotion or disease prevention (e.g., healthcare professional’s medical diagnosis or treatment of the consumer, health insurance policy number)
On January 17, 2025, E&M Insurance began mailing data breach notification letters to impacted individuals. Based on the breach notice sent to Vermont residents, E&M Insurance is providing affected individuals with a list of the specific types of sensitive information impacted and complimentary credit monitoring services. A link to the form breach notification letters that E&M Insurance filed with the Attorney General of Vermont is below.
If you received a breach notification letter from E&M Insurance LLC:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies in response to this data breach. Please fill out the form, below, or contact us at 872.263.1100 or sam@straussborrelli.com.
