Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Farmers Insurance and its subsidiaries and affiliates (“Farmers”) regarding its recent data breach. The Farmers data breach involved sensitive personal identifiable information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT FARMERS INSRUANCE:
Farmers is a nationwide insurance company based in California. Founded in 1928, Farmers offers a variety of commercial and individual insurance products, including vehicle, life, property, employee/ affinity, and more. Today, Farmers serves more than 10 million households with more than 19 million individual insurance policies across all 50 states through the efforts of nearly 48,000 exclusive and independent agents.2 Headquartered in Woodland Hills, California, Farmers employes over 20,000 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, Farmers reported to the Attorney General of California that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal identifiable information in its systems may have been compromised. According to the breach notice, on May 30, 2025, one of Farmers’ third-party vendors alerted Farmers to suspicious activity involving an unauthorized actor accessing one of the vendor’s databases containing Farmers customer information.1 As a result, Farmers launched an investigation to determine the nature of the incident.
Through its investigation, Farmers confirmed that sensitive personal information belonging to customers in its third-party vendors systems may have been viewed and obtained by an unauthorized third party on May 29, 2025. As a result, Farmers began a review of the data to determine what information had been impacted as well as identify the specific individuals affected. As of August 22, 2025, the type of information impacted in the breach has not been made clear by Farmers.
On August 22, 2025, Farmers began mailing data breach notification letters to impacted individuals. Based on the breach notice sent to California residents, Farmers is providing affected individuals with a list of the specific types of sensitive information impacted and 24 months of complimentary credit monitoring services. A link to the form breach notification letters that Farmers filed with the Attorney General of California is below.
If you received a breach notification letter from Farmers Insurance:
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.
