Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Liberty Bankers Life Insurance Company (“Liberty Bankers”) regarding its recent data breach. The Liberty Bankers data breach involved sensitive personal information and protected health information belonging to over 20,000 individuals.
ABOUT LIBERTY BANKERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY:
Liberty Bankers is an insurance company based in Texas. Today, Liberty Bankers offers a variety of products and services through its three affiliates: American Benefit Life Insurance Company, Capitol Life Insurance Company, and Liberty Bankers Life Insurance Company.2 The products provided through these affiliates include health and life insurance, annuities and retirement planning, and final expense insurance. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Liberty Bankers employs over 150 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, Liberty Bankers reported to the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information in its care may have been compromised. According to the breach notice, illumifin Corporation (“illumifin”), a third-party service provider for Liberty Bankers, identified unusual activity in a portion of its network.1 As a result, illumifin launched an investigation to determine the nature of the incident.
Through its investigation, illumifin confirmed to Liberty Bankers that sensitive personal information in its environment related to Liberty Bankers may have been accessed and acquired by an unauthorized third party. As a result, Liberty Bankers began a review of the data to determine what information had been impacted as well as identify the specific individuals affected. While the information impacted varies depending on the individual, the type of information potentially exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Address
- Date of birth
- Financial information
- Medical information
As a result of the data breach, Liberty Bankers and illumifin began mailing data breach notification letters to impacted individuals. Based on the breach notice sent to Massachusetts residents, Liberty Bankers 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 Liberty Bankers filed with the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is below.
If you received a breach notification letter from Liberty Bankers Life Insurance Company or illumifin Corporation:
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.
