Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Overby-Seawell Company regarding its recent data breach. The Overby-Seawell Company data breach involved the sensitive personal identifiable information belonging over 100,000 individuals.
ABOUT OVERBY-SEAWELL COMPANY:
Overby-Seawell Company is an insurance company based out of Kennesaw, Georgia. Overby-Seawell Company offers compliance, tracking, outsourcing, and insurance services to banks, credit unions, mortgage servicers, auto finance companies, property investors, and insurance agents. One of the services Overby-Seawell Company provides to its bank clients, such as KeyBank and Fulton Bank, is ongoing verification that the bank’s mortgage clients maintain property insurance. Since its founding in 1976 as a general agency, Overby-Seawell Company has grown to be a leading regional provider of lender-placed insurance and advanced tracking technology. Today, Overby-Seawell Company is a part of Breckenridge Group, an international specialty wholesale insurance broker, program manager, managing general agent, and risk management services provider.
WHAT HAPPENED?
On July 5, 2022, Overby-Seawell Company discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which the sensitive personal identifiable information in its network may have been accessed and acquired. Through its investigation, Overby-Seawell Company discovered that sensitive information belonging to its clients, including KeyBank and Fulton Bank may have been accessed and acquired. In late August 2022, Overby-Seawell Company and its clients began notifying individuals whose information may have been impacted. The type of information exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Loan number
- Addresses
- Loan details (amount and maturity date)
- Insurance policy information
If you received a breach notification letter from Overby-Seawell Company:
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 (608) 237-1775 or sam@turkestrauss.com.
If you were impacted by the Overby-Seawell Company data breach, you may consider taking the following steps to protect your personal information.
- Carefully review the breach notice and retain a copy;
- Enroll in the free credit monitoring service provided by Overby-Seawell Company;
- Change passwords and security questions for online accounts;
- Regularly review account statements for signs of fraud or unauthorized activity;
- Monitor credit reports for signs of identity theft; and
- Contact a credit bureau(s) to request a temporary fraud alert.