Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Pacific Guardian Life Insurance Company, Limited (“Pacific Guardian Life”) regarding its recent data breach. The Pacific Guardian Life data breach involved personal identifiable information and protected health information belonging to over 160,000 individuals.
ABOUT PACIFIC GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED:
Pacific Guardian Life is a domestic life and disability insurer based in Hawaii. Founded in 1961, Pacific Guardian Life offers a range of life insurance and employee benefits solutions, including term and whole life insurance, temporary and long-term disability insurance, and group term life insurance. Today, Pacific Guardian Life insurance products are sold via independent brokers and career agents at a network of offices across Hawaii, the West Coast, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas.3 Headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, Pacific Guardian Life employs over 50 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, Pacific Guardian Life discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which personal identifiable information and protected health information in its systems may have been accessed and acquired. Through its investigation, Pacific Guardian Life determined that an unauthorized actor may have accessed this sensitive information through its email environment on August 25, 2023. On April 4, 2024, Pacific Guardian Life began notifying individuals whose information may have been impacted. The type of information potentially exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Driver’s license or state ID number
- Date of birth
- Financial account information
- Payment card information
- Medical information
- Health insurance information
- Taxpayer ID number
- Copy of marriage certificate
- Mother’s maiden name
- Electronic signature
If you received a breach notification letter from Pacific Guardian Life Insurance Company, Limited:
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 Pacific Guardian Life 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 any free credit monitoring services provided by Pacific Guardian Life insurance Company, Limited;
- 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.