Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating CAMICO Mutual Insurance Company (“CAMICO”) regarding its recent data breach. The CAMICO data breach involved sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT CAMICO MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY:
CAMICO is an insurance company based in California. Founded in 1986, CAMICO specializes in insurance coverage solutions for CPA firms, including professional liability, employment practices liability, cyber coverage, and worker’s compensation. In addition to comprehensive policy coverage, CAMICO offers best practice and risk management services, expertise and tools, subpoena and consultation services, assistance with potential claims and reported claims, 100+ sample letter templates, loss prevention advice, and more.2 Headquartered in San Mateo, California, CAMICO employs over 50 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, CAMICO discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information in its systems may have been accessed. Through its investigation, CAMICO determined that an unauthorized actor may have accessed this sensitive information on or about October 25, 2023. On January 12, 2024, CAMICO began notifying individuals whose information may have been impacted. The type of information potentially exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Health insurance information (e.g., Health insurance carrier, Health insurance member ID/Group number)
If you received a breach notification letter from CAMICO Mutual Insurance 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 CAMICO 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 CAMICO Mutual Insurance 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.