Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Financial Services
  • Entity Name: Wellfleet Insurance Company
  • Street Address: 5814 Reed Road
  • City: Fort Wayne
  • State, or Country if outside the US: IN
  • Zip Code: 46835

Submitted By

  • Name: John Kelley
  • Title: Staff Attorney - Compliance
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: 800-633-7867 (X205)
  • Email Address: jkelley@wellfleetinsurance.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Staff Attorney

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 2,949
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 1
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 08/06/2020; 08/24/2020; and, 10/02/2020
  • Date Breach Discovered: Third party service provider confirmed the breach on 05/03/2021. The breach was reported to Wellfleet on 06/23/2021
  • Description of the Breach:
    • Other
    • If other, please specify: Phishing attack that compromised two (2) email accounts.
  • Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Social Security Number

Notification and Protection Services

  • Type of Notification: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: 07/30/2021 (approximate, notice is being sent my third party service provider)
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Maine Resident Student Notice AHP.pdf
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: None to Maine residents
  • Were identity theft protection services offered: Yes
  • If yes, please provide the duration, the provider of the service and a brief description of the service: