Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Financial Services
  • Entity Name: Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
  • Street Address: 720 E Wisconsin Ave
  • City: Milwaukee
  • State, or Country if outside the US: United States
  • Zip Code: 53202

Submitted By

  • Name: Stephanie Crites
  • Title: Assistant Director - Incident Response & Online Privacy
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: 414-665-6263
  • Email Address: stephaniecrites@northwesternmutual.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Employee

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 9923
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 26
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 05/30/2023
  • Date Breach Discovered: 05/30/2023
  • Description of the Breach:
    • External system breach (hacking)
  • 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: 08/21/2023
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Template Sovos Client Notification Letter.pdf
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: None
  • 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: 24 Months; Kroll; Credit monitoring and identity restoration services