Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Financial Services
  • Entity Name: New York Life Insurance Company
  • Street Address: 51 Madison Avenue
  • City: New York
  • State, or Country if outside the US: New York
  • Zip Code: 10010

Submitted By

  • Name: Linda Beebe
  • Title: Associate General Counsel
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: 2122651376
  • Email Address: linda_e_beebe@newyorklife.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: employee

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 1420
  • 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: 02/05/2022
  • Date Breach Discovered: 02/23/2022
  • Description of the Breach:
    • Other
    • If other, please specify: Business Email Compromise
  • 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: 06/24/2022
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Agent Nicolet - Notification Letter Template (Final Version).docx
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: 09/28/2021
  • 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: One year of credit monitoring from Equifax Credit Watch Gold Service. This service provides daily access to the individual’s Equifax credit report and notifes them of any key changes. It also includes up to $1,000,000 of identity theft insurance coverage and Identity Restoration services if needed.