Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Other Commercial
  • Entity Name: Greater New York Mutual Insurance Company
  • Street Address: 200 Madison Ave.
  • City: New York
  • State, or Country if outside the US: New York
  • Zip Code: 10016

Submitted By

  • Name: Colin Jennings
  • Title: Partner
  • Firm name (if different than entity): Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
  • Telephone Number: 216-479-8420
  • Email Address: Colin.jennings@squirepb.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Outside counsel

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 3250
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 7
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 05/23/2021
  • Date Breach Discovered: 06/01/2021
  • Description of the Breach:
    • External system breach (hacking)
  • Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Financial Account Number or Credit/Debit Card Number (in combination with security code, access code, password or PIN for the account)

Notification and Protection Services

  • Type of Notification: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: Within the next two weeks
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Notice of a Network Security Incident_ME (Confidential).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: GNY will be providing credit monitoring and identity theft insurance for twenty-four (24) months for all affected individuals.