Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Financial Services
  • Entity Name: Government Employees Insurance Company
  • Street Address: 5260 Western Avenue
  • City: Chevy Chase
  • State, or Country if outside the US: Maryland
  • Zip Code: 20815

Submitted By

  • Name: Lynette Arce
  • Title: Attorney
  • Firm name (if different than entity): ZwillGen PLLC
  • Telephone Number: 202-296-3583
  • Email Address: lynette@zwillgen.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Outside Counsel

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 131,913
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 102
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 01/23/2021
  • Date Breach Discovered: 03/01/2021
  • Description of the Breach:
    • External system breach (hacking)
  • Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Driver's License Number or Non-Driver Identification Card Number

Notification and Protection Services

  • Type of Notification: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: 04/09/2021
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: DL3_IndNoticeLttr_ME_Redacted.pdf
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications:
  • 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: 12 months; IdentityForce; Identity/Privacy Protection (fraud monitoring, dark web monitoring, dark web scan) and Identity Restoration (fully managed restoration, $1 million identity theft insurance)