New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against National General Holdings Corp and Allstate Insurance Company for failing to protect personal information and notify consumers of data breaches. The breaches exposed driver's license numbers of over 165,000 New Yorkers due to poor cybersecurity. The AG is seeking monetary penalties and an injunction.
The Attorney General is seeking monetary penalties and an injunction to require the companies to implement reasonable data security measures and notify affected consumers.
In-house legal teams should review vendor agreements (especially those governing online quoting websites and data processing), customer insurance application agreements, and any data processing addendums. Key clauses to examine include data security standards, breach notification timelines and procedures, requirements for monitoring and preventing automated attacks, limitations on displaying sensitive data (like driver's license numbers), and obligations for post-breach investigation. Potential changes may involve mandating encryption of personal data, implementing regular security audits, restricting full driver's license number display, adding explicit provisions for automated threat detection, and tightening notification deadlines to ensure compliance with reasonable data security practices.
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National General Holdings Corp and Allstate Insurance Company
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https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2025/attorney-general-james-sues-national-general-and-allstate-insurance-failing
state of new york v national general holdings corp et al com
https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/court-filings/state-of-new-york-v-national-general-holdings-corp-et-al-complaint-2025.pdf
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