Insurance companies like Number One Insurance Agency hold comprehensive financial and health records that are especially valuable to identity thieves. According to a MA state filing, Number One Insurance Agency experienced a data security incident affecting an undisclosed number of individuals, exposing financial account information and payment data. This case remains active and individuals are still being identified.
Data Exposed
Insurance companies compile some of the most detailed personal profiles in private industry — combining financial, medical, employment, and property records into a single file. A breach at Number One Insurance Agency therefore exposes data across multiple risk categories simultaneously. This breadth of exposure is what makes insurance-sector breaches particularly severe.
Number One Insurance Agency appears to be an insurance provider that underwrites and manages various types of coverage for its clients. In the regular course of business, the company typically collects and stores sensitive personal and financial data, including policyholder names, Social Security numbers, date of birth, financial account details, and policy numbers. In 2026, the company officially reported a data breach incident to the Massachusetts Attorney General's office. If you received a data breach notification letter in the mail, it means your personal information may have been compromised in this security incident. This page provides an overview of the situation to help you understand what happened and what steps you can take to protect your information.
Based on the data types reported, affected individuals face:
Your SSN is the master key to your identity. Once exposed, criminals can open new lines of credit, take out loans, or file taxes in your name.
Combined with a name and other leaked data, date of birth helps criminals pass identity verification questions at banks and government agencies.
Home address exposure can enable mail theft, package fraud, and targeted phishing attacks that reference your known location.
What the Massachusetts Data Security Law (201 CMR 17.00) and federal statutes entitle you to recover:
The hours spent responding to a data breach — canceling accounts, contacting credit bureaus, updating passwords, and investigating fraud — represent compensable economic harm in data breach litigation.
Once your SSN is exposed, protection becomes an ongoing expense. Plaintiffs in data breach settlements have recovered costs for credit freezes, identity protection subscriptions, and time spent dealing with fraudulent accounts — sometimes covering multiple years of exposure.
Fees charged to close and reopen accounts, issue replacement cards, or dispute fraudulent transactions are recoverable in data breach litigation. So are the costs of overdrafts, late payments, and credit damage caused by unauthorized activity.
Data breach victims regularly report anxiety, loss of sleep, and ongoing fear of identity theft. These non-economic harms are cognizable injuries in data breach litigation, particularly in cases involving SSN or medical record exposure.
No. Under Massachusetts Data Security Law (201 CMR 17.00) and federal law, the unauthorized exposure of your personal data — regardless of whether it has been actively misused — can be sufficient grounds for a claim. The breach itself is the injury.
Nothing. The Law Office of David S. Harris handles data breach cases on contingency — you pay zero upfront and owe nothing unless compensation is recovered.
Immediately place a free credit freeze at all three bureaus (Equifax, Experian, TransUnion). A freeze blocks new accounts from being opened in your name. Then file a complaint with the FTC at IdentityTheft.gov and contact our office — SSN exposure is one of the most serious breach types.
Banks may reverse fraudulent charges, but they are not obligated to compensate you for time lost, stress, or indirect damages. A class action claim against the breached company can recover those additional categories of harm.
State statutes of limitations for data breach claims typically run 2–4 years from the date of the breach or its discovery. Because this breach was recently disclosed, the window is open — but acting early preserves your options and strengthens the case.
Accepting free credit monitoring from Number One Insurance Agency does not waive your right to pursue legal action unless you signed a specific release waiving claims. In most cases, victims who accepted monitoring can still file.
Not necessarily. Many data breach victims are never notified directly. If your personal information was held by Number One Insurance Agency during the relevant period, you may still qualify even without receiving a letter. A free eligibility review can confirm your status.
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