Patriot Growth Insurance Services, LLC

Patriot Growth Insurance Services, LLC, experienced a data breach incident that was reported on August 12, 2020. The breach involved Voluntary Benefit Specialists, LLC (VBS), a voluntary employee benefits consulting and brokerage firm that Patriot had acquired in January 2019. VBS, in the course of its services, handles personal information from employers to enroll employees in voluntary benefit plans. The incident led to the potential compromise of personal information, prompting an investigation and response from Patriot and VBS. Measures taken included resetting affected email account passwords, assessing the security of VBS’s systems, and notifying potentially affected clients and individuals. Despite no known attempts or actual misuse of personal information at the time of reporting, impacted individuals were provided with access to credit monitoring and identity restoration services. The breach notification emphasized the ongoing nature of the investigation and the steps being taken to enhance safeguards and employee training to prevent future incidents[4].

Citations:

1. https://www.mass.gov/doc/assigned-data-breach-number-29067-brooks-jucha-associates-insurance-services-inc-dba-bja-partners/download
2. https://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20231101/NEWS06/912360773/Patriot-buys-agriculture-insurance-specialist
3. https://info.businessinsurance.com/rs/432-FXE-547/images/BI_0723.pdf
4. https://www.doj.nh.gov/consumer/security-breaches/documents/patriot-growth-insurance-20200817.pdf
5. https://patriotgis.com
6. https://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20231128/NEWS06/912361274/Patriot-adds-$500M-in-debt-to-continue-M&As
7. https://agency.nationwide.com/ny/commack/11725/patriot-growth-insurance-services-llc
8. https://patriotgis.com/website-terms-of-use/
9. https://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20240118/NEWS06/912362189/Patriot-Growth-International-Services-LLC-buys-FBN-Insurance-LLC-from-Farmers-Bu
10. https://patriotgis.com/patriot-growth-insurance-services-expands-property-casualty-capabilities-with-addition-of-pablo-beach-insurance/