Consumers Affected
165,000
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against National General and Allstate Insurance Company for two data breaches in 2020 and 2021 that exposed the driver’s license numbers of over 165,000 New York residents. The AG alleges National General failed to implement reasonable data security measures, did not notify consumers or state agencies of the first breach, and left systems vulnerable to a second larger breach after Allstate took over data security operations. The AG is seeking monetary penalties and an injunction to prevent further violations.
Attorney General James is seeking monetary penalties for National General’s failure to implement reasonable data security safeguards and notify consumers of breaches, along with an injunction to stop any continued violations. No final remedies have been imposed as the enforcement action is a pending lawsuit.
In-house legal teams at insurance companies and their vendors should review all data security provisions in vendor agreements to ensure they require reasonable safeguards against automated attacks, including monitoring for unauthorized access and breach detection protocols. Contracts should include clear breach notification timelines that comply with applicable state laws, specifically requiring prompt notice to consumers and regulators in the event of a data breach exposing personal information like driver’s license numbers. Additionally, clauses governing the protection of government-issued identification data (e.g., driver’s license numbers) should be updated to require encryption or masking of such data in public-facing systems, and to mandate that vendors notify the company immediately of any security incidents. Teams should also verify that contracts with acquired entities include provisions requiring the acquiring party to maintain or enhance existing data security measures post-acquisition.
Entity
National General and Allstate Insurance Company
Industry
InsuranceOfficial Press Release
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
New York Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://ag.ny.gov/press-releases
"filed a lawsuit against several insurance companies doing business as National General and Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate)"
"March 10, 2025"
"New York Attorney General Letitia James"
"filed a lawsuit against several insurance companies doing business as National General and Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate)"
"suffered a pair of back-to-back data breaches that exposed the driver’s license numbers of more than 165,000 New Yorkers"
"failure to implement reasonable data security measures"
$3.3M
New York Attorney General James announced a multistate settlement with three major egg producers for illegally coordinating to influence a daily egg price index, artificially inflating prices for consumers. The companies will deliver 53 million eggs to food banks and pay $3.3 million, along with adopting compliance measures.
$3.3M
New York Attorney General Letitia James, along with the U.S. Department of Justice and 16 other states, reached a settlement with three major egg producers—Cal-Maine Foods, Versova/Centrum, and Hickman's Egg Ranch—for illegally coordinating to manipulate the Urner Barry price index, artificially inflating egg prices nationwide. The companies will deliver 53 million eggs to food banks across participating states, pay $3.3 million, and adopt compliance measures to prevent future violations.
New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a consumer alert warning New Yorkers about gold bar scams targeting seniors, where scammers trick victims into converting money into gold bars. The alert provides tips to help consumers avoid falling victim to these scams.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a multistate settlement with Cal-Maine Foods, Versova/Centrum, and Hickman's Egg Ranch for illegally coordinating to manipulate the Urner Barry egg price index, artificially inflating egg prices. The companies will deliver 53 million eggs to food banks and pay $3.3 million, along with compliance measures.
$3.3M
New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan multistate coalition, alongside the U.S. Department of Justice, settled with three major egg producers for illegally coordinating to manipulate the Urner Barry daily price index, artificially inflating egg prices for retailers and consumers. The companies will deliver 53 million eggs to food banks nationwide, including 4,968,000 eggs to New York, and pay a combined $3.3 million, along with adopting compliance measures to prevent future violations.
Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 23 states and DC in suing the Trump Administration over policy changes by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) that would allow broad sharing of TANF recipients' sensitive personal data with other federal agencies, including ICE. The lawsuit argues the policy violates the Administrative Procedure Act and the Spending Clause, and seeks to block its implementation.