METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company notified California residents that on January 29, 2026, an associate inadvertently emailed a file containing personal data (SSN, name, coverage type, start date, group number) to an HR administrator at another MetLife group customer. The recipient notified MetLife the same day and confirmed deletion. MetLife offered one year of credit monitoring.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company based in New York, New York, a insurance services entity reported a data breach to the Texas Attorney General. The breach was discovered on 2025-05-14 and reported on 2025-06-06. 343 Texas residents were affected. 379 individuals affected in total. Types of information involved: Name of individual;Social Security Number Information;Other;Date of Birth. Consumers were notified via U.S. Mail.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company based in New York, New York, a insurance services entity reported a data breach to the Texas Attorney General. The breach was discovered on 2024-03-05 and reported on 2025-03-18. 336 Texas residents were affected. 638 individuals affected in total. Types of information involved: Name of individual;Social Security Number Information;Health Insurance Information;Date of Birth.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company reported a data breach to the Indiana Attorney General. The breach occurred on 2024-12-06 and was reported on 2025-01-03. 1 Indiana residents were affected. 71 individuals affected in total.

MetLife is a leading global provider of insurance, annuities, and employee benefit programs. Established in 1868, it offers life, dental, disability, and accident insurance to individuals and groups. Headquartered in New York City, MetLife operates in over 40 countries, serving millions of customers. It focuses on delivering innovative solutions to help clients manage risks and secure their financial futures.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company based in New York, New York, a insurance services entity reported a data breach to the Texas Attorney General. The breach was discovered on 2024-02-22 and reported on 2024-08-29. 663 Texas residents were affected. 9,541 individuals affected in total. Types of information involved: Name of individual;Social Security Number Information;Other;Date of Birth. Consumers were notified via U.S. Mail.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company reported a data breach to the Montana Attorney General. The breach was reported on 2024-08-28. The breach occurred on 2/22/2024. 1 Montana residents were affected.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company reported a data breach to the Indiana Attorney General. The breach occurred on 2024-02-22 and was reported on 2024-08-27. 61 Indiana residents were affected. 9,702 individuals affected in total.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company notified Delaware residents of a data breach involving a third-party service provider. The provider's network was intruded upon starting February 22, 2024, potentially exposing names, DOBs, policy numbers, and SSNs of MetLife retirement plan customers. MetLife offered one year of credit monitoring.

Trionfo Solutions, LLC, a service provider for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife), reported a data breach caused by an external system compromise (hacking). The incident was discovered on January 2, 2024, and occurred on December 4, 2023. The breach affected 76,027 Maine residents. Affected individuals had their names and Social Security numbers compromised. Trionfo Solutions is offering 12 months of identity protection services through Experian.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company based in New York, New York, a insurance services entity reported a data breach to the Texas Attorney General. The breach was discovered on 2024-01-18 and reported on 2024-04-23. 1,440 Texas residents were affected. 13,811 individuals affected in total. Types of information involved: Name of individual;Address;Social Security Number Information;Medical Information;Health Insurance Information;Other. Consumers were notified via U.S. Mail.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company notified California residents that electronic dental claim information was misdirected to incorrect dental providers due to a coding transmission error. The incident occurred on November 18, 2023, and was fixed on February 5, 2024. Affected data included names, Social Security numbers or Alternate ID numbers, patient procedure codes, services rendered, and benefit amounts. MetLife offered one year of credit monitoring via myTrueIdentity.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company notified California residents that electronic dental claim information was misdirected to incorrect dental providers due to a coding transmission error. The incident occurred on November 1, 2023, and was corrected on February 5, 2024. Affected data included names, Social Security numbers or Alternate ID numbers, patient procedure codes, services rendered, benefit amounts, and dependent names. MetLife offered one year of credit monitoring via myTrueIdentity.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife) reported a data security breach to the California Office of the Attorney General. On July 24, 2020, MetLife inadvertently sent an email containing a report with recipients' names, Social Security numbers, and premium refund information to a benefits department at an unrelated company. The recipient's employer and a consultant deleted the data and notified MetLife on July 27, 2020. MetLife offered one year of free credit monitoring via TransUnion to affected individuals.

On October 18, 2018, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company inadvertently sent an email containing personal information (SSN, DOB, gender, address, insurance coverage) to a Benefits Administrator for another MetLife group customer. The recipient deleted the email. MetLife offered one year of credit monitoring via TransUnion.

MetLife disclosed that on November 9, 2017, an associate inadvertently sent a group life enrollment report containing names, Social Security numbers, and coverage election amounts to two associates affiliated with a different customer. The incident was determined to be isolated. MetLife offered one year of credit monitoring via TransUnion to affected individuals.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife) reported to HHS on 2017-07-19 an Unauthorized Access/Disclosure affecting 4,220 individuals. An unauthorized individual used an external phishing email to harvest account credentials from MetLife customers and non-customers, gaining access to ~4,420 online customer accounts. PHI exposed included names, addresses, health policy numbers, and account/authentication information. OCR ultimately determined the incident did not constitute a HIPAA breach as MetLife's own systems were not compromised. MetLife notified affected individuals and provided free credit monitoring. Location of breached information: Other.