Kelly Benefits, Guardian Life Insurance Data Breach

Attorneys working with ClassAction.org are looking into whether a class action lawsuit can be filed in light of a data breach at Kelly Benefits that impacted Guardian Life.

As part of their investigation, they need to hear from individuals who received a notice stating they were affected.

Kelly & Associates Insurance Group, Inc. (aka Kelly Benefits), a provider of payroll and benefit enrollment services, experienced a data breach that exposed information belonging to its customers, including Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.

The breach involved unauthorized access to Kelly Benefits' systems between December 12 and December 17, 2024 and was identified following the discovery of suspicious activity, prompting an investigation with third-party forensic specialists. The investigation revealed that certain files containing sensitive information were copied and taken. 

A report to the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation indicates that Social Security numbers were exposed in the data breach affecting Kelly Benefits and Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. The Office of the Maine Attorney General reports that 32,234 people were impacted by the Kelly Benefits data breach.

If your information was exposed in the breach, attorneys want to hear from you. You may be able to start a class action lawsuit to recover compensation for loss of privacy, time spent dealing with the breach, out-of-pocket costs, and more.

A successful case could also force Guardian Life Insurance Company of America to ensure it takes proper steps to protect the information it was entrusted with.