On September 11, 2023, Texas Medical Liability Trust filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine on behalf of itself and its affiliates, Texas Medical Insurance Company, Physicians Insurance Company, and Lone Star Alliance Inc., a Risk Retention Group (collectively “TMLT”). In this notice, TMLT explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which includes their names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, government-issued identification numbers, financial account information, medical treatment and diagnosis information, and health insurance information. Upon completing its investigation, TMLT began sending out data breach notification letters to all individuals whose information was affected by the recent data security incident.

If you received a data breach notification from Texas Medical Liability Trust, it is essential you understand what is at risk and what you can do about it. A data breach lawyer can help you learn more about how to protect yourself from becoming a victim of fraud or identity theft, as well as discuss your legal options following the Texas Medical Liability Trust data breach. For more information, please see our recent piece on the topic here.

What Caused the Texas Medical Liability Trust Breach?

The Texas Medical Liability Trust data breach was only recently announced, and more information is expected in the near future. However, TMLT’s filing with the Attorney General of Maine provides some important information on what led up to the breach. According to this source, TMLT has confidential information belonging to certain individuals related to claim services TMLT provides for medical malpractice insurance claims.

On October 12, 2022, TMLT detected suspicious activity within its computer environment. In response, TMLT secured its network and then retained help from third-party data security specialists to investigate the incident.

Through its investigation, TMLT confirmed that an unauthorized actor may have gained access to its systems between October 2, 2022 and October 13, 2022. As a result of this access, the unauthorized party may have accessed or acquired confidential information belonging to certain consumers.

After learning that sensitive consumer data was accessible to an unauthorized party, Texas Medical Liability Trust reviewed the compromised files to determine what information was leaked and which consumers were impacted. While the breached information varies depending on the individual, it may include your name, Social Security number, driver’s license number, government-issued identification number, financial account information, medical treatment and diagnosis information, and health insurance information.

On September 11, 2023, Texas Medical Liability Trust sent out data breach letters to anyone who was affected by the recent data security incident. These letters should provide victims with a list of what information belonging to them was compromised.

More Information About Texas Medical Liability Trust

Founded in 1979 by the Texas Medical Association, the Texas Medical Liability Trust provides medical malpractice insurance coverage for Texas physicians. The organization is a self-insured trust, which is led by a group of physicians who are elected to the Board of Governors. TMLT also provides Continuing Medical Education to member physicians. TMLT also operates the following subsidiaries: Texas Medical Insurance Company, Physicians Insurance Company, and Lone Star Alliance Inc., a Risk Retention Group. Texas Medical Liability Trust employs more than 127 people and generates approximately $18 million in annual revenue.