The lawsuit alleged the insurer failed to protect consumer information, including Social Security numbers and financial data, during a period from May 2021 to May 2023. (Credit: Ken Wolter/Shutterstock.com)

Progressive has agreed to a $3.25 million class action settlement in response to a suit concerning a long-running data breach at one of the insurer’s third-party call center vendors.

The lawsuit alleged the insurer failed to protect consumer information, including Social Security numbers and financial data, during a period from May 2021 to May 2023. Plaintiffs claimed Progressive could have prevented the data leak by implementing reasonable cybersecurity practices.

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