$950K SAG-AFTRA Health Plan Settlement Ends Class Action Lawsuit Over September 2024 Data Breach

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SAG-AFTRA Health Plan has agreed to a $950,000 class action settlement to resolve a lawsuit that alleged the entertainment industry benefits provider failed to protect members’ sensitive information from a September 2024 data breach.

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The $950,000 SAG-AFTRA Health Plan class action settlement received preliminary approval from the court on March 25, 2026. The deal covers all living individuals who were mailed notice stating that their private information may have been impacted in the data breach on SAG-AFTRA’s systems, which occurred between September 17 and 18, 2024.

Court documents state that SAG-AFTRA data breach notice letters were sent to roughly 94,546 people.

The court-approved website for the SAG-AFTRA data breach settlement can be found at SAGHPSettlement.com.

According to the website, SAG-AFTRA settlement class members who file a valid, timely claim form can receive up to $5,000 for documented out-of-pocket losses incurred between September 17, 2024 and July 23, 2026 due to the data breach. Class members must submit proof, such as receipts, to receive an out-of-pocket-loss payment. 

Class members can also file a claim form to receive a pro-rated cash payment, with no proof required.

The settlement agreement says that California residents are eligible to receive a cash payment that’s twice as much as other class members. 

Additionally, all SAG-AFTRA settlement class members are automatically eligible to receive 18 months of CyEx Medical Shield Complete, which includes medical information protection and single-bureau credit monitoring, with no claim form required. Court documents say that class members who are minors will receive CyEx Minor Defense. Class members can find an activation code for this service in their copy of the settlement notice. 

To file a SAG-AFTRA settlement claim form online, class members can head to this page and log in using the class member ID found on their copy of the settlement notice. Alternatively, class members can download a PDF of the claim form to print, fill out and return by mail to the settlement administrator.

All SAG-AFTRA Health Plan settlement claim forms must be submitted online or by mail by July 23, 2026.

Finally, as part of the settlement, SAG-AFTRA has agreed to implement enhanced cybersecurity measures to better secure the personal information in its care.

The court will determine whether to grant final approval to the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan data breach settlement following a hearing on September 24, 2026. Compensation will begin to be distributed to class members only after final approval is granted and any appeals are resolved.

The SAG-AFTRA Health Plan class action lawsuit claimed that the health insurer failed to implement reasonable cybersecurity measures to protect the information of Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists members stored on its systems, which allegedly led to a data breach between September 17 and 18, 2024.

Per court documents, private information that may have been exposed during the breach included names, Social Security numbers, health information, claims, health insurance information and health plan identification numbers.

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