CASE STUDY
Medical equipment supplier experiences business interruption due to Change Healthcare attack

Industry
Healthcare
Background
Event Type: Third-Party Breach
Revenue: Up to $1M
Employees: 1-25
Coverages: Business Interruption
Case Study
Change Healthcare, a technology company that processes transactions among pharmacies, care providers, and insurers, experienced a ransomware attack that disrupted its entire network. As a result, thousands of healthcare providers were left without the ability to process claims.
A medical equipment supplier was among the impacted businesses. Its connection to an electronic medical records and billing vendor was severed, preventing the supplier from electronically submitting claims and receiving payments. Without the cashflow, the supplier was unable to purchase new inventory.
After the supplier reported the disruption, Coalition initiated contact with a forensic accountant to determine the losses incurred from the breach. Within one month, Coalition issued the first of five payments to cover the ongoing business interruption losses and provided complimentary breach counsel to walk the supplier through the potential impact of the third-party breach.
Over the span of eight months, the supplier’s Business Interruption coverage responded to $297,000 in losses, including $9,000 in extra expenses.
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