The single program William H. Brownyard created in 1950 served the security guard industry.
Seventy Years of Brownyard Group
1987
The first W.H. Brownyard Meritorious Award is given to security guard Joseph Brutto.
1993
Brownyard Group founds Brownyard Claims Management, a loss prevention and full-service insurance claims facility.
1995
Brownyard Group launches Workers’ Compensation Program.
1998
Brownyard Group develops separate program for Private Investigators to address specific differences between this industry and Security Guards.
2000
Brownyard Group acquires preeminent salon writer, Hairdressers Agency.
2008
The Hairdressers Agency, the leading provider of salon and spa insurance, is renamed SASSI and revamped to meet the needs of 21st century beauty professionals.
2009
Brownyard Group launches insurance program for Cosmetics Manufacturers, Distributors & Importers.
2010
The ASIS Foundation partners with Brownyard Group to share the Meritorious Award with a larger audience of security industry professionals.
2011
Brownyard Group develops separate program for Landscape Professionals to address specific differences between this industry and Pest Control.
2016
Brownyard Group re-launched the insurance program for Landscape Professionals now written on an admitted basis through an A.M. Best Company A+ (Superior) rated carrier.
2018
Launch of Memorialpro®, a specialty insurance solution for cemeteries and crematories. The program will be written through an A.M. Best Company “A+” rated carrier on an admitted basis.
2018
A new insurance program for non-profit libraries is launched. By The Cover® is a multi-line package program offering general liability, commercial property, auto, inland marine, crime and fidelity coverages.
2020
In continuous operation for 70 years, the Brownyard Group is the longest-running family-owned Program Administrator for agents and brokers serving the security, pest control, investigative, alarm services, salon and spa, cosmetics, landscaping services, cemetery and library industries.