Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company
{{Infobox company
| name = Brotherhood Mutual
| type = Mutual
| industry = Insurance
| location = Fort Wayne, Indiana United States
| key_people = Mark Robison
(Chairman, President and CEO)
| products = Church/Ministry Insurance
| revenue = $393.8 million USD of Earned Premium (YE 2018)
| num_employees = Approximately 500 (YE 2019)
| homepage = [http://www.brotherhoodmutual.com/ www.brotherhoodmutual.com]
}}
Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company is an American insurance company primarily serving churches and related institutions (such as Christian schools, camps, colleges). They are the second largest U.S. provider of property and casualty insurance to Christian churches and related ministries. Their corporate headquarters is in Fort Wayne, Indiana.{{cite book | last=Leonard | first=R.L.H.C.S. | title=Legendary Locals of Fort Wayne | publisher=LEGENDARY LOCALS | year=2015 | isbn=978-1-4671-0210-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6rRhCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA78 | access-date=August 21, 2017 | page=78}} They were founded in 1917 by a group of evangelical Mennonites.{{cite book | last=Smith | first=W.H. | title=Mennonites in Illinois | publisher=Wipf & Stock Publishers | series=Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite history | year=2001 | isbn=978-1-57910-771-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ErBKAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA296 | access-date=August 21, 2017 | page=296}}
Brotherhood Mutual provides insurance to more than 60,000 customers throughout the United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.brotherhoodmutual.com/about-us/who-we-are/|title=Who We Are|website=www.brotherhoodmutual.com|accessdate=3 January 2020}} Types of insurance provided include property, liability, commercial auto, workers' compensation, and travel. They also provide payroll services and travel assistance services to churches, Christian schools, camps, colleges, nonprofits, and missions. Brotherhood Mutual is rated B++ (Good) by A.M. Best.{{cite web|url=http://ratings.ambest.com/CompanyProfile.aspx?BL=0&amb=221&AltNum=1129221&AltSrc=4|title=Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company - Company Profile - Best's Credit Rating Center|website=www3.ambest.com|accessdate=3 January 2020}}
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Controversy
In 2007, Brotherhood Mutual denied coverage to the West Adrian United Church of Christ in Michigan, citing higher risks due to the church's endorsement of gay marriage {{cite web|last1=Moll|first1=Rob|title=Brotherhood Mutual Denies Insurance to Pro-Gay Church|date=8 January 2008 |url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2008/january/brotherhood-mutual-denies-insurance-to-pro-gay-church.html|publisher=Christianity Today|accessdate=August 20, 2017}}
References
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Further reading
- {{cite book | last=Shupe | first=A. | title=Rogue Clerics: The Social Problem of Clergy Deviance | publisher=Transaction Publishers | series=Religion and Society | year=2011 | isbn=978-1-4128-0973-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x55e3QO25RkC&pg=PA168 | access-date=August 21, 2017 | pages=168–169}}
- {{cite book | last=Conte | first=A. | title=Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Law and Practice | publisher=Wolters Kluwer Law & Business | year=2010 | isbn=978-0-7355-9765-5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6VaNDQ47UlsC&pg=SA11-PA392 | access-date=August 21, 2017 | pages=11–370}}
External links
- {{Official|http://www.brotherhoodmutual.com}}
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Category:Financial services companies established in 1917
Category:Insurance companies of the United States
Category:Companies based in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Category:1917 establishments in Indiana