1985
When it all started. The Word & Brown General Agency is founded.
1986
Word & Brown creates a COBRA division, becoming the first company in the nation specializing in COBRA compliance and administration.
ABOUT
Service of Unequalled Excellence
We've built a reputation for providing brokers, carriers, employers, individuals, and families with the products, services, and technology to succeed.
Three Companies.
One Mission.
From Individual & Family Insurance to Small Group, Large Group, and business-focused solutions, we support a wide range of needs while also supporting our Mission of simplifying access to better health insurance solutions.
Executive Leadership Team
From pioneers of the industry to current day innovators, our executive team guides new and innovative ways to deliver health insurance options to businesses and consumers.
Giving Back
We are passionate about making a difference in our community. This difference isn’t measured in dollars spent, miles run or hours donated, but in how many lives we help. Co-founders John Word and Rusty Brown lead by example. They encourage and support the participation of our employees in a wide variety of charitable organizations.
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St. Joseph Hospital Orange
We believe this donation of masks is an extension of our mission to help others and to make health care and health insurance more accessible to Californians. It’s even more personal for our employees and our organization because St. Joseph Hospital is our neighbor – our offices are just blocks away in Orange.”
Co-founder, The Word & Brown Companies
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Orange County Business Journal
The Orange County Business Journal recognized John and Rusty and The Word & Brown Companies, as standout Orange County philanthropists in the publication’s “2016 Giving Guide.”
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The United Way of Orange County
The spirit of giving not only runs deep for Rusty and me, but across our entire organization.”
Co-founder, The Word & Brown Companies
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Mission Hospital
I will always have a soft spot for Mission Hospital and their dedicated professionals for helping my son recover from a coma, which was caused by a car accident when he was six years old.”
Co-founder, The Word & Brown Companies
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Susan G. Komen Foundation
We all know at least one person who has been affected by breast cancer. For me, it has been too many.”
Benefits Administrator, The Word & Brown Companies
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Illumination Foundation
Director, Payroll & Finance Ops The Word & Brown Companies
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Orange County Rescue Mission
It is a blessing to serve on the Operation Drumstick Fundraising Committee each year, so together we can help the OCRM fill the tummies of hurting men, women, and children with delicious food and fill their hearts with hope for a second chance.”
Director of Customer Care, The Word & Brown General Agency
30 Years of Milestones
2015
Word & Brown General Agency marks its 30-year anniversary.
2016
The California Rx Card celebrates $397 million in savings to California cardholders since the program launched in 2007. The Nevada Drug Card celebrates $41 million in savings since 2008.
2016
The Orange County Business Journal recognizes John M. Word III and Edward “Rusty” Brown, co-founders of The Word & Brown Companies, as standout philanthropists.
2016
CaliforniaChoice celebrates 20 years as the authority on employee-choice health care for businesses with 1 – 100 employees.
2017
The Word & Brown Companies announces the sale of HealthCompare, Quotit, and a book of Medicare and Individual and Family Plan (IFP) focused business to National General Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq:NGHC)
2019
Select systems of The Word & Brown Companies earn “Certified” status for information security from HITRUST, the Health Information Trust Alliance, the most prestigious certifiable security framework for the health care industry.
2020
Selected as one of the best places to work in Orange County
2021
The Word & Brown Companies earn a second certification from HITRUST for commitment to the highest cyber-data protection standards. The designation places The Word & Brown Companies in an elite group of organizations worldwide.