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.
We've built a reputation for providing brokers, carriers, employers, individuals, and families with the products, services, and technology to succeed.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.”
The spirit of giving not only runs deep for Rusty and me, but across our entire organization.”
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.”
We all know at least one person who has been affected by breast cancer. For me, it has been too many.”
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.”