Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company

Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company is a private, policyholder-owned insurance carrier founded in 1917. Headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the company specializes in serving Christian churches and related ministries. As a mutual insurance company, it is owned by its policyholders. Financial and employee figures vary across sources; revenue has been reported between $247.9 million and $633.3 million, with employee counts estimated between approximately 400 and 800.

The company's operations focus on providing insurance and related services tailored to religious organizations. Its primary product lines include property and casualty insurance, liability, commercial auto, workers' compensation, and mission travel insurance. In addition to insurance coverage, Brotherhood Mutual also offers risk management and payroll services for churches, Christian schools, camps, colleges, and missions. It is reportedly the second-largest provider of property and casualty insurance to Christian ministries in the U.S.

Brotherhood Mutual's patent litigation profile, based on available data, shows it as an operating company taking a defensive posture against a patent assertion entity. The company has appeared in one tracked case as a plaintiff and has not been a defendant. This case was filed proactively in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, its home jurisdiction, rather than a venue known for favoring patent plaintiffs.

The company's single tracked case is Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company v. Aloft Media, LLC et al., filed in June 2025. In this lawsuit, Brotherhood Mutual is seeking a declaratory judgment that it does not infringe a patent held by Aloft Media (U.S. Patent No. 10,372,793) related to website drop-down menus. Brotherhood Mutual's complaint characterizes Aloft Media as a "non-practicing entity" or "patent troll" and argues that the patent is invalid and unenforceable. This legal action was initiated after Aloft Media demanded a licensing payment.