Longest-Operating Home Warranty Companies
Companies ranked by founding year, the longest-operating providers in the U.S. market.
This list, in one line
American Home Shield leads on founded at 1971 - the #19 cutoff to make this list is 2021 (Porch Home Warranty).
- 1971
- #1 · American Home Shield
- 2021
- #19, the cutoff to make this list
- 19
- Companies ranked
Company corporate records. Rankings are computed from public data, not sponsored.
The bar to make this list
Full distribution of founded across all 19 ranked companies
2,021 19th of 19 the lowest of 19 companies
Companies, banded by founded
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Source Company corporate records · 2026-06-15
| # | Company | Grade | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Home Shield | C | |
| 2 | Old Republic Home Protection | A | |
| 3 | Fidelity National Home Warranty | C | |
| 4 | Cinch Home Services | B | |
| 5 | 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty | C | |
| 6 | First American Home Warranty | B | |
| 7 | HSA Home Warranty 1 of 3 signals | F | |
| 8 | Home Warranty of America | C | |
| 9 | America's Preferred Home Warranty | A | |
| 10 | HomeServe | A | |
| 11 | Landmark Home Warranty | C | |
| 12 | Choice Home Warranty | C | |
| 13 | Select Home Warranty | C | |
| 14 | ServicePlus Home Warranty | C | |
| 15 | Liberty Home Guard 2 of 3 signals | A | |
| 16 | AFC Home Club | B | |
| 17 | Total Home Protection | D | |
| 18 | First Premier Home Warranty | D | |
| 19 | Porch Home Warranty 1 of 3 signals | F |
Score basis. A Reliability Score normally blends three signals, and a review signal counts once a company has 5 reviews. 3 companies here rest on fewer, so their scores carry less evidence than the rest of the table: HSA Home Warranty: Trustpilot only (BBB profile not rated, 1 BBB review); Liberty Home Guard: BBB reviews and Trustpilot only (BBB profile not rated); Porch Home Warranty: BBB rating only (0 BBB reviews, 2 Trustpilot reviews). How the score is built.
Source: Company corporate records.
What this ranking tells you
This ranking orders companies by the year they were founded. A long operating history signals durability and accumulated underwriting experience, but it does not guarantee a better product or lower complaint rate, older incumbents also accumulate more complaints in absolute terms. Treat longevity as one input among several, alongside reliability and price.
No single ranking captures a company in full. A provider that tops one axis can sit mid-pack on another, strong BBB complaint-handling alongside soft customer reviews, say. The best decision reads several of these lists together and intersects them with the company detail pages for coverage, pricing, and state availability.
Frequently asked questions
Does an older company mean a better warranty?
Not necessarily. Longevity signals stability and experience, but newer entrants sometimes earn stronger customer reviews. Weigh founding year alongside the Reliability Score and coverage terms.
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Source: Better Business Bureau & Trustpilot Home warranty company ratings and customer reviews · 2026 Reputation figures are point-in-time snapshots; rankings recompute as the underlying data is refreshed.
Read our methodology - how the Reliability Score is sourced and computed.
Every figure on PlainWarranty is rendered directly from BBB, Trustpilot, and state regulatory data, no number is typed in by an editor. Rankings are computed directly from BBB, Trustpilot, and state regulatory data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.