Longest-Operating Home Warranty Companies

Companies ranked by founding year, the longest-operating providers in the U.S. market.

American Home Shield leads on founded at 1971. This ranking orders companies by the year they were founded.

Longest-Operating Home Warranty Companies

Ranked by founded - top 12

American Home Shield1971Old Republic Home Protection1974Fidelity National Home Warranty1974Cinch Home Services19782-10 Home Buyers Warranty1980First American Home Warranty1984HSA Home Warranty1984Home Warranty of America1996America's Preferred Home Warranty1999HomeServe2003Landmark Home Warranty2005Choice Home Warranty2008

Source: Company corporate records

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.

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.

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.