What is relationship between Christianity and Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Co?

Question

Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Co.
_ Total number of clients insured: 30,000
_ Number of churches-worship centers insured: 27,000
_ Number of other religious groups insured: 3,000
_ Top five denominations insured: Southern Baptists _ 4,000 churches; Assemblies of God _ 2,300 churches;
_ Non-denominational (churches that haven't claimed an affiliation) _ just under 2,300; United Methodist _ under 2,000; Independent Baptists _ under 2,000
_ Reports on sex abuse of minors: Company has received an average of 73 reports of BOTH child sex abuse and other sexual misconduct each year for the past 15 years. The company did know how many of that total were child sex abuse cases and how many were other sexual misconduct because it doesn't organize its data that way.
http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Jun14/0,4670,ProtestantsSexAbuseGlance,00.html

Answer 1

It looks like a bad wager for the insurance company. Maybe they should increase the deductibles.

Answer 2

The Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company has been insuring Churches for over 90 years. It was started by a Mennonite businessman and his pastor. They never dreamed that the firm would grow to its present size. It is listed in the National Underwriters Magazine as one of the top 50 casualty underwriters in the USA.

Their original goal was to provide security for Mennonite fellowships. The Mennonite movement has changed its name and is known as The Fellowship of Evangelical Churches today. They started out getting the different churches to pool their money for an disaster experienced by the different churches. Today they are licensed in 29 states and have assets of over 293 million dollars.

I would say that their relationship with Christianity is good. They primarily insure Churches. Churches are made up of people, and people are known to make mistakes. Having a Christian Insurance company on your side has to be a real plus for any Christian Church.

Their experience with reports on sex abuse from the Churches you mentioned, is dwarfed by recent claims and payments made by a certain other Christian denomination.