Buyer Protection Group

Introduction: BPG provides consumer-centric services to help real estate professionals, buyers and sellers in their real estate transactions. The company has been providing home warranties since 1987 and home inspections since 1989. BPG purchased LandAmerica Home Warranty and LandAmerica Property Inspections in November, 2009. BPG is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, and operates in 14 states with a focus on the top 25 housing markets. The company manages a network of approximately 300 employees (including employee inspectors), affiliates, and technologies to deliver home warranties, home inspections, commercial and multifamily inspections, reserve studies, property disclosure reports, radon testing and monitoring, and pest inspections. BPG Home Warranty Company is domiciled in California and is subject to oversight by the California Department of Insurance, including maintaining cash reserves for all outstanding contracts and undergoing periodic claims and operations audits. The company is a charter member of the National Home Service Contract Association (NHSCA) and is currently ranked in the top 10 home warranty providers based on contracts in force. BPG Home Inspections is the largest employee-based home inspection company in the country. All inspectors are employed by BPG, and their work is covered under the company's general liability and E&O policy, which covers referring Realtors for claims arising from the inspection. In addition, BPG operates an affiliate program which includes approximately 500 independent inspectors who are available for BPG's secondary (smaller) work.