Past, Present and Future
Founded in 1964 as Pat Ryan and Associates, Resource Automotive has a 45-year legacy that includes virtually introducing the F&I profit center to the industry.

Resource Automotive and its sister companies are the administrators of mechanical repair agreement products and other services for automobile dealers of new and pre-owned cars and trucks throughout the United States. Our mechanical repair agreements are approved for financing by the captive finance arms of all automotive manufacturers as well as all major banks across the country.
Resource Dealer Group, First Extended, Resource Automotive Solutions, and other companies were created and acquired by Resource Automotive to form the foundation of a tradition of excellence in the automotive warranty business. By bringing together the industry's most respected companies under one umbrella, we have created a unique combination of resources to address client's specific profit and asset accumulation objectives.

Resource Automotive provides branded and private label insurance and non-insurance products, as well as specialized programs through or to automotive dealerships and dealership consolidators, vehicle distributors, manufacturers, and maintenance and repair centers. Dealership products are distributed both by employees and through independent agents. Resource Automotive also provides products and programs through financial institutions, the Internet and alternative distribution channels.

Resource Automotive provides retail automotive dealerships with a full range of participation options, from direct to reinsured. First Extended specializes in the dealer obligor, or self insured business model.

Resource Automotive timeline:

1964 Patrick G. Ryan forms Pat Ryan & Associates, pioneering the sale of insurance products and warranties sold through automobile dealerships.				1964 Introduction of the Finance and Insurance Profit Center.
1967 Pat Ryan and Associates transforms from a regional company to a national distribution organization.
				1969 National Alliance formed with Ford Motor Credit.
1971 Introduction of participation programs through reinsurance.
				1978 Introduction of the first independent insured service contract program.
1982 Pat Ryan and Associates is now a subsidiary of Ryan Insurance Group. Ryan Insurance Group merges with Combined International Corporation. Patrick Ryan becomes the president and chief executive officer.
1987 Shareholders approve new company name and stock symbol, Aon Corporation (NYSE: AOC). Aon name is Gaelic and signifies "oneness" and "unity".				1987 Ryan Insurance Group forms national alliance with Chrysler Financial.
				1992 Ryan Insurance Group acquires Singer Group and Key Royal training companies.
1993 Ryan Insurance awarded retail training agreement to facilitate Chrysler customer satisfaction programs.
				1994 Ryan Insurance Group expands training competencies to include fixed and variable operations.
1996 Ryan Insurance Group becomes Resource Dealer Group.
				1997 RDG Introduced "Positioning to Win" concepts supported by comprehensive "Best Practices Training."
1998 RDG completes comprehensive, exclusive relationship with AutoNation and United Auto Group.
				1999 RDG introduces customer-centric, menu-based selling format.
2000 RDG completes comprehensive relationships with Sonic Automotive Group and Asbury Automotive Group.
				2001 Aon Warranty Group acquires First Extended Corporation.
2002 Resource Automotive name given to represent all of Aon Warranty Group's automotive entities.				2002 Resource Automotive awarded largest retail training contract in Honda's history (EXCEL).
2003 Formation of Resource Automotive.
				2004 Introduction of ResourceVIP.
2006 Launch of LUXCARE.				2006 Acquisition by Onex, The Warranty Group is formed.
2008 Launch of Kia KDEP (Kia Dealer Excellence Program).				2008 Launch of DriverPlus customer retention program.
2010 Launch of QCertified.com.
				2014 The Warranty Group is acquired by TPG.