From 1983 to 1998, the iconic developer of video games, Brøderbund Software, was headquartered in Novato, known through games "Choplifter", "Lode Runner", "Karateka", and "Prince of Persia", and others. From the 1982 until 2015, Novato was headquarters for Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, which was Marin County's largest employer at one time, with 2,400 employees as of 2000. By 2015, the company had laid off or transferred most its employees and relocated its remaining employees to a smaller headquarters in nearby Petaluma.