In a move that underscores the growing importance of employee safety for mobile workforces, Watson Realty Corp., a leading residential real estate brokerage in the Southeast, has announced an agreement to deploy Bond's AI-powered preventative personal security platform to approximately 800 of its agents across Florida and Georgia. The deployment, announced on August 26, 2026, provides agents with 24/7 access to Bond's combination of proprietary AI technology and live Personal Security Agents, offering professional security support as they conduct everyday real estate activities such as meeting clients, showing properties, hosting open houses, and traveling alone between appointments.
The announcement comes ahead of REALTOR® Safety Month in September, highlighting the real estate industry's focus on agent safety. Watson's decision to treat personal security as a year-round business priority reflects a broader shift in employer duty of care, extending protection beyond the traditional workplace. This model is particularly relevant for real estate agents, who often work alone and enter unfamiliar or vacant properties without the security infrastructure of a conventional office.
Bond has pioneered the category of preventative personal security, using AI and trained security professionals to identify and address potential risks before they escalate into emergencies. Members can access live Personal Security Agents within seconds for services including safety monitoring, security check-ins, threat deterrence, de-escalation, and coordination with first responders when necessary. This preventative approach fills a critical gap for agents who may sense something is wrong but don't yet require emergency services.
William Watson III, President of Watson Realty Corp., emphasized the importance of providing professional security resources to agents. "Real estate agents spend much of their working lives away from an office, often meeting people for the first time and entering properties alone. We believe they should have professional security resources available to them wherever their work takes them," he said. "Our agents are the heart of this company, and providing Bond is a meaningful investment in their safety, confidence and peace of mind."
Doron Kempel, Founder and CEO of Bond, highlighted the transformative impact of AI on personal security. "AI is allowing us to democratize a level of preventative protection that historically was available only to executives and other highly protected individuals and make it available across an entire workforce," he said. "We believe personal security is becoming an essential employee benefit, and companies like Watson are showing the rest of the market what is now possible."
The agreement demonstrates how AI is changing the economics of personal security, making professional-grade protection scalable for large workforces. This capability allows employers to extend duty of care to employees who work remotely, travel, or spend significant time alone in the field. For Watson, this means agents can carry a layer of professional security with them whether they are at an open house, meeting a prospective buyer, or arriving at a vacant property.
This deployment points to a larger workforce-security challenge affecting millions of Americans in roles such as real estate, home health, sales, and delivery. As employers compete to provide benefits that improve employees' lives, personal security represents a new frontier, offering protection that follows people beyond the office. Bond's platform is designed to make this benefit possible at scale while preserving individual privacy and giving members control over when security services are activated.
Watson Realty Corp. is a leading brokerage serving communities throughout Northeast and Central Florida and Southeast Georgia, with a longstanding focus on service and support for its agents and customers. Bond, listed on Nasdaq as OBAI, is the world's only AI-powered preventative personal security company, combining AI with 24/7 live Personal Security Agents to enable organizations to expand their duty of care and provide personal security as an employee benefit at scale.
