Shelter Insurance

Shelter Insurance

Type	Mutual
Industry	Insurance Finance
Predecessor	MFA Mutual Insurance Company
Founded	1946
Headquarters	Columbia, Missouri, USA
Area served	Arkansas Colorado Iowa Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri Nebraska Nevada Oklahoma Tennessee
Key people	Rick Means, President & CEO
Products	Auto Private Passenger Auto Commercial Auto Motorcycle Recreational Vehicle Property Homeowners Mobile Homeowners Farmowners Dwelling Fire Farm Fire Apartment Owners Personal Inland Marine Boatowners Liability Personal Umbrella General Liability Comprehensive Farm Liability Business Business Owners Commercial Fire Commercial Inland Marine Cargo Life
Services	Insurance Finance
Total assets	US$4,340,202,000 (2014) US$4,066,984,000 (2013) US$3,909,298,000 (2012) US$3,705,787,000 (2011) US$3,638,301,000 (2010) US$3,457,048,000 (2009) US$3,298,968,000 (2008) US$3,326,688,000 (2007)
Number of employees	3,881 (2014) 3,807 (2013) 3,752 (2012) 3,747 (2011) 3,655 (2010) 3,583 (2009) 3,559 (2008) 3,096 (2007)
Subsidiaries	Shelter Mutual Insurance Company Shelter General Insurance Company Shelter Life Insurance Company Shelter Reinsurance Company Haulers Insurance Company, Inc. Shelter Financial Corporation Shelter Financial Bank Shelter Financial Services, Inc. Shelter Benefits Management Inc. Shelter Enterprises, LLC Daniel Boone Agency, LLC
Website	shelterinsurance.com
Footnotes / references "Shelter Insurance Companies 2014 Annual Report" (PDF). Shelter Insurance Companies. Retrieved April 2, 2015.

Shelter Insurance Company is a mutual insurance company which focuses on Auto, Property, Business, and Life Insurance. It operates in fourteen U.S. states and the headquarters is in Columbia, Missouri.

Shelter was founded in 1946 as the insurance subsidiary of the Missouri Farmers Association (the same company as MFA Incorporated), and was called MFA Mutual Insurance Company.^[1] The Shelter name came from the company's most famous slogan, "M.F.A is your Shield of Shelter". In 1981, the name was changed to Shelter Insurance Companies.^[2] The company's headquarters remained in Columbia. The Shelter Insurance Gardens are located at the company headquarters in Columbia.^[3]

Community Involvement

• Partners in Education with West Junior High School.^[4]
• College Scholarships via the Shelter Insurance Foundation.^[5]
• United Way^[6]
• Shelter Cares^[7]

Closing of Shelter Financial Bank

In September 2012 Shelter announced the closure of Shelter Financial Bank. Though profitable, the announcement cited the additional costs associated with the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act as the primary reason for closure.^[8][9][10]

References

1. "Company History". Shelter Insurance Companies. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
2. "Company History". Shelter Insurance Companies. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
3. "Shelter Gardens". Shelter Insurance Companies. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
4. "Shelter Insurance Companies 2011 Annual Report" (PDF). Shelter Insurance Companies. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
5. "Shelter Insurance Benefits". Retrieved March 30, 2013.
6. "Shelter Insurance Companies 2011 Annual Report" (PDF). Shelter Insurance Companies. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
7. "Shelter Insurance Companies 2011 Annual Report" (PDF). Shelter Insurance Companies. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
8. "Shelter Bank to close". Shelter Insurance Companies. September 7, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
9. "Dodd-Frank cited as reason for healthy community bank closure". Legal Newsline Legal Journal. January 8, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
10. "Regulatory Burdens Prompt Insurer to Give Up on Banking". Insurance Networking News. January 7, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2013.

External links

• Shelter Insurance Homepage

Coordinates: 38°57′13″N 92°21′59″W / 38.953669°N 92.366288°W