Shelter Insurance

Shelter Insurance

Company type	Mutual
Industry	Insurance Finance
Predecessor	MFA Mutual Insurance Company
Founded	1946 (1946)
Headquarters	Columbia, Missouri , USA
Area served	Arkansas Colorado Iowa Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri Nebraska Nevada Ohio Oklahoma Tennessee
Key people	Rockne Corbin, President and 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 AmShield Insurance Company Say Insurance
Website	shelterinsurance.com
Footnotes /references "Shelter Insurance Companies 2014 Annual Report" (PDF). Shelter Insurance Companies. Retrieved April 2, 2015.

Shelter Mutual Insurance Company is a mutual insurance company which focuses on auto, property, business, and life Insurance. It operates in fifteen U.S. states and it's corporate office is located in Columbia, Missouri.

Shelter was founded in 1946 as the insurance subsidiary of the Missouri Farmers Association, and was called MFA Mutual Insurance Company. ^[1] In 1981, the name was changed to Shelter Insurance Companies, following MFA's popular slogan: “MFA is your Shield of Shelter.” ^[1] Since it's founding, the company's corporate office has remained in Columbia. The Shelter Insurance Gardens are located adjacent to the corporate office in Columbia. ^[2]

Closing of Shelter Financial Bank

On September 7, 2012, ^[3] Shelter announced the nko 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. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

References

1. "Company History". Shelter Insurance Companies. Archived from the original on March 20, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
2. "Shelter Gardens". Shelter Insurance Companies. Archived from the original on March 20, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
3. Bruce, Mackenzie (February 28, 2013). "Shelter Financial Bank sets March closing date" (Web). Columbia Missourian. Columbia, Missouri: Columbia Missourian. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
4. "Shelter Bank to close". Shelter Insurance Companies. September 7, 2012. Archived from the original on June 29, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
5. "Dodd-Frank cited as reason for healthy community bank closure". Legal Newsline Legal Journal. January 8, 2013. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
6. "Regulatory Burdens Prompt Insurer to Give Up on Banking". Insurance Networking News. January 7, 2013. Archived from the original on August 25, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2013.

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