Major Rating Factors:
Good liquidity (5.5 on a scale of 0 to 10) with sufficient resources (cash flows and marketable investments) to handle a spike in claims. Fair profitability index (3.4) with operating losses during 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and the first six months of 2025. Average return on equity over the last five years has been poor at -3.2%. Strong long-term capitalization index (7.5) based on excellent current risk adjusted capital (severe and moderate loss scenarios), despite some fluctuation in capital levels.
Other Rating Factors:
History of adequate reserve strength (7.0) as reserves have been consistently at an acceptable level. Excellent overall results on stability tests (7.9). Stability strengths include good operational trends and excellent risk diversification.
Stability Factors:
L - Past results on our liquidity tests.
T - Significant trends in critical asset, liability, income or expense items.
Principal Lines of Business:
Personal/comm auto (54.6%), homeowners (25.2%), fire (3.1%), comm multi (2.1%), farmowners (1.9%), other (13.1%)
Licensed in:
AR, CO, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NE, NV, OH, OK, TN, TX, VT
Principal Investments:
Common stock (35.9%), investment grade bonds (35.3%), real estate (1.2%), non investment grade bonds (0.7%), preferred stock (0.1%), other (26.8%)
Corporate Info
Group Affiliation
Shelter Mutual Ins Co
Investment Rating
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Company Address
1817 West Broadway
Columbia, MO 65218
Columbia, MO 65218
Phone Number
(573) 445-8441
NAIC Number
23388
Website
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