(LISTEN): Columbia-based Shelter Insurance is celebrating its 80th anniversary

By Brian Hauswirth
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Columbia-based Shelter Insurance is the eighth-largest employer in Columbia/Boone County, according to the latest statistics from Columbia Regional Economic Development Incorporated (REDI).

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A photo of Columbia’s Shelter Gardens (2025 file photo courtesy of Shelter Insurance spokesman Brad Johnson)

REDI says Shelter has 1,115 employees in Columbia/Boone County. Shelter Insurance president Rockne Corbin joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable” program:

“We’re going to do about $3.5 billion in business in 2026. Most of what we do Fred, it’s autos and homes”

Shelter is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year. Mr. Corbin praises all Shelter employees, including their in-house fraud unit. He tells listeners that the fraud unit does an outstanding job:

“They’re not out there trying to catch the good people doing what they’re supposed to be doing. They’re out there to do one thing and it’s to catch the bad people doing bad stuff so that we can protect all our customers,” Mr. Corbin says.

You can listen to the full “CEO Roundtable” interview here.