Full-Time

Insurance Agent

Shelter Insurance

Shelter Insurance

1,001-5,000 employees

Regional insurer offering multi-line coverage

No salary listed

Cincinnati, OH, USA

In Person

Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States. No relocation compensation is provided.

Bachelor's

Category
Sales & Account Management (1)
Required Skills
Sales
Computer Networking

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Requirements
  • Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States.
  • Candidates must have a motivated attitude, an entrepreneurial spirit, and the ability to communicate effectively with clients in a sales atmosphere.
  • Candidates must meet sufficient sales requirements and core business proficiencies.
  • A true business-owner mindset is required to succeed.
Responsibilities
  • Develop prospects and sell Shelter insurance products in the agency.
  • Build and grow the agency business through sales and networking.
  • Perform general administrative duties or bring on staff to assist with those duties and improve sales.
Desired Qualifications
  • Some sales experience is helpful.
  • A degree with general business courses is helpful.
  • Experience in the insurance industry is a plus.

Shelter Insurance is a regional insurer serving the Midwest and South, offering auto, home, life, and business coverage across 14 states. It sells policies through a network of over 1,400 local agents who tailor plans to individuals, families, and small to mid-sized businesses. Premiums pay for covered losses and the company also invests collected funds to generate additional income and strengthen finances. Its goal is to provide reliable coverage with personalized service while maintaining financial stability through careful risk management and investments.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Columbia, Missouri

Founded

1946

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • May 2025 Shift deployment targets fraud, improving combined ratio and customer experience.
  • Oregon homeowners rates fell 11.4% in March 2026 after newer cohorts improved.
  • 2025 hiring rose 60%, signaling expansion while competitors cut staff.

What critics are saying

  • Kansas rejected Shelter's February 2026 homeowners filing for weak actuarial support.
  • Fraud detection adoption confirms persistent auto and property claims leakage pressure.
  • Guidewire implementation disruption can delay agent productivity and claims processing through 2026.

What makes Shelter Insurance unique

  • 2025 Forbes named Shelter Insurance among the World's Best Insurance Companies.
  • 2025 Guidewire Cloud rollout modernizes personal lines, claims, and digital workflows.
  • 4,659 employees and 169 open roles support its agent-heavy Midwest distribution model.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Paid Vacation

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Vitality Wellness Program

Flexible Work Hours

Bonus Opportunities

Company News

KFMO
Aug 20th, 2026
Shelter Insurance office in Desloge to hold ribbon cutting Friday.

Shelter Insurance office in Desloge to hold ribbon cutting Friday. Desloge, Mo. (KFMO) - Shelter Insurance Agent Chuck Odle is inviting the community to celebrate the opening of his Desloge office with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday morning. The event will take place from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the Shelter Insurance office at 1136 North Desloge Drive in Desloge, with the official ribbon cutting scheduled for 8 a.m. Those attending can enjoy coffee and danishes while visiting with Odle and celebrating the occasion. Guests will also have an opportunity to enter a drawing for a chance to win St. Louis Cardinals tickets. The community is encouraged to stop by and help Chuck Odle and Shelter Insurance celebrate the new Desloge location. * indicates required /* real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups */

PR Newswire
May 7th, 2025
Shelter Insurance Goes With Shift For Claims Fraud Detection

Solution Deployed to Fight Auto & Property Insurance FraudBOSTON and PARIS, May 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Shift Technology , a provider of AI-powered decision optimization solutions for the global insurance industry, today announced that Shelter Insurance has gone live on Shift Claims Fraud to help mitigate exposure to auto & property insurance fraud risk. The insurer is also a member of the recently announced Insurance Data Network (IDN).As a mutual insurer, Shelter is owned by its policyholders as opposed to shareholders. As such, the company has long been known for its commitment to customer service and its continuous innovation in the service of delivering exceptional policyholder experiences. Viewing claims fraud as an activity that adversely affects legitimate customers and the insurer's combined ratio, Shelter turned to Shift to help them apply artificial intelligence (AI) to the challenge of finding suspicious claims and determining how best to investigate their veracity."What is insidious about insurance fraud is that it impacts nearly every aspect of the insurance business, from the policyholder experience to profitability to the premiums our insureds pay," Mark Jones, Director of Litigation and SIU, Shelter Insurance. "Through our work with Shift we are able to identify a greater number of suspicious claims, separate them from legitimate claims, thoroughly investigate, and conclude it as quickly, accurately, and fairly as possible. This is incredibly beneficial to the business and our customers."According to industry estimates, P&C claims fraud costs U.S

II Reporter
Dec 10th, 2024
Shelter Insurance Selects Guidewire to Transform Business Operations

Shelter Insurance selects Guidewire to transform business operations.

The Curators of the University of Missouri
Aug 18th, 2023
Shelter Insurance president to retire, successor named

COLUMBIA - Shelter Insurance Companies announced Friday its current president and CEO, Randa Rawlins, will retire, effective April 30, 2024.

SBJ Media
Dec 1st, 2021
Shelter Mutual Insurance Company recognized as Business of the Year, and Community Outreach Ministries received Community Partner of the Year on Nov 24th 21'.

Shelter Insurance was named Business of the Year, and Community Outreach Ministries received Community Partner of the Year honors, according to a news release issued last week.