Shelter Insurance Names Means President Elect

As a result of current president and chief executive officer David Moore’s retirement announcement effective August 1, 2012, Shelter Insurance Companies named Rick Means, executive vice president and chief operating officer, president elect effective January 1, 2012.

Means will become president and CEO on August 1, 2012. He will become immediately involved in all aspects of Shelter management during the transition process.

Means joined Shelter Insurance in May 1977 working in the claims department. He has served as vice president of Claims, vice president of Underwriting, and has been an executive vice president since 2007. His areas of responsibility have included marketing, information technology, Shelter benefits management, claims and underwriting.

Shelter Insurance is a group of companies with two direct personal lines property and casualty companies, a reinsurance company, a life and annuity insurer, and a thrift bank. Shelter offers auto, home, life, farm and business insurance services to customers in 16 states via a network of 3100 local insurance agents. The firm’s home office is located in Columbia, Mo..

Source: Shelter Insurance