Columbia-based Shelter Insurance is the seventh-largest employer in Columbia/Boone County, according to 2024 statistics from Columbia Regional Economic Development Incorporated (REDI). REDI says Shelter has 1,382 employees here. Shelter's new president is a familiar name in mid-Missouri: Rockne Corbin. Mr. Corbin joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable" program. Mr. Corbin grew up in Jefferson City and earned a degree in business from Central Missouri State in Warrensburg. Mr. Corbin considered being a helicopter pilot while growing up, and served in the U-S Army Airborne at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. His parents taught him the importance of serving others: his mother is longtime former Boone County collector Pat Lensmeyer. Mr. Corbin describes his mother as a true public servant. Shelter operates in 21 states under three brands and in more than 60 nations with what is called reinsurance. Mr. Corbin tells listeners that Shelter currently has about three-million policies with about 800,000 families in their operating territories. He expects Shelter to surpass $3-billion in group business in 2025, with a policyholder surplus of $2.2 billion. Mr. Parry and President Corbin also discussed the impact of Hurricanes Helene and Milton on Shelter, and the importance of being a good corporate citizen. They discussed Shelter's famous gardens and fountains at their massive headquarters on Columbia's West Broadway:

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