Behind the Shield - Shelter Insurance

We've all seen the School House Rock about how a bill becomes law. But what's happening behind the scene to persuade lawmakers to debate, favor, and pass that bill? That's where Shelter's Vice President of Government Relations comes into the picture. Brian Waller joins the podcast to talk about what he does, how he handles 21 different state legislatures and talks about how he determines what issues he addresses. You'll also be surprised at what it takes to get a bill passed.

The entire Shelter Insurance Travel Department joins the podcast to shine light on how what they do is mission critical to helping get people in position to put the world back together after devastating storms. They also give expert tips for when to book your trips.

Sharita Sims talks on the podcast about being the furthest branch away from the home office and how they're able to maintain a home office typ of environment by doing super creative employee engagement events.

We also hear an amazing story about how Shelter adjusters make a difference in people lives and how happy insureds are after dealing with our employees.

As the unpredictable days of COVID-19 continue, agents are starting to notice new trends with customers. Columbia, Missouri agent Mitch Theede joins the podcast to talk about what some of those trends are and what he and other agents are doing to keep up.

The podcast sits down with one of the few areas of Shelter that have their hand in almost every department in the company, the Graphics team. Stacey Taylor and Teresa Flippin talk about everything they do and how it has Shelter on the forefront of something that could revolutionize the department.

For the silver edition episode, we take a look at some things like conversations that stuck out, the pickle debate, and what's to come.

Shelter Board of Directors member Baker Kurrus talks with us about what it's like being on the board and how they approach Shelter business.

Former company photographer and journalist joins the podcast to talk about why Shelter became independent of MFA and change from MFA Insurance to Shelter Insurance.

Rick McVeigh, Director of General Services and fountain historian, joins the podcast to talk about the history of the iconic fountain in front of the home office building.

You can watch a 1966 film about the planning and construction of the original fountain here: https://vimeo.com/442048433 

Having children and parents working together at Shelter isn't an uncommon thing. The mother-daughter combo of Cheree and Cherish Walton sit down to talk about what it's like having your child work in the same company and what it was like growing up around Shelter.