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Barton Mutual Insurance
Est. 1894
Until 1969, the company was a single-county farm
fire insurer. The decision to change the company to
a state-wide insurer offering a broader array of
products was based on the changing face of rural
Missouri. With the addition of Cape Mutual (1982)
and Gateway Mutual (1986) to form the Barton Mutual
Group, the trio of mutuals covers most of Missouri.
We continue to seek ways to deliver our service at
the lowest possible cost. Barton Mutual writes
Homeowners, Farmowners, Mobile Homeowners,
Condominiums, Rentals and Seasonals, and Commercial
properties.
Cape Mutual Insurance
Est. 1903
The former Merchants and Mechanics Mutual Aid
Society joined Barton Mutual Group in 1982, already
named Cape Mutual. It was re-channeled to
exclusively service our retired population, and
today provides Homeowner, Mobile Homeowner, Rentals
and Seasonals to retirees.
Gateway Mutual Insurance
Est. 1880
Originally named Owensville Mutual Benefits Aid
Association, Gateway Mutual joined Barton Mutual
Group in 1986. In addition to services to Cape and
Barton, Gateway provides a Homeowners-type insurance
product tailored to the older homes. It is also the
placement facility for hard-to-insure vacant
properties and for stand-alone farm liability and
outbuildings.
What does mutual mean to you?
The mutual concept, created by Benjamin Franklin, is
a cost-effective way of buying insurance. It means
your premium dollar buys only insurance. Nothing
goes to investors.
Our sole mission is service through insurance. Your
independent agent, located in your community,
represents us because he finds value in our service.
Barton Mutual Group is a team comprised of three
policyholder-owned (mutual) insurance companies –
located in Missouri to serve fellow Missourians.
Barton Mutual Group has no other function but to
provide you with excellent service through your
independent agent. As your agent attempts to find
you the best product at the best price, we’re one of
his trusted sources.
You buy insurance for peace of mind. We know you
rest only if we have the financial strength to cover
all of your needs. That’s why we constantly measure
our strength. We too buy insurance against
wide-spread catastrophe, selecting only the
strongest tier of reinsurers worldwide.
If you are a policyholder or applicant for insurance
through one of the Barton Mutual Group companies,
you are welcome to review our financial information
and reinsurance arrangements. And we certainly want
to hear from you if you know of better ways to
perform. After all, as a policyholder, you own the
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