ph 417-843-6265

 

Home Page Agent Login

 
 

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 company.