Company Profile
Mountain States Insurance Group
Company Overview
Mountain States is New Mexico’s oldest property and casualty insurance carrier, having been in business over 70 years! Mountain States writes commercial insurance (general liability, worker’s compensation, commercial automobile and property) in New Mexico, Colorado, Texas and Utah. In addition, Mountain States is also licensed in Arizona . Mountain States enjoys an A- rating from A. M. Best. We have approximately 110 employees in our Home Office located in Albuquerque and 10 employees in our Denver Branch office.
The Mountain States Insurance Group Endowed Chair for the Study of Insurance and Financial Services at New Mexico State University, in Las Cruces, ensures a program for training future insurance professionals for New Mexico and surrounding states. Mountain States also sponsors several scholarships at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.
Mountain States takes pride in being involved in community activities. Employees participate in United Way activities, State Summer Games for Special Olympics and various other charitable activities in the area.
Company History
Mountain States Mutual Casualty Company began operations in August of 1937 and was founded by Clinton P. Anderson, J. R. Modrall, and Thomas McCaffrey. Mr. Anderson owned an insurance agency and had great difficulty placing workers’ compensation coverage - especially for the State Highway Department which was legislated to come under the Act.
Anderson had a long, varied and distinguished public career which included being the New Mexico State Treasurer, a member of the U. S. House of Representatives (1940-1945), U. S. Secretary of the Agriculture under President Truman (1945-1948), and a U. S. Senator (1948-1972). During his years in the Senate he was an author of Medicare, Chairman and member of the Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee, Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, and a ranking member of the Senate Committee on Finance.
In 1957 the company purchased the old National Guard Armory building at 501 Silver Avenue SW, which was built in 1908. Although it was erected as a military facility, it mainly served as a convention center for events such as political conventions, wrestling matches, boxing matches and nationally famous musical groups. (History says Elvis Presley once performed in the building) At one time J. C. Penney occupied the building while its premises were being renovated because of fire. The company remodeled the armory and turned it into an office building. Mountain States occupied the entire building from 1982 through 1999. After construction of its new home office building in the Journal Center Corridor, the building was sold to Public Service Company of New Mexico. PNM demolished the building and erected a multi-story parking lot on that piece of property.
Today, Mountain States Insurance Group consists of Mountain States Mutual Casualty Company, the parent organization, and Mountain States Indemnity Company, its wholly owned subsidiary. Both companies are licensed and operating in New Mexico, Colorado, Texas and Utah, providing automobile, workers’ compensation, general liability and commercial property insurance. All products are marketed through independent agencies located in the various states of operation.
Benefits
Flexible work schedule, life insurance, education/exam support