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“AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Farmers Insurance Group of Companies® is pleased to announce the introduction of a new homeowner’s insurance policy, called ‘Farmers Next Generation Home Policy.’ This new policy provides coverage flexibility, innovative features and competitive pricing, which all adds up to exceptional value…’Farmers Next Generation Home Policy’ offers new discounts for professionals such as physicians, educators and law enforcement personnel. Homes with newer roofs will also qualify for substantial savings. Policy features include what many customers might expect such as replacement cost coverage for their home and personal property along with coverage they might not expect to be included such as Identity Fraud…For more information about Farmers, visit…www.farmers.com.”

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“LOS ANGELES…/PRNewswire/ -- Farmers Insurance Group of Companies® announces the appointment of Susan Bithell to the position of Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer. In her new role, Bithell will oversee the continued alignment of the company's underwriting strategy, processes and methodology across a number of business units…Bithell began her career with Farmers in 1983 as an Auto Underwriter in the Pocatello Regional Office. In 1984 she moved to the Regional Marketing Department where she held several positions including Life Representative, Division Agency Manager, and Regional Marketing Education Manager. She was promoted in 1991 to Zone Life Marketing Manager in the Home Office. In 1993 she received a promotion to Division Marketing Manager in Colorado and in 1996 she was promoted to Regional Marketing Manager in Merced, California. Her next promotion was to Director Forecasting, Research, and Financial Analysis in 1997 where she oversaw catastrophe modeling, personal lines financial reports, and data reporting. In 2000 she moved to the newly-created position of Director of Customer Advocacy. In 2001 Susan returned to field operations as the State Executive Director in Nevada. During her tenure there Farmers grew to #1 market share. Susan's most recent assignment was as Vice President and State Executive Director of Washington State. Bithell graduated from Idaho State University in 1983 with a BBA in Marketing. In 1998 she earned her MBA with Distinction from California State University - Fresno…”

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“LOS ANGELES…/PRNewswire/ -- Farmers Insurance Group of Companies® announces the appointment of Dan Schrock to Vice President - Expansion Markets. The promotion of Mr. Schrock will have him reporting to Senior Vice President Scott Stice…Mr. Schrock joined Farmers in May 1990 as an auto underwriter in the Overland Park Regional Office. In January 1993 he transferred to the Claims function as a Claims representative. Mr. Schrock moved quickly through the Claims ranks as senior Claims representative, Claims management trainee, and branch Claims supervisor of the Tulsa, Oklahoma BCO. In August 1998, Mr. Schrock transferred to the Columbus Service Center as a Personal Lines agency consultant. Two years later, in October 2000, he relocated to the Los Angeles area as Farmers Financial Solutions National Sales Manager. In May 2002 Mr. Schrock transferred to the Austin Service Center as division marketing manager and returned to the Home Office as a senior marketing consultant and was subsequently promoted to director of Home Office Sales. In June 2006, he was promoted to State Executive Director - Michigan. Mr. Schrock earned a bachelor of arts degree in economics from the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA and holds Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and Graduate in Claims Administration (GCA) designations…”

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“LOS ANGELES… /PRNewswire/ -- Farmers Insurance Group of Companies® announces the appointment of Larry Pratt to Vice President -Sales…Mr. Pratt started with Farmers in June 1990 as a Sales trainee in Vancouver, Washington. While working in the Washington Regional Office, he gained valuable experience as a computer representative, life specialist, and regional marketing administration manager. Mr. Pratt was promoted to Seattle division marketing manager in 1997 and to marketing manager in May 2000. He transferred to the Home Office in June 2001 as a marketing consultant II, a position he held until he was promoted to Executive Director--Alabama in April 2002. In April 2005, Mr. Pratt was given a new assignment as Executive Director--Texas. When responsibility for the Texas market was split earlier this year, Mr. Pratt was named South Texas State Executive Director. Mr. Pratt earned a Bachelor's degree in business human resources from the University of Idaho and holds the Chartered Leadership Fellow (CLF) designation.”

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“LOS ANGELES… /PRNewswire/ -- Farmers Insurance Group of Companies® has introduced eZsign, a new claims settlement option for their customers with total loss claims. It is currently approved in the states of Washington, Oklahoma, and Illinois. Farmers is anxiously awaiting approval in all other states. ‘Previously a customer who had reached settlement would have to wait for documents to arrive in the mail, and then sign and return those documents for payment to be issued,’ stated Odom Wu, Director of Farmers Strategic Initiatives. ‘Now Farmers, with the agreement of the Washington, Oklahoma, and Illinois Departments of Motor Vehicles, can give customers the option to receive the documents via email, sign them online using their mouse, and return them instantly to expedite payment. This initiative is consistent with Farmers' commitment to innovation, and keeps Farmers on the cutting edge in providing customers the best claims experience possible. Farmers is the first in the insurance claims industry to accomplish this for its customers,’ Wu continued. Wu explained that the new process will replace the current system where the insured receives an overnight package, endorses the documents and sends them back by a return overnight package…”

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“LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmers Insurance Group of Companies announces its title sponsorship of the 2009-2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference football championships and conference basketball tournaments. The agreement includes coverage of 10 colleges and universities in the SWAC. ‘The title sponsorship means that Farmers is the 'official insurance and financial services provider' of the SWAC,’ explained Faye McClure, Farmers Vice President of Strategic Marketing. ‘The sponsorship is a Farmers tradition of reaching out to communities and young students in today's world and letting them know we support them not only in athletics, but all that they do academically and in their future endeavors.’ The SWAC is a mid-major college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which is made up of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the southern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; in football, it participates in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), still frequently referred to by its former designation of Division I-AA. ‘We are elated to announce Farmers Insurance Group as the title sponsor for the SWAC football and basketball championship events,’ SWAC Commissioner Duer Sharp said. ‘This agreement with our newest corporate sponsor allows the rich history, tradition and legacy of our great conference to partner with the one of the nation's most innovative companies and allow enhancement of the Championship experience for our student-athletes.’The Farmers Insurance Group 2009 SWAC Football Championship and SWAC Basketball Tournaments will be nationally televised on ESPNU. The football championship will be played December 12 at 1PM (CT), with the basketball tournaments being held in March 2010. Farmers is a trade name and may refer to Farmers Group, Inc. or the Farmers Exchanges, as the case may be. Farmers Group, Inc., a management and holding company, along with its subsidiaries, is wholly owned by the Zurich Financial Services Group. The Farmers Exchanges are three reciprocal insurers (Farmers Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange and Truck Insurance Exchange), including their subsidiaries and affiliates, owned by their policyholders, and managed by Farmers Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries. For more information about Farmers, visit our Web site at www.farmers.com. Founded in 1920 by eight visionary leaders, the Southwestern Athletic Conference has evolved into one of the leading sports associations in the world of collegiate athletics. The SWAC consists of 10 member institutions in five states (Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas) and sponsors 18 championship sports (10 women, 8 men) with over 4,000 student-athletes. For more information on the Southwestern Athletic Conference, visit the official website at www.swac.org.”