Farmers Insurance Executive Vice President Kevin Kelso Named Vice Chairman of National...

Farmers Insurance Executive Vice President Kevin Kelso Named Vice Chairman of National Safety Group

LOS ANGELES--(Business Wire)--Farmers Group, Inc. announced Kevin Kelso, Executive Vice
President, has been named vice chairman of the board for the Institute
for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), the property loss reduction trade
association of the property/casualty insurance industry. Kelso has
also been named chair of the executive committee for IBHS.

Based in Tampa, Florida, IBHS counts among its members more than
200 property-casualty insurers and reinsurers. Its mission is to
reduce the social and economic effects of natural disasters and other
property losses by conducting research and advocating improved
construction, maintenance and preparation practices.

"Farmers has long been one of the leading supporters of the
research mission of the IBHS," said Mr. Kelso. "I am honored to be
able to serve in the leadership of this group, particularly at this
critical point in its development."

"We're fortunate to have Kevin Kelso, a talented insurance
executive - deeply committed to improving the science of loss
prevention - stepping into a critical leadership role on our board as
we seek to take IBHS to the next level of success," said Julie
Rochman, IBHS president and CEO.

This is a two-year appointment for Kelso, effective January 1,
2008.

Kelso has been President of Farmers Personal Insurance since 2002
and was made Executive Vice President of Farmers Group, Inc. in
January, 2007.

Farmers Group, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zurich
Financial Services, an insurance-based financial services provider
with a global network of subsidiaries and offices in North America and
Europe as well as in Asia Pacific, Latin America and other markets.
Farmers(R) is the nation's third-largest Personal Lines Property &
Casualty insurance group. Property and casualty products are
underwritten and issued by the Farmers Exchanges and their
subsidiaries, which Farmers Group, Inc. manages but does not own.
Headquartered in Los Angeles and doing business in 41 states, the
Farmers insurers provide Homeowners, Auto, Business, Life insurance
and financial services to more than 10 million households. For more
information about Farmers, visit our Web site at www.farmers.com

Farmers Insurance Group
Jerry Davies, 323-932-3662
jerry.davies@farmersinsurance.com

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