Farmers Insurance Mobile Customer Claims Vehicles Join Claims Teams to Help Texas...

Farmers Insurance Mobile Customer Claims Vehicles Join Claims Teams to Help Texas Storm Victims

AUSTIN, Texas--(Business Wire)--
Farmers Insurance has deployed a Mobile Claims Center bus and two
Customer Claims Vehicles (CCV) to join personnel, agents and employees
in Texas to offer immediate help to victims of the tornadoes/wind
storms that occurred overnight in various parts of the state.

Farmers Texas State Executive Director Larry Pratt said, "Our
claims teams and mobile units are on the ground helping our customers
throughout Texas. We remind Farmers' customers who have suffered
damage from the storms to call the 24-hour Farmers HelpPoint number
at: 1-800-HelpPoint (1-800-435-7764), for immediate assistance."

The Mobile Claims Center bus arrives in Plano, Texas tonight and
will be located at:

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Home Depot
6200 W. Park Blvd
Plano, TX
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The first Customer Care Claims Vehicle arrives in San Angelo
Friday morning at 11am and will be located at:

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Lowe's
Sherwood Way & Loop 306
San Angelo, TX
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The second Customer Care Claims Vehicle will be positioned in the
Dallas-Ft. Worth area at a location to be determined.

In addition, Foremost Insurance customers who have damage should
file their claim by calling: 800-527-3907.

NOTE TO MEDIA -

The Mobile Claims bus will arrive tonight in Plano and will be
stationed at the Home Depot, 6200 W. Park Blvd. The bus and customer
care vehicles are filled with supplies and state-of the art satellite
communications to help Farmers customers immediately with their
claims.

To visit the CCVs or Claims Bus, please call David Bishop at
850-228-8997 or Jerry Davies at 213-400-4459 to arrange a tour of the
bus or interview.

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. Headquartered in Los Angeles and doing
business in 41 states, the insurers comprising the Farmers Insurance
Group of Companies 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
David Bishop
850-228-8997
david.bishop@farmersinsurance.com
or
Jerry Davies
323-932-3662
jerry.davies@farmersinsurance.com

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