Farmers Group, Inc. Promotes Frank Ceglar to Executive Vice President and General...

Farmers Group, Inc. Promotes Frank Ceglar to Executive Vice President and
General Counsel

LOS ANGELES, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Frank Ceglar has been promoted to the
position of Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Farmers Group,
Inc., Farmers CEO Robert Woudstra has announced.

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"I am extremely pleased to announce Frank's promotion and appointment to this
key executive position within our organization," said Mr. Woudstra.

Mr. Ceglar's distinguished legal career with Farmers began in 1977 when he was
hired as Assistant Corporate Counsel. Before joining Farmers, Mr. Ceglar
practiced law for an insurance defense firm and for a national Certified
Public Accounting firm. During his Farmers career, Mr. Ceglar has been
promoted several times, most recently in 2008 when he was named Senior Vice
President and Associate General Counsel, and later in 2008 when he was named
Acting General Counsel.

A native of Akron, Ohio, Mr. Ceglar received a Bachelor of Science degree in
accounting and his law degree from the University of Akron.

Mr. Ceglar is a member of the Insurance Law Committee of the California Bar
Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and the Conference of
Insurance Counsel

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 Zurich Financial
Services Group. The Farmers Exchanges are three reciprocal insurers, including
their subsidiaries and affiliates, owned by their policyholders, and managed
by Farmers Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Farmers is the nation's
third-largest personal lines property and casualty insurance group. Farmers
provides homeowners, auto, business, specialty products and life insurance to
more than 10 million households. For more information about Farmers, visit
our Web site at www.farmers.com.

SOURCE Farmers Group, Inc.

Jerry Davies of Farmers Group, Inc., +1-213-400-4459,
jerry.davies@farmersinsurance.com