Malibu Farmers Insurance Agent Bart Baker, Retired Firefighter, Helps Save Customer's...

Malibu Farmers Insurance Agent Bart Baker, Retired Firefighter, Helps Save Customer's Home

Meanwhile, Farmers Insurance Mobile Catastrophe Claims Bus Arrives
to Help Farmers Customers in the Malibu Area
LOS ANGELES--(Business Wire)--Farmers Insurance Group of Companies Malibu agent Bart Baker, a
retired California firefighter, donned his firefighters gear Saturday
morning November 24th, and at the height of the Santa Ana wind-driven
flames engulfing homes in Malibu, he helped one of his customers save
his home.

"We couldn't be more proud of Bart," noted Farmers CEO Paul N.
Hopkins. "His actions typify the caring spirit of all Farmers agents,
claims personnel and employees who are in the Malibu area helping all
of our customers at their greatest time of need."

MEDIA NOTE: Farmers' agent Bart Baker is available for interviews
and can be reached through Jerry Davies at 213-400-4459 beginning at 6
a.m. Monday, November 26th.

In addition, the Farmers Mobile Catastrophe Claims Bus has arrived
and will be available to help customers tomorrow, Monday, November
26th beginning at 7:00 a.m. The claims bus will be located at:

29138 Heathercliff, Malibu, CA 90265--in front of the
Pritchet-Rapf Real Estate Office (corner of Heathercliff and Pacific
Coast Highway)

The Farmers Mobile Catastrophe Claims Center Bus is a rolling
customer support center equipped with top-of-the-line technology for
immediate claims handling and outfitted with comforts of home such as
a grill for on-the-spot meals. Farmers customers can stop by the
Mobile Catastrophe Claims Bus anytime. Reporters are welcome to tour
the bus as well.

"We advise all of our Farmers customers in Malibu and anywhere
else these fires have spread who have been evacuated or have suffered
damage to their property, to immediately contact the Farmers'
hotline," explained Bill Matlock, Farmers State Executive Director for
Greater Los Angeles.

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Farmers' 24 hour claims hotline:
1-800-HelpPoint or
(1-800-435-7764) for immediate assistance.
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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, 1-213-400-4459
Jerry.davies@farmersinsurance.com
Mark Toohey, 805-907-2216 (cell)
mark_toohey@farmersinsurance.com

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