Farmers Insurance Claims Teams Helping Victims of California Fires

LOS ANGELES--(Business Wire)--
Farmers Insurance claims personnel and agents are in the Sierra
Madre and Southern California fire areas contacting Farmers customers
to help them if they have been evacuated or suffered losses from the
fires that struck this weekend.

Farmers Senior Vice President, State Operations Steve Feely said,
"Our claims teams are in full operation throughout the fire areas
helping our customers."

Farmers' customers who have suffered damage from the storms should
call the 24-hour Farmers HelpPoint number at:

1-800-HelpPoint (1-800-435-7764), for immediate assistance.

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
Jerry Davies, 1-213-400-4459
Jerry.davies@farmersinsurance.com

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