Farmers Insurance Claims Team Assists Customers of Storms in Washington

SEATTLE--(Business Wire)--Farmers Insurance claims personnel and agents are hard at work
finding and assisting Farmers policyholders who have suffered damage
from the powerful wind and rain storms in Washington.

"Our claims team is helping Farmers customers who have suffered
damage," Susan Bithell, Farmers Washington State Executive Director
said.

"As of 6:00 p.m. today, (PST), our claims team has received 229
claims. We are urging Farmers' customers who have suffered damage from
the storms and have not been contacted to call the 24-hour HelpPoint
number for immediate assistance."

Call: 1-800-HelpPoint

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
Cell: 213-400-4459
jerry.davies@farmersinsurance.com

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