Farmers Insurance Claims Teams Helping Customers in or Near the Goleta, California...

Sat Jul 5, 2008 5:15pm EDT

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Farmers Insurance Claims Teams Helping Customers in or Near the Goleta, California Wildfires

Mobile Claims Center Bus (MCC) is in Santa Barbara Helping
Customers
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Farmers Insurance Group of Companies(R) asks its customers
suffering damage or ordered to evacuate because of the widespread
wildfires, to immediately contact Farmers' 24 hour claims hotline at:

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

"The Farmers Mobile Claims Center Bus (MCC) located at:

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San Marcos High School
4750 Hollister Ave
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
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MCC is situated at the corner of Turnpike and Hollister," noted
Bill Matlock, Executive Director of Farmers Los Angeles State Office.

"We are watching the fires very closely and in addition, our
claims teams are located throughout the Santa Barbara County area to
assist our customers with any of their claims needs," he added.

The Farmers Mobile Catastrophe Claims Center Bus (MCC) 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 MCC anytime. Reporters are welcome to tour the bus as
well.

Farmers is the second largest homeowners' insurer in California.

NOTE to MEDIA: For a tour of the MCC or interviews, please contact
Jerry Davies at 213-400-4459.

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