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The Farmers Insurance Group of Companies was founded in 1928 as the Farmers Insurance Exchange in Los Angeles, CA. The company started out offering only automobile insurance but home and commercial insurance was added as the company grew. Farmers Group is the country's third-largest writer of both private passenger automobile and homeowners insurance. Farmers Group is managed but not owned by Zurich Financial Services. Farmers Insurance Group of Companies is based in Los Angeles, California, and operates in 41 states across the country through the efforts of approximately 18,000 employees. Foremost Insurance Company, located in Michigan, was acquired by Farmers in March 2000.

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  • Farmers ranks 4th behind Allstate, State Farm, and Progressive in auto insurance net written premium.
  • Farmers Insurance was the first auto insurer in the United States to offer a discount for owners of hybrid vehicles.
  • The Farmers Insurance Group HelpPoint was recognized as a certified Call Center for providing an Outstanding Customer Service experience. This was recognized by industry leader J.D. Power and Associates.
  • Farmers Insurance Group has an A (Excellent) rating from industry analyst A.M. Best. This is noted because of it is "...a dominant personal lines insurer with strong brand name recognition and the ability to provide the overall organization (Zurich) with cross-marketing opportunities and best practices expertise."


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