Farmers Insurance Claims Team Assists Victims of California Fires

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 11, 2008 -- Farmers Insurance Group of Companies advises its customers suffering damage from the Stockton, Indians Wildlands, Sacramento, Oroville, and Lafayette wildfires to immediately contact Farmers' 24 hour claims hotline, 800-HelpPoint (1-800-435-7764) for immediate assistance.

"We hope these fires are contained quickly and with little damage," said Kirk Tweedy State Executive Director of Farmers in California. "However, we all know how fast these fires can spread and we are monitoring the situation closely and carefully. We will bring in as many resources as necessary to assist our customers."

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® 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.

Contact:

Jerry Davies

213.400.4459

jerry.davies@farmersinsurance.com

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