Mobile Insurance Claims Center Set Up for Fast Claims Handling

Farmers Insurance Claims Team Sets Up Mobile Claims Center for Fast Claims Handling

MINNEAPOLIS-- May 27, 2008 --Farmers Insurance Group of Companies advises its Farmers Insurance customers suffering damage from the tornado in Hugo to immediately contact their agent or call the 24 hour claims hotline, 800-HelpPoint (1-800-435-7764).

Foremost Insurance customers who have damage should file their claim by calling: 1-800-527-3907.

As of Tuesday afternoon, Farmers and Foremost combined have received more than 2400 claims.

To further assist customers, Farmers' Mobile Catastrophe Claims Center Bus is in Hugo, MN at Oneka Elementary School located at: 4888 Heritage Parkway.

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

"The Farmers claims bus allows us to serve the most number of people," said Locke Pierce, State Executive Director of Farmers Insurance in Minnesota. "We are equipped to be a community relief center with this bus. We can serve meals by the hundred and allow people telephone and computer access to reach relatives. These are luxuries no one takes for granted during a crisis."

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.

Contacts

Farmers Insurance Group
David Bishop, 850-228-8997
david.bishop@farmersinsurance.com