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Feinstein to Retire; Farmers Appoints Hopkins CEO
National News • December 14, 2004
An announcement from Zurich Financial Services Group notes that Martin D. Feinstein (56) will retire effective March 31, 2005, as CEO of Farmers Group Inc. (FGI). He will also step down from his ...
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| earnings | mary williams | Apr 20, 2005, 4:02 pm |
| RE: RE: Best news yet | Pinaka Maganda | Mar 7, 2005, 5:04 pm |
| New Era? | Illinois Agent | Jan 2, 2005, 10:07 pm |
| Thanks for nothing Marty | Blake | Dec 29, 2004, 8:32 pm |
| RE: Perfect Timing Mr Feinstein | Joe Agent | Dec 29, 2004, 1:26 pm |
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| Farmers...one of the great American success stories! | Former agent in MI | Dec 22, 2004, 8:59 am |
| RE: Typical | Tom | Dec 21, 2004, 4:51 pm |
| RE: Typical | Tom | Dec 21, 2004, 4:50 pm |
| RE: Typical | Tom | Dec 21, 2004, 4:50 pm |
| Typical | Scott | Dec 21, 2004, 4:43 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: Marty and Paul | Henry 19yr agent | Dec 21, 2004, 3:55 pm |
| RE: RE: Marty and Paul | Debbie | Dec 21, 2004, 3:21 pm |
| RE: Marty and Paul | Dave | Dec 21, 2004, 11:17 am |
| Marty and Paul | Jim Mulligan | Dec 21, 2004, 10:52 am |
| TIME WILL TELL! | Mike | Dec 20, 2004, 5:44 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: RE: Finally... | another Farmers alum | Dec 20, 2004, 5:02 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: Finally... | Succesful independent agent | Dec 20, 2004, 3:54 pm |
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| RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: John & Zack Both miss the po | Tom | Dec 17, 2004, 2:50 pm |
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| RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: John & Zack Both miss the point | Get A Clue Management | Dec 17, 2004, 2:03 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: John & Zack Both miss the point | zack | Dec 17, 2004, 1:50 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: RE: John & Zack Both miss the point | Bill | Dec 17, 2004, 12:41 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: John & Zack Both miss the point | zack | Dec 17, 2004, 12:32 pm |
| RE: RE: John & Zack Both miss the point | Tom | Dec 17, 2004, 12:19 pm |
| RE: John & Zack Both miss the point | Zack | Dec 17, 2004, 12:05 pm |
| John & Zack Both miss the point | Tom | Dec 17, 2004, 10:55 am |
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| RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Zack Misses The Point (P.s) | John | Dec 17, 2004, 9:17 am |
| RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Zack Misses The Point P.s | John | Dec 17, 2004, 9:15 am |
| RE: RE: RE: RE: Zack Misses The Point | John | Dec 16, 2004, 6:15 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: Zack Misses The Point | zack | Dec 16, 2004, 6:05 pm |
| RE: RE: Zack Misses The Point | John | Dec 16, 2004, 5:23 pm |
| RE: Zack Misses The Point | zack | Dec 16, 2004, 5:00 pm |
| Zack Misses The Point | John | Dec 16, 2004, 4:51 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: RE: Best news yet | Tom | Dec 16, 2004, 4:49 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: Best news yet | zack | Dec 16, 2004, 4:40 pm |
| RE: RE: Best news yet | Tom | Dec 16, 2004, 4:32 pm |
| RE: Best news yet | zack | Dec 16, 2004, 4:26 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: Finally... | Tom | Dec 16, 2004, 4:16 pm |
| Best news yet | Bob | Dec 16, 2004, 4:03 pm |
| RE: RE: why | Dave 16yr agent | Dec 16, 2004, 3:31 pm |
| RE: why | Zack | Dec 16, 2004, 3:21 pm |
| RE: RE: Finally... | Nearly Former Agent | Dec 16, 2004, 2:33 pm |
| RE: Finally... | Dave 16yr agent | Dec 16, 2004, 1:38 pm |
| Finally... | Former Farmers Agent | Dec 16, 2004, 9:06 am |
| why | Fred Fieglestien | Dec 15, 2004, 4:42 pm |
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Subject: RE: why
The landscape of insurance has changed tremendously over the last 10 years. Yes, the Zurich merger changed the culture of the company, but so did the low production from Agents who sat on their tails and collected service commissions.
Everyone has someone to report to. In the case of Farmers, it was to Zurich. They see direct writers eating market share and wonder why Farmers can't do the same. And Farmers, to their credit, tries to defend the distribution system by recruiting new people and putting pressure on agents who don't produce on a continuous basis.
There are exceptions, but you should be honest with yourselves... did you really go out and run a business, continue to invest in growth? or did you sit and complain?