Latest Farmers Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Farmers Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Chartis Hires Farmers Insurance Executive as Chief Science Officer
Jan 9 2012 // Chartis has appointed Murli Buluswar to the newly created position of chief science officer. In this role, Buluswar will be responsible for establishing a research and development function to study corporate business and...
Farmers Insurance: Nov.1 Will Dramatically Impact Oklahoma Drivers
Oct 31 2011 // Farmers Insurance is advising Oklahoma residents that a new law, which goes into effect on Nov. 1, will have a significant effect on all drivers, especially those who drive without proper automobile insurance. The new...
Farmers Insurance Names Linton Chief Marketing Officer
Oct 11 2011 // Michael A Linton has been named enterprise chief marketing officer for Farmers Insurance. Linton, who most recently worked as executive vice president of marketing for Silicon Valley start-up, FreeMonee Network, has spent...
Farmers Insurance to Pay $1.5M in Labor Settlement
Jul 18 2011 // Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance Inc. has agreed to pay $1.52 million in overtime back wages to 3,459 employees following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division that disclosed...
Farmers Insurance to Pay $1.5M in Labor Settlement
Jul 18 2011 // Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance Inc. has agreed to pay $1.52 million in overtime back wages to 3,459 employees following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division that disclosed...
Farmers Insurance to Pay $1.5M in Labor Settlement
Jul 18 2011 // Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance Inc. has agreed to pay $1.52 million in overtime back wages to 3,459 employees following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division that disclosed...
Farmers Insurance to Pay $1.5M in Back Pay
Jul 18 2011 // Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance Inc. has agreed to pay $1.52 million in overtime back wages to 3,459 employees following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division that disclosed...
Farmers Insurance to Pay $1.5M in Labor Settlement
Jul 8 2011 // Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance Inc. has agreed to pay $1.52 million in overtime back wages to 3,459 employees following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division that disclosed...
Farmers Insurance Employees to Get $1.5M in Back Wages
Jul 8 2011 // Farmers Insurance has agreed to pay just over $1.5 million in back overtime wages to workers at 11 customer service call centers in Texas and five other states after a U.S. Labor Department investigation. The federal probe...
Farmers Buys Naming Rights to New Los Angeles Stadium
Feb 2 2011 // The Farmers Insurance Exchange has agreed to pay $700 million for the naming rights to the proposed downtown Los Angeles football stadium and event center, a deal backers say is a big step towards attracting an NFL team to...
Bock Appointed Farmers Insurance Utah State Executive Director
Jan 19 2011 // Jeff Bock, currently director of the Farmers Minneapolis Business Development Center, has been appointed state executive director of Utah, according to Farmers Insurance. Bock began his career with Farmers in 1987 as a...
Farmers Insurance Appoints Executive Directors in Midwest States
Jan 19 2011 // Farmers Insurance has appointed Dan Lewis as Ohio state executive director and John Muscolino as its executive director for Wisconsin. Lewis formerly was Farmers Pacific Zone agency manager and Muscolino was Farmers...
Farmers Insurance Files for Homeowners Rate Hike in Texas
Dec 5 2010 // Farmers Insurance has filed for a 3.9 percent rate increase for homeowners insurance coverage in Texas. The Dallas Morning News reports that Farmers’ filing with the Texas Department of Insurance will affect about...
Farmers Insurance Files for Homeowners Rate Hike in Texas
Nov 29 2010 // Farmers Insurance has filed for a 3.9 percent rate increase for homeowners policies in Texas. The Dallas Morning News reports that Farmers’ filing with the Texas Department of Insurance will affect about half the...
Farmers Insurance Offers Coverage in Virtual FarmVille
Oct 14 2010 // Farmers Insurance Group is offering virtual crop insurance for 60 million monthly players in the virtual world of FarmVille. The Farmers in-game integration will use the likeness of its Farmers Insurance Airship, a...
Farmers Moves Simi Valley Employees to Woodland Hills
Aug 12 2010 // Los Angeles Farmers Insurance, which has called Southern California home since its founding in 1928, has announced it will move employees from its Simi Valley office to a more modern facility in nearby Woodland Hills in...
Farmers Reduces Calif. Auto Rates 14.5%
Jul 28 2010 // California Insurance Commissioner Poizner announced that Farmers Insurance customers are eligible to receive an average rate reduction of 14.5 percent and a one time 10 percent insurance premium rebate, worth a combined...
Farmers Insurance Partners With Red Cross on Disaster Assistance
Apr 1 2010 // Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance Group of Companies announced a new partnership with the American Red Cross. Called “Ready When the Time Comes,” this is a program which prepares volunteers to assist during...
Best Affirms Ratings of Farmers Insurance Group and Members
Mar 17 2010 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of Farmers Insurance Group and its members. Best also affirmed the debt...
Bithell Named Farmers Insurance VP and Chief Underwriting Officer
Feb 2 2010 // Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance Group of Companies has appointed Susan Bithell vice president and chief underwriting officer. In her new role, Bithell will oversee the continued alignment of the company’s...
