Farmers Insurance Group will close an insurance call center in Timonium, Maryland by the end of this year, a company official said. The move, done for financial reasons according to Carol Siegfried, Farmers’ president of group distribution, will eliminate 114 jobs. Farmers will be shifting the work to Grand Rapids, Mich.
Job cuts will begin Oct. 1, with the final cuts taking effect by December 31. In addition to telephone sales and service representatives, the layoffs will affect a number of underwriters.
Topics Talent Agribusiness Maryland
Was this article valuable?
Here are more articles you may enjoy.
Former Insurance Agent Sentenced to Jail for Fraud, Again 
Cost of a Data Breach Reaches Record $5 Million on Average 
Police Am-Bush Catches 74 Drivers Using Cell Phones 
CBIZ Brokerage to Be Spun Off, Backed by Private Equity, After $5B Grant Thornton Deal 
