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- Farmers Insurance Group of Companies advises its customers suffering damage or ordered to evacuate because of the Napa and Solano wildfire to immediately contact Farmers' 24 hour claims hotline, 800-HelpPoint (1-800-435-7764) for immediate assistance.

"We are keeping a close eye on this fire," said Kirk Tweedy, State Executive Director of Farmers in California. "We will bring in whatever

resources are necessary to help our customers file claims quickly and easily."

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(R) 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.

Farmers Insurance Group
Jerry Davies, 323.932.3662 or 213.400.4459
jerry.davies@farmersinsurance.com