2008-05-11 20:24:05 -

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

The tornado touched down Saturday night near the Missouri-Kansas in Newton County, Missouri.

"It's still early to know the full extent of the damage this tornado caused, but

we are prepared and ready to help in any way we can," said Jim Swope, State Executive Director of Farmers in Missouri. "We are closely monitoring the damaged areas and will deploy as many people as needed to help restore the lives of our customers back to normal."

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
David Bishop 805-228-8997
david.bishop@farmersinsurance.com
or
Jerry Davies 213-400-4459
jerry.davies@farmersinsurance.com