2008-06-08 05:11:29 -

- Farmers Insurance Group of Companies advises its Indiana customers suffering from damage from the recent severe flooding to contact their Farmers Insurance agent or call Farmers' 24 hour claims hotline, 800-HelpPoint (1-800-435-7764) for immediate assistance.

If you have flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program, call 1-800-759-8656 to report a claim.

"We are prepared and ready

to help our customers file claims quickly and easily," said Tom Bower, State Executive Director of Farmers in Indiana. "We will bring in needed resources like bottled water, and extra people to help our customers get through this difficult time."

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
Michelle Levy, 512-791-7445 (cell)
michelle.levy@farmersinsurance.com