Farmers Insurance Group

• A Year After Major Tornado Outbreak, Industry, Victims Share Stories

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com, Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 27, 2012

  Agents, company reps and victims of tornadoes that swept through Alabama in April 2011 share stories of an industry stepping up in ways beyond just claims payments.

• SNL Report Shows Continued Rate Increases for Non-Public P&C Insurers

  By Mark E. Ruquet  |  April 26, 2012

  Non-public P&C insurance carriers are reporting continued rate increases, with direct-written premiums increasing 3.7 percent in 2011 compared to 0.3 percent in 2010, according to a report from SNL Financial.

• Farmers Insurance Settles Class-Action Lawsuit

  By Staff Writer  |  August 10, 2011

  Farmers Insurance Group says it has reached a settlement of a class-action lawsuit alleging the insurer underpaid medical expenses related to automobile accidents.

• Ounce of Prevention

  By Rick Gilman, APR, CMP  |  August 1, 2011

  Protect your business from risks related to social networking

• Risks of Being Social

  By Eric Gilkey, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 2, 2010

  These days, it's not unusual for insurance companies to jump into the deep end of the social media pool. Risks abound, though.

• Inside Look: The Farmers Insurance/FarmVille Collaboration

  By Eric Gilkey, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 19, 2010

  We spoke with Farmers Insurance Group's Kevin Kelso and Marc Zeitlin to learn more about their company's virtual crop insurance program and the inspiration behind it.

• Allstate Files $3 Million Subro Suit Against Toyota

  By Mary Anne Medina  |  October 11, 2010

  Last week Allstate filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corp. to recover what it has paid for accident claims involving recalled vehicles. Will other carriers follow this insurer's lead?

• Calif. Fire Victims Say They Were Burned By Farmers Insurance

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 30, 2010

  Farmers Insurance Group is being sued by more than 1,000 victims of the Station Fire in California who allege the insurer acted in bad faith and "unjustifiably and unreasonably" failed to pay or underpaid claims.

• Nordlin to Lead Zurich's IT Group

  By Staff Writer  |  August 10, 2010

  Zurich Financial Services Group announced the appointment of Markus Nordlin, 46, to the position of chief information technology officer (CITO) and member of the group management board, effective Sept. 1.

• Farmers Gives Calif. Auto Rebates, Reductions To Satisfy Regs

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 28, 2010

  As part of an agreement with California regulators, an automobile insurance subsidiary of the Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance Group said about one-third of its customers