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Farmers Plans to Add 1,700 Agency Owners, Some For New High Net Worth 'Elite Owner Program'
Last year Farmers was one of two of the 25 largest U.S. property/casualty writers to increase net premiums written by double digits. No. 9 Farmers Insurance Group was up 10.4%, ...
Source: BestWire   Date: March 31, 2026
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Farmers Insurance Group to Permanently Lay Off 63 Employees in October
Statistics (BestWire, Sept. 5, 2025). The drop came a month after the industry bucked a hiring slowdown seen in the wider economy by adding 7,500 positions in July. The five ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 9, 2025
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Farmers to Hire More Than 100 Employees to Fill Direct Sales Roles
Farmers Insurance Exchange and Farmers Group Inc. said in recent state notifications (BestWire, Aug. 25, 2025). The company was notified on May 30 of unauthorized access to ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 27, 2025
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Farmers CEO: Despite Heft of $3.94 Billion MetLife Deal, Farmers Still Set on Being Tech-Relevant
...They are all very small. They still have underwriting challenges they need to figure out," he said. The deal with MetLife will balance risk in a book that has shed business in ...
Source: BestWire   Date: May 3, 2021
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Farmers Completes $3.94B Acquisition of MetLife Home and Auto Business
Jeff Dailey, chief executive officer for Farmers Group. "Farmers-branded products will now be available nationwide, providing consumers from coast to coast with more choices and ...
Source: BestWire   Date: April 7, 2021
Citing Nonlife 'Deterioration,' Zurich Drops Pursuit of RSA
The two sides had set a deadline of Sept. 22 (Best's News Service, Aug. 25, 2015). Noting Zurich's withdrawal, RSA said the Swiss group had "confirmed to RSA that [its] due ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 21, 2015
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Zurich Financial Names Greco CEO of General Insurance as Part of Management Shuffle
Zurich Financial Services Inc. has changed its management structure to reflect how it manages its insurance businesses globally. Mario Greco was named chief executive officer of ...
Source: BestWire   Date: May 14, 2010
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Zurich Promotes Dill to CEO North America Shared Services Platform
North America shared services platform. She will report to Paul N. Hopkins, CEO of the Americas, and will be located in New York City. Dill succeeds Keitha Schofield, who will ...
Source: BestWire   Date: July 16, 2009
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Zurich Acquires US Personal Auto Group from AIG
American International Group Inc. The purchase was made by Zurich subsidiary Farmers Group, Inc. and the regulated insurance business was immediately sold on to Zurich Exchanges, ...
Source: BestWire   Date: July 3, 2009
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Another AIG Executive Leaves, This Time for Zurich U.S.
Former American International Group Inc. lobbyist Rich Merski has been tapped by Zurich Financial Services Group to serve as its U.S. government affairs liaison. Merski is set to ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 16, 2009
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Farmers Names New Chief Marketing Officer
Kevin Kelso its chief marketing officer. Kelso has served most recently as president of the company's personal insurance wing, a post he assumed in 2002. Kelso also serves as ...
Source: BestWire   Date: March 14, 2008
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Farmers Group Lands New Executive V.P.-CFO
Zurich subsidiary was not immediately available. Currently the controller for the Richmond, Va.-based Genworth Financial, Lindquist has served with PricewaterhouseCoopers and ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 9, 2008
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A.M. Best Comments on Ratings of Farmers Insurance Group Following Agreement of Farmers Group Inc. to Acquire Bristol West
A.M. Best Co. has commented on the recent announcement that Farmers Group Inc. (FGI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) (Switzerland), has ...
Source: BestWire   Date: March 6, 2007
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