Farmers

Farmers is our Group's main market brand for personal insurance in the United States, providing homeowners, auto and life insurance, with more than 20 million policies.  Farmers also provides business insurance with a focus on the small commercial market.  Farmers Management Services consists of the management services provided by Farmers Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries to the Farmers Exchanges, which we manage but do not own.

Expansion

Foremost Insurance Company, located in Michigan, was acquired in March 2000. It leads the U.S. in insuring specialty products such as mobile homes, motor homes, travel trailers and specialty dwellings. And the Bristol West Insurance Group, based in Davie, Fla., became a part of the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies in July 2007. Bristol West began providing private passenger Auto insurance to Florida residents in 1973, and since that time, it has grown to be a leading provider of liability and physical damage insurance - focusing exclusively on private passenger vehicles across the United States.

Market highlights

The companies that comprise the Farmers Insurance Group rank as the third-largest personal property and casualty insurance group in the United States. Farmers is also a leading insurer of small- and medium-sized businesses and operates a large life insurance company, as well as a rapidly growing financial services company (Farmers Financial Solutions).

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