Farmers Insurance Monitors Tropical Storm Arthur

First Named Storm of the 2014 Hurricane Season

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Jul 02, 2014, 12:00 ET

LOS ANGELES, July 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmers Insurance is closely monitoring Tropical Storm Arthur currently located off the coast of Florida. While Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina brace for a potential hurricane off the eastern seaboard, Farmers Insurance Catastrophe claims representatives, agents, other personnel and resources are already engaged and prepared to help customers who may suffer damage from these storm systems.

Farmers Chief Claims Officer Keith Daly emphasized that the Farmers catastrophe claims teams are on standby and prepared to deploy where needed. "Our dedicated catastrophe professionals are currently monitoring the weather systems and keeping a close eye on Arthur from their centralized location in Olathe, Kan.," stated Daly. "Farmers takes great pride in our ability to proactively monitor and prepare for potential disasters, allowing us the opportunity to assist customers immediately."

Customers can follow the Farmers Insurance catastrophe response by following @farmersresponse on Twitter, by visiting the Farmers Facebook page or by going to the Farmers website: www.farmers.com.

Daly advises that all Farmers customers who suffer damage from severe weather and wish to file a claim should do so by contacting their agent, visiting www.farmers.com, or by calling the 24-hour claims center.

Farmers, Foremost and 21^st Century Claims Contact Center number: 1- 800-435-7764.
Bristol West customers can call 1-800-274-7865 for immediate assistance.
Customers who would prefer Spanish-language claims: 877-RECLAMO (877-732-5266).

About Farmers

Farmers Insurance Group of Companies is a leading U.S. insurer group of automobiles, homes and small businesses and also provides a wide range of other insurance and financial services products. Farmers Insurance is proud to serve more than 10 million households with more than 20 million individual policies across all 50 states through the efforts of over 50,000 exclusive and independent agents and nearly 22,000 employees.

For more information about Farmers, visit its Web site at www.farmers.com or at www.Facebook.com/FarmersInsurance.