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Our Companies
The Farmers Insurance Group of Companies® was built to last, with a firm foundation of reliable businesses and a dedication to continual improvement. What began as a simple Car insurance company for farmers has become a multi-line, multi-company insurer and financial services group with a solid reputation for doing the right thing for the right reason.
Who we are
The Exchanges and their Subsidiaries
Farmers Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange and Truck Insurance Exchange (Exchanges) are inter-insurance exchanges owned by their policyholders and organized under the laws of the State of California. The Exchanges, directly or through their subsidiaries, offer homeowners insurance, auto insurance, commercial insurance, and financial services throughout the United States. Farmers Group, Inc. (dba Farmers Underwriters Association) (FGI) and its subsidiaries, Truck Underwriters Association and Fire Underwriters Association, provide certain administrative services for the Exchanges as the Exchanges’ attorneys-in-fact. The Exchanges do not hold an ownership interest in FGI, and FGI does not hold an ownership interest in any of the Exchanges.
Foremost Insurance Company, was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids Michigan. Foremost is a leader in insuring specialty products such as mobile homes, motor homes, travel trailers and specialty dwellings.
Farmers New World Life Insurance Company, headquartered in Mercer Island, Washington, has a proud history stretching back to 1910, when the company started as New World Life Insurance Company. Today, it offers a wide range of life insurance products, from a fully flexible universal life product to traditional term and whole life plans and annuities.
The Bristol West Insurance Group became a part of Farmers 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.
The 21st Century Insurance and Financial Services Group, based in Wilmington, Delaware, became a part of Farmers in July 2009. Using the Internet and direct response marketing channels, 21st Century markets personal auto insurance to consumers throughout the United States.
was established in 1995 to fulfill our commitment to serve the underserved communities of California and to supplement the efforts of agents in those areas.
. was created by Farmers in 1999 so that agents could offer customers a wide array of financial products, including mutual funds, variable universal life insurance, and variable annuities.
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- “Farmers” and “Farmers Insurance Group” are federally registered service marks. Throughout this document reference to “Farmers” may refer to Farmers Group, Inc., Farmers Services, or the Farmers Exchanges, as the case may be. Farmers Group Inc., an attorney-in-fact and holding company, is wholly owned by Zurich Financial Services. The Farmers Exchanges are three different reciprocal property and casualty insurers, Farmers Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange and Truck Insurance Exchange, and are owned by their policyholders. Farmers Services refers to Farmers Services, LLC, a Zurich subsidiary that provides services to Farmers Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries. The Farmers Exchanges and their subsidiaries and affiliates operate mainly under the Farmers brand. References to Farmers Specialty and Foremost are to Foremost Corporation of America and its subsidiaries, wholly owned by the Farmers Exchanges. References to Bristol West are to Bristol West Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, wholly owned by the Farmers Exchanges. Farmers Financial Solutions or FFS refers to Farmers Financial Solutions, LLC, a broker-dealer wholly owned by the Farmers Exchanges. References to Farmers Life are to Farmers New World Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.
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