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Farmers Insurance Opens Recruiting and Development Center in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI-(Business Wire)-July 26, 2007 - Farmers Insurance Group of Companies announces the opening of a new Recruiting and Development Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Farmers Insurance Recruiting and Development Center will open in the Cincinnati area on July 27, 2007. The center, located at 4680 Parkview Drive in Mason, Ohio, will focus on recruiting and training new agents to open up over 300 new Farmers Insurance offices in the Cincinnati Metropolitan area
This is the second Farmers Insurance Recruiting and Development Center for Farmers. The first center opened in the Cleveland area last April. Farmers' hopes to recruit more than 600 agents for both centers.
"This is a tremendous investment in Ohio," said Scott Stice, Senior Vice President of Field Operations for Farmers Insurance Group. "We are making a strong and lasting commitment to growing our business and providing career opportunities for hundreds of people in Ohio."
"These centers offer superior training opportunities for men and women looking to own a small business with tremendous growth potential," said Gary Gibson, manager of the Cincinnati center.
Farmers will host a grand opening celebration at 10:00 am Friday, July 27th, followed by a tour of the facility. Members of the news media are welcome to attend.
Farmers insures 64,000 homes in Ohio, 135,000 automobiles, 3,500 small businesses and the lives of 28,000 Buckeyes.
Farmers Group, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zurich Financial Services Group, an insurance-based financial services provider with a global network of subsidiaries and offices in North America and Europe as well as in Asia Pacific, Latin America and other markets. Farmers(R) is the nation's third-largest Personal Lines Property & Casualty insurance group. Headquartered in Los Angeles and doing business in 41 states, the insurers comprising the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies provide Homeowners, Auto, Business, Life insurance and financial services to more than 10 million households through 17,000 exclusive agents and district managers and 30,000 independent agents. The Farmers Exchanges are three reciprocal property and casualty insurers, including their subsidiaries and affiliates owned by their policyholders and operating mainly under the Farmers brand and in 2006 had USD 15 billion in gross written premiums. For more information about Farmers, visit our Web site at www.farmers.com.
What: Farmers Insurance Recruiting and Development Center Grand Opening
When: Friday, July 27, 2007 10:00 a.m.
Where: 4680 Parkview Dr Mason, OH 45040
For additional information or to set up an interview, please contact Michelle Levy (512) 791-7445
