Malibu Farmers Insurance Agent Bart Baker, Retired Firefighter, Helps Save Customer’s Home

Meanwhile, Farmers Insurance Mobile Catastrophe Claims Bus Arrives to Help Farmers Customers in the Malibu Area

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Farmers Insurance Group of Companies Malibu agent Bart Baker, a retired California firefighter, donned his firefighters gear Saturday morning November 24^th, and at the height of the Santa Ana wind-driven flames engulfing homes in Malibu, he helped one of his customers save his home.

“We advise all of our Farmers customers in Malibu and anywhere else these fires have spread who have been evacuated or have suffered damage to their property, to immediately contact the Farmers’ hotline”

“We couldn’t be more proud of Bart,” noted Farmers CEO Paul N. Hopkins. “His actions typify the caring spirit of all Farmers agents, claims personnel and employees who are in the Malibu area helping all of our customers at their greatest time of need.”

MEDIA NOTE: Farmers’ agent Bart Baker is available for interviews and can be reached through Jerry Davies at 213-400-4459 beginning at 6 a.m. Monday, November 26^th.

In addition, the Farmers Mobile Catastrophe Claims Bus has arrived and will be available to help customers tomorrow, Monday, November 26^th beginning at 7:00 a.m. The claims bus will be located at:

29138 Heathercliff, Malibu, CA 90265—in front of the Pritchet-Rapf Real Estate Office (corner of Heathercliff and Pacific Coast Highway)

The Farmers Mobile Catastrophe Claims Center Bus is a rolling customer support center equipped with top-of-the-line technology for immediate claims handling and outfitted with comforts of home such as a grill for on-the-spot meals. Farmers customers can stop by the Mobile Catastrophe Claims Bus anytime. Reporters are welcome to tour the bus as well.

“We advise all of our Farmers customers in Malibu and anywhere else these fires have spread who have been evacuated or have suffered damage to their property, to immediately contact the Farmers’ hotline,” explained Bill Matlock, Farmers State Executive Director for Greater Los Angeles.

        Farmers' 24 hour claims hotline:
        1-800-HelpPoint or
        (1-800-435-7764) for immediate assistance.

Farmers Group, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zurich Financial Services, 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® is the nation's third-largest Personal Lines Property & Casualty insurance group. Property and casualty products are underwritten and issued by the Farmers Exchanges and their subsidiaries, which Farmers Group, Inc. manages but does not own. Headquartered in Los Angeles and doing business in 41 states, the Farmers insurers provide Homeowners, Auto, Business, Life insurance and financial services to more than 10 million households. For more information about Farmers, visit our Web site at www.farmers.com.