Farmers Insurance Claims Team Sets up Mobile Claims Center for Fast Claims Handeling

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Farmers Insurance Group of Companies advises its Farmers Insurance customers suffering damage from the recent wind and hail storm to immediately contact their agent or call the 24 hour claims hotline, 800-HelpPoint (1-800-435-7764).

Foremost Insurance customers who have damage should file their claim by calling: 1-800-527-3907.

As of Friday afternoon, Farmers and Foremost combined have received more than 1800 claims.

To further assist customers, Farmers’ Mobile Catastrophe Claims Center Bus is in Austin, at Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse located at: 13000 N. IH35 between Howard and Parmer Lane on I-35. The Mobile Claims Bus will be at Lowe’s until Saturday evening.

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.

“The Farmers claims bus allows us to serve the most number of people,” said Larry Pratt, State Executive Director of Farmers Insurance in Texas. “We are equipped to be a community relief center with this bus. We can serve meals by the hundred and allow people telephone and computer access to reach relatives. These are luxuries no one takes for granted during a crisis.”

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.