Farmers Insurance Pays $1.52 Million Owed to Employees

Farmers Insurance Inc., a company that is based in Los Angeles, California, will be paying thousands of employees the money they were owed from overtime back wages. The overall amount totals to $1.52 million dollars. The insurer was in violation of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. As a result of an investigation, Farmers Insurance Inc. has agreed to pay 3,459 of its employees the overtime back wages that they are owed. The investigation was done by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. The insurer was found to be in violation of the federal Fair Labor Standards … Continue reading

Get A Car Insurance Quote Through Facebook

Shopping around for car insurance can be tedious, confusing, and boring. It takes a while to get an insurance agent on the phone. Not every website that gives quotes is going to be intuitively easy to access. 21st Century Insurance just made it all a whole lot easier. They will give you a quote on Facebook! 21st Century Insurance is part of the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies. They are the third largest provider of individual auto insurance policies in the United States. The have around 20 million customers nationwide. They can provide their customers “the same great coverage, for … Continue reading

Would Beast Make a Good Insurance Agent?

What happens when a new, exciting, summer movie is about to be released? Usually, it means that you will see commercials on TV and online that show the trailer for the movie. It could mean that fast food restaurants will have toys connected to the movie. You don’t usually see characters from action movies appearing in advertisements for insurance companies, though. Until now, that is. This June, a movie called “X-Men: First Class” will be released in theaters. It is the latest movie in a series of movies involving the X-Men. The first one was simply titled “X-Men”, and came … Continue reading

Farmers Insurance Has List of Most Secure Places to Live

The Farmers Insurance Group of Companies has released this year’s ranking of the Most Secure Places to Live. This annual list consists of large cities, mid-sized cities, and small towns, all of which are ranked based on specific criteria, and all of which are located in the United States. Did the city or town that you live in make the list? Farmers Insurance was most recently in the news when they were named as a sponsor of the brand new, yet to be built, NFL stadium that will be located in Los Angeles. The football arena will be known as … Continue reading

Farmers Insurance Group Sponsors Stadium in Los Angeles

The city of Los Angeles has been seeking a sponsor for a brand new football stadium. The deal has now been made, and the sponsor will be Farmers Insurance Group. Which means that the proposed name of the new stadium is “Farmer’s Field”. Naturally, the Twitterverse has come up with several jokes about this proposed name. The new football stadium will be located in the downtown area of Los Angeles. It will be located nearby the Staples Center. The purpose of this stadium is to, hopefully, bring the NFL back to Los Angeles. Right now, LA does not have a … Continue reading

Progressive Insurance A Company with Many Firsts.

Joseph Lewis and Jack Green started Progressive Mutual Insurance Company in 1937. As lawyers just getting started they saw an insurance company as a good investment and an opportunity to offer vehicle owners with security and protection. From the very start Progressive has been innovative and made auto insurance accessible and easy in order for more people to have insurance and protect their cars. The Progressive business philosophy is to approach auto insurance in an innovative way — like no other company had. Progressive has been a leader in offering new ways to meet their insurance customer’s needs: Progressive offered … Continue reading

Families.com Insurance Reviews Section

Were you aware Families.com has a review section where you can add your own opinions about products, services and different companies including Insurance Company Reviews? Families.com members are always invited to add their own opinions. In the insurance section there are currently the following companies to review: AAA Insurance Aetna Insurance AIG – American International Group Insurance Allstate Insurance American Family Insurance Amica Insurance Company Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance CIGNA Insurance Farmers Insurance Geico Auto Insurance Hartford Insurance Humana Insurance Liberty Mutual Insurance Metlife Insurance Prudential Insurance Company of America Progressive Insurance Safeco Insurance Travelers Insurance United Healthcare Insurance … Continue reading

Insurance Blog Week In Review March 1- 5, 2007

Insurance Term Of The Week: The Insurance Application I am surviving surgery and getting back to the keyboard. It’s amazing how much control insurance companies have over the amount and type of medical treatment and care a person receives. I have always been confused when my doctors tell me they would like me to stay another day in the hospital, but because I am doing so well insurance won’t approve another day. The better a patient does, the less time they should need in the care of the hospital. There are of course always, exceptions to the rules and ways … Continue reading

Insurance Blog Week In Review February 6-12, 2007

This week in the Insurance Blogs I have focused a bit on the Business of Insurance, including some of the Career paths insurance has to offer. Next week I will be expanding on some of interesting things a person might do with an Insurance License. I have also started a series of Blogs about shopping and quoting my own personal insurance portfolio. A project I have put off for far too long. Yesterday, we were given notice that my husbands employer is phasing out the retirement pension they offer. So, now we need to add retirement options to our personal … Continue reading

An Insurance Agents Career with Farmers

Farmers Insurance Group of Companies offers insurance agents the chance to work as independent contractors and do business under their own terms as long as they meet the guidelines and are considered normal business practices. Farmers Agents participate in training and continued education and enjoy a potential of unlimited growth. Farmers Agents enjoy wonderful benefits packages as well as, bonus programs, pension plans, and profit sharing. Farmer’s insurance agents are not simply customer service representatives or sales people, a Farmers agent is an independent business person. Farmer’s agents have comprehensive insurance products to offer customers including: Auto Home Life Financial … Continue reading