Farmers Insurance Mobile Catastrophe Claims Bus Will Visit Parsippany, New Jersey; Sixth Stop on its Eight-City Tour

PARSIPPANY, N.J., Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Farmers Insurance 2012  Eight-City Mobile Catastrophe Claims bus (MCC) tour makes its sixth stop October 3 at Farmers Insurance AgencyPoint building in Parsippany, NJ, to celebrate Farmers expansion into the Eastern U.S., and provide disaster preparedness information to homeowners.

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"Everyone is invited to stop by our AgencyPoint Office for hamburgers and hotdogs, as Farmers Insurance celebrates "Customer Appreciation Day at our AgencyPoint office," noted Farmers Parsippany AgencyPoint Director Jason Fooks.  "We are giving back to our community with an educational overview of Farmers Mobile Claims bus, one of three that is deployed to disasters in the U.S."

WHAT:	Farmers AgencyPoint "Customer Appreciation Day" and Tour of  Farmers Mobile Catastrophe Claims Bus (MCC). Everyone is invited to come by and pickup a "disaster preparation" packet filled with preparedness tips.
WHERE:	300 Interpace Parkway (Morris Corporate Center I)
	Bldg B400, 4th Floor (Look for B/C Entrance)
	Parsippany, NJ 07054
WHEN:	October 3, 2012—9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
	Media invited to attend and tour the Catastrophe response bus and pickup disaster preparedness packets.
WHO:	Dan Schrock, Farmers Head of Eastern Expansion Farmers Parsippany AgencyPoint Director Jason Fooks Cornelius Scott, Farmers Government & Industry Affairs: Robert Peluso, President Parsippany Chamber of Commerce Ildiko Peluso, Board of Directors Parsippany Chamber of Commerce

"The touring MCC is one of three of our one-of-a-kind buses that are deployed throughout the United States to assist our customers and non-customers alike when disaster strikes," noted  Mr. Schrock.  "The Farmers MCC is 46 feet long and 13 feet wide and has state-of-the-art satellite communications equipment, plus food, supplies, water, cold and hot drinks for everyone.  Also on board are satellite laptop computers and satellite phones for use at disasters by customers and non-customers alike."

"AgencyPoint is a business center in Parsippany for Farmers," continued Mr, .Fooks. "We offer a unique opportunity for anyone who would like to be an independent business owner to visit with us and learn how to become a Farmers Agent. It is a great career opportunity and we welcome visitors." To inquire about an AgencyPoint appointment call: 973-265-3800.

Farmers Insurance Group of Companies is a leading U.S. insurer of automobiles, homes and small businesses and also provides a wide range of other insurance and financial services products.  Farmers Insurance is proud to serve more than 10 million households with more than 20 million individual policies across all 50 states through the efforts of over 50,000 exclusive and independent agents and nearly 24,000 employees.

Farmers is a trade name and may refer to Farmers Group, Inc. or the Farmers Exchanges, as the case may be.  Farmers Group, Inc., a management and holding company, along with its subsidiaries, is wholly owned by the Zurich Insurance Group. The Farmers Exchanges are three reciprocal insurers (Farmers Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange and Truck Insurance Exchange), including their subsidiaries and affiliates, owned by their policyholders, and managed by Farmers Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries. For more information about Farmers, visit its Web site at www.farmers.com or at www.Facebook.com/FarmersInsurance.

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