Grand Opening Celebration is Set for Farmers Insurance Georgia AgencyPoint, Agent Recruiting and Training Center in Atlanta

ATLANTA, Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmers Insurance is expanding, and will hold a grand opening at its AgencyPoint offices in Atlanta.  The grand opening and ribbon cutting will take place January 17. The public and media are invited.

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"AgencyPoint acts as an agency recruitment and training center for candidates looking to become Farmers independent business owners," notes Dave Pucci, Farmers Insurance Georgia AgencyPoint Director.

WHAT:	Farmers Insurance Atlanta AgencyPoint Grand Opening and Tours
	Ribbon Cutting
	March of Dimes (MOD) Raffle for Prizes
	Light Refreshments
	Farmers Mobile Claims Catastrophe Bus (Tours)
WHERE:	13010 Morris Road, Building 1, Suite 200
	Atlanta, Georgia 30004
WHEN:	January 17, 3- 6 p.m.
WHO:	Ralph T, Hudgens, Georgia Commissioner of Insurance
	David Belle Isle, Alphraetta, Georgia, Mayor
	Joe Richardson, Head of Market Expansion - Farmers Insurance
	Dave Pucci, Farmers Atlanta AgencyPoint Director
	Dan Schrock, Farmers Head of AgencyPoint
	North Fulton Chamber of Commerce Representatives
	Imann Fahmy, North Fulton Community Director of MOD, Georgia Chapter
	All local state legislators are invited

"We are excited about our expansion into Georgia," said Dan Schrock, Farmers Head of AgencyPoint.  The grand opening of the Georgia AgencyPoint, a new large scale business development recruitment center in Atlanta, offers a unique opportunity to anyone looking to become an independent business owner with Farmers," Schrock said.  "The Atlanta AgencyPoint  is staffed with highly trained Farmers employees to offer intensive hands-on training to candidates who will become successful Farmers agents," he added.

To learn more about the opportunity to become a Farmers agent in Georgia call Dave Pucci at 770-810-6320.

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.

SOURCE Farmers Insurance