Published: August 02, 2008 11:38 pm         

Lara completes insurance course

Heather Lara of Enid, an agent for Farmers Insurance Group, has completed the Career Agents Course at the University of Farmers.

The University of Farmers training facility located in Agoura Hills, Calif. was officially dedicated Nov. 3, 2006. Farmers CEO Paul Hopkins noted the university is national in scope, and offers training to Farmers’ 14,000 agents and their staff, 500 district managers and 10,000 claims staff year round.

“Lara completed the five-day Career Agents Course, which is clearly defined and targeted to enhance the professional skills of Farmers’ agents,” explained Annette Thompson, vice president, Farmers. “The course gives an agent the ability to learn how to successfully understand the needs of Farmers customers and help them choose the right insurance to meet their needs,” Thompson added. “Using professional facilitators and a curriculum that maximizes training effectiveness, this course is a roadmap to success for every agent.”

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 and casualty insurance group. Headquartered in Los Angeles and doing business in 41 states, the insurers comprising the Farmers Insurance Group of Com-panies provide homeowners, auto, business, life insurance and financial services to more than 10 million households. For information about Farmers, visit its Web site at www.farmers.com.