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Farmers

is in the Financial Services Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.0B
  • Private
  • US
PresidentCharlie Butler
Number of Employees 5
Contact Information

4680 Wilshire Blvd

Los Angeles, California 90010

www.farmers.com

1 323 932 3200

NAICS Code Direct Life Insurance Carriers: 524113

Recent Events

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News & Analysis

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  • Hayward boys fall just short in semifinal loss to Rocklin

    - 2009-03-12

    ROCKLIN -- Davion Berry slammed his fist on the court and pulled his jersey over his face as the Rocklin High fans stormed the court and celebrated their team's 50-49 victory over Hayward on Thursday night in a Northern California Division II boys basketball semifinal game. This one...

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  • What's cooking

    - 2009-03-11

    Advance registration is required for the classes listed. Lugano,3364 S. 2300 East, offers "Springtime Cuisine," April 11, 11 a.m., $55; "Secrets of Tuscan Cooking," May 16, 11 a.m., $55 (801- 412-9994). Gygi Culinary Institute, 3500 S. 300 West, offers "Delicious Meets Nutritious: Cookbook Signing & Samples,"...

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  • Hayward's Martin and Jackson ignite rout of Mitty

    - 2009-03-10

    HAYWARD -- The Hayward High boys basketball team knows it can always count on its outside game with guards Jabreel Nasir and Davion Berry. But the past few games the Farmers have developed an inside game. The steady play of 6-foot-4 forward Keith Martin and the...

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  • The Cheap Seats: Farmers turn their basketball season around

    - 2009-03-09

    THE DATE WAS Jan. 16. Hayward High boys basketball player Davion Berry stood in the tunnel beneath the Bishop O'Dowd gym. The senior guard's disgruntled facial expression pretty much said it all. He was mad and embarrassed. The Farmers, who returned four starters from last...

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  • Oh, what a feeling: Hayward wins NCS

    - 2009-03-08

    MORAGA -- The Hayward High boys basketball team had been holding on to the feeling for more than a year. It wasn't just the feeling of losing the North Coast Section championship game, but losing it on a buzzer-beater. With four players in double figures Saturday,...

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  • Boys basketball: Hayward 61, Heritage 47

    - 2009-03-05

    Hayward 61, Heritage 47: The host Farmers got a boost from two unlikely sources as Dimicco Jackson scored 12 points while grabbing 10 rebounds, and Adrian Pyles held Heritage playmaker Jordan Knox in check as the host Farmers advanced to the Division II finals for the second straight year. ...

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  • NCS Div. II boys: Hayward 61, Heritage 47

    - 2009-03-05

    Hayward 61, Heritage 47: The host Farmers got a boost from two unlikely sources as Dimicco Jackson scored 12 points while grabbing 10 rebounds and Adrian Pyles held Heritage playmaker Jordan Knox in check as the No. 1 seed Farmers advanced to the Division II finals for the second straight...

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  • PHILIP JOSE FARMER

    - 2009-03-04

    Prolific and influential science-fiction writer Most science-fiction writers begin young, and have much to outgrow. Some like Robert A Heinlein or Philip Jos Farmer come late to the field, and have much to impart. Farmers first science- fiction story, and still perhaps his most famous,...

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  • Pleasant Hill farmers market operator survives challenge for

    - 2009-03-04

    PLEASANT HILL -- The City Council voted Monday to retain the current farmers market operator, despite concerns that the market has not grown much in the 26 years the group has had the contract. As a condition of the one-year contract, Contra Costa Certified Farmers' Markets must submit...

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  • Monte Vista ousts San Leandro

    - 2009-03-04

    The task was daunting, but the Monte Vista High boys basketball team was up to the challenge. The No. 3 Mustangs went through the best the Hayward Area Athletic League has to offer to earn a spot in the North Coast Section Division I championship game. ...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Charlie Butler President
Hector Tejada Founder
Floyd Trammell Manager
Doug Harness Agent
Heather Madden Property Adjuster
Helene Lohr Commercial Agent

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Jane Forbes Clark Chairman

Elected to the board January 2007. Butler is President of Farmers and Merchants Bank a "sister" bank with a common ownership since 1991. He is graduate of the University of Wisconsin School of Banking and the University of Nebraska School of Commercial Lending. In 2006 Butler was named President of the Missouri Independent Bankers Association. He and his wife Connie have raised three children and are long time residents of the St. Clair area.

Organization Position Status
Farmers President Current
Bank of Sullivan Board of Directors Current
Organization Position Status
Immigrant Farming Founder of Farmers Current
Farmers Founder Current
Organization Position Status
Farmers Manager Current
Land O'Lakes, Inc. Board of Directors Current

In 1971 after completing college and three years in the military, including a tour in Vietnam, Doug Harness decided to follow his father's footsteps as an agent for Farmers and build his own insurance agency. After almost 6 years as an Agency Owner, Doug decided to pursue a different career path and became a district manager for Farmers in April 1977. Now 35 years later, Doug has built one of the most successful district manager operations in the Farmers Insurance organization with 33 Agency Owners in 25 office locations throughout the metropolitan Portland area. Doug is proud that he has qualified for a number of awards in the Farmers organization including 5 prestigious President's Council selections. But, he is most proud of the people in his district that have achieved personal and financial success in building their own insurance agencies. During his free time, Doug enjoys running, gardening and traveling.

Organization Position Status
Farmers Insurance Group District Manager Current
Farmers Agent Current
Farmers Insurance Group Agency Owner Former
Farmers Insurance District Manager Former
Farmers District Manager Former

Heather joined the Sams & Associates team in 2007 as a Property adjuster after two years with Farmers and six years with State Farm.A At State Farm she worked both in auto claims and in homeownera s property claims.A She has also handled Cat duty including hurricane Rita.A Heather has a BA in Psychology from San Diego State University.A Heather is Earthquake certified, and is based in Oakland.

Organization Position Status
Farmers Property Adjuster Current
Sams & Associates Current
Organization Position Status
Lohr Insurance Agency Owner, Broker Current
Farmers Commercial Agent Current
The Blue Cross Agent Current
Lions Club Director Current
Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Current
Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce Active Member Current
Lions Club Member Current
Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce Active Member Former
Manhattan Beach Lions Club Director Former

Jane Forbes Clark is Chairman of the Board of Directors of The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. A member of the Board since 1992 and Chairman since 2000, she provides substantial museum expertise, philanthropic insight and management skill in this leadership position. Clark is currently Chairman of The Farmers? Museum and is President of The Clark Foundation, The Scriven Foundation and The Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home (Cooperstown, N.Y.) as well as a Trustee of Bassett Healthcare. She also serves as Vice Chairman of The Jackie Robinson Empire State Freedom Medal Commission, Trustee of The Little League Foundation and is past Vice Chairman and Trustee of The United States Equestrian Team and past Director of The United States Olympic Committee. A recipient of many awards and honors, Jane Clark has been recognized by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation with its Pillar of New York award; the Fire Department of the City of New York with their Humanitarian of the Year award; Harlem R.B.I.; the Baseball Assistance Team; and is a member of the Boys? Club of New York All Sports Hall of Fame. The Clark family has been a devoted steward of the Baseball Hall of Fame since Stephen C. Clark founded the Museum in 1936.

Organization Position Status
Farmers Chairman Current
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Chairman of the Board of Directors Current
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