Farmers to slash 2,400 jobs

Farmers Insurance coverage will lay off about 2,400 staff as a part of efforts to streamline its organizational construction, the corporate has introduced.

The layoffs quantity to roughly 11% of the corporate’s workforce. Farmers stated the job cuts will assist to make the group extra environment friendly and agile.

“Given the present circumstances of the insurance coverage business and the influence they’re having on our enterprise, we have to take decisive actions at this time to raised place Farmers for future success,” stated Raul Vargas, president and CEO of Farmers Group, Inc. “Choices like these are by no means straightforward, and we’re dedicated to doing our greatest to help these impacted by these adjustments within the days and weeks to come back.”

Farmers is implementing a brand new technique to simplify its techniques and introduce new approaches that help the success of its staff and brokers, the corporate stated. The insurer stated it plans to supply further help to its unique and impartial brokers via improved techniques, instruments, and knowledge.

“As our business continues to face macroeconomic challenges, we should fastidiously handle threat and prudently align our prices with our strategic plans for sustainable profitability,” Vargas stated. “Our leaner construction will make us extra nimble and higher capable of pursue alternatives for development and finally make Farmers extra attentive to the wants of our insured prospects and brokers. There’s a shiny future – for Farmers and for our business – and it essentially will look completely different than the previous.”

Farmers not too long ago stated it will not be renewing tens of 1000’s of insurance policies in Georgia, however was pressured to backtrack when the state’s insurance coverage regulator stated the non-renewals have been “a blatant violation of Georgia legislation.” The corporate additionally beforehand introduced it will exit Florida.

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