We are excited to be announced as a 2015 Farmers Insurance Championship Qualifier. We have great clients and team members who made this possible!

Farmers  News Release

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Farmers Insurance Agent Jon Olson of Independence

Named Among Farmers® Top Agents in the Country by National Insurer

Independence, Missouri (August 27, 2015) – Jon Olson, of Independence, has been named a Championship agent by Farmers Insurance℠ for his outstanding achievement and customer focused efforts by the Los Angeles-based, multi-line insurer.

“I want to congratulate Jon for his achievement.  On behalf of Farmers, we are proud to bestow the honor of being a Championship agent to him,” said Roy Smith, president of personal lines for Farmers Insurance. “To be recognized as among Farmers top agents is a great honor and we sincerely appreciate all that Jon does for our customers and our organization.”

Jon Olson was selected on the basis of a number of criteria, including his distinction in providing exceptional service to customers and a commitment to furthering the goals and standards of Farmers Insurance.
“This honor is a business career highlight and I feel fortunate to represent such a fine organization, which is committed to helping make customers smarter about their insurance choices,” said Olson. “I share this recognition with my entire office team who focus on helping every customer each and every day.”

About Farmers Insurance

Farmers Insurance Group of Companies is a leading U.S. insurer group 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 over 19 million individual policies across all 50 states through the efforts of over 50,000 exclusive and independent agents and approximately 22,000 employees. Farmers Insurance Exchange, the largest of the three primary insurance entities that make up the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies®, is ranked No. 264 on the 2015 Fortune 500 list of largest companies.

For more information about Farmers, visit its Web site at www.farmers.com or at www.Facebook.com/FarmersInsurance.

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Charcoal

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