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Farmers Insurance Group

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Stay Far Away From Farmers - Agency Owner Farmers Insurance Group Employee Review

1.0
22 Jan 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good Commercials, this is where it ends....

Cons

After many years of very hard work building a great business under horrible and constant rate increases, the company just comes in and takes the business from us and gives it to a younger, untrained agent (Seed Program). We built the agency with all our life long contacts, friends and family. The clients are only with Farmers because of us. Farmers is a big scam. They tell you if you work really hard, you can make lots of money and retire young on your renewals and focus on large cases, estate planning, commercial, investments etc. only to find out after we invested big money in our own building and agency that it's all a lie. Zurich (who owns Farmers) has used Farmers as a cash cow and raped it. American families have suffered greatly under Farmers. Founders John C. Tyler and Thomas E. Leavey would be ashamed of what their once great company has turned into! It is immoral. Run, don't walk from Farmers.

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5.0
12 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great place to work. Benefits are excellent and pay is nice too

Cons

There is constant change and high turnover

1.0
4 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Farmers once had a solid reputation, but that has declined since Zurich became involved.

Cons

The company is effectively taking the benefit of years of hard work that prior agents invested to grow their businesses and increase Farmers’ policy count. When I started as an agency owner, I invested my own time and money into advertising and building a book of business with the understanding that the sacrifices would pay off over time through renewal commissions. I believed this would create long-term value—something I could eventually rely on to support my retirement. Instead, the constant changes to commission structures and ongoing requirements to continue receiving compensation on business I personally produced—without support—have been incredibly discouraging. It feels like a moving target, and one that diminishes the value of what agents have built. I’ve never been in a position where meetings are held to explain how and why compensation will be reduced or taken away. That reality is deeply frustrating and disheartening.

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