Comments on: CEO Journal: Farmers Prepared for the Tough Times

By: ethics 101

ethics 101 — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:40:49 +0000

Royer,
You really should identify yourself as a Propaganda Minister (ie. Farmers Public Affairs employee) when you comment in a public forum so we know where your comments are coming from.

By: Informer

Informer — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:56:11 +0000

What Carmen? I can name many states where Farmers grew and they DO allow credit scoring. You must not be very informed. Also, yeah yeah yeah is clearly an “old school” independent contractor that was burnt by much needed”change.” Get used to it bub or get out, you’re not an independent agent if you’re with Farmers!

By: carmen Pinto

carmen Pinto — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:37:00 +0000

Farmers grew in their core states only because the states do not allow any form of credit scoring and the department of insurance will not allow Farmers to over charge with excessive rate increases

By: Peon Agent

Peon Agent — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:08:45 +0000

Well, it will be interesting to see if this CEO can do anything with this dinosaur of a company. Mark R must be a kool-aid drinking Farmers agent. Time will change that, though.

By: anon the mouse

anon the mouse — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:49:50 +0000

Farmers is doing some things right. Farmers needs to work on ethics (agents20%/management80%). An executive wwith loose ethics transmitts directly to agent ethics. Dump PIF and go to Sales count.

By: Yeah Yeah Yeah

Yeah Yeah Yeah — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:16:49 +0000

Yes, after he ran off all the Zurich Small Business folks to let the “genius” personal lines folks to sell a product they don’t understand (commercial business)…..CUT CUT CUT
I don’t trust ANY CEO, or for that matter ANYONE in Authority.
To thy own self be true….that’s what these ‘leaders’ do…

By: Mark Royer

Mark Royer — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:11:31 +0000

This is good information. I wish the leaders of the financial services industry had followed the lead of Farmers and Robert Woudstra.