Local Farmers Insurance Agent to Attend "Championship" Conference

Birmingham, AL, May 9, 2002 – Mickey Berry, a Shelby County resident, has qualified as a “Championship” Agent by Farmers Insurance for his outstanding overall performance for customer growth and service.

“Berry is among the best of the best at Farmers who have achieved a high sales volume for auto, home, life and business policies, while maintaining high client retention and profitability,” said Riko Metzroth, vice president of sales and agency advocate at Farmers. “Through his excellent customer service, Farmers continues to be his customers’ first choice for their insurance needs.”

As part of this special recognition, Berry will attend a Championship conference in May in New Mexico, to discuss new business strategies and key issues affecting customers and the insurance industry in their communities. Only 238 out of 17,000 Farmers agents and district managers earned the distinct honor to attend this four-day conference.

Farmers agents are specially trained to provide a full-range of insurance products and services, ensure their customers are properly covered, and get their customers back where they belong in the event of a loss.

Farmers Insurance Group includes the nation’s third-largest home and auto insurers. Headquartered in Los Angles and doing business in 41 states, the Farmers group of companies provides home, auto, business, life insurance and financial services to more than 10 million households through
Posted May 9, 2002