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H. Dennis Beaver, Esq.

A 'Fast, Fair and Friendly' Fail: Farmers Irks Customers With Its Handling of a Data Breach

A man looks upset as he looks at his laptop at his kitchen table.

In early September, I began hearing from readers all across the country who had the same question: "Should I drop my current policy with Farmers Insurance and go with some other company?"

This was the first time in decades that so many people had the same question about one insurance company. The last time was in the early 1990s, in reference to Executive Life Insurance Company in California and New York. They were among the largest failures of life insurance companies in U.S. history.

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