Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas...


Our front entrance dresser filled with decorations.

The angels we have under our big clock.

Santa hanging from the light figure by the back door.

Our snowflakes... there are more than there were last year so it looks awesome in here.

The big nativity scene by the back door.

December 11th, 2010 - Please stop by...

Santa Claus is coming to town...

Saturday December 11th, 2010 from 11 am until 2 pm Santa Claus will be at our office. You are invited to get your picture taken with Santa Claus and enjoy our Christmas decorations... And there are more than we had last year if you can believe it!

Please RSVP if you think that you can make it to see Santa!

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Trick or Treat

We hope that ya'll had a happy and safe Halloween... Did the kids have a great time trick or treating? Here are a few pictures of the trick or treaters we had at the office...

Myron's grandkids came to trick or treat at the office. His granddaughter Brook was pink dinosaur. His granddaughter Cadence was a bear and Hayden who is in the candy drawer was a zebra with pink stripes :)

The kids enjoying the candy.

His new granddaughter Hayden.

Michelle with her daughter Cadence on Halloween right before they went trick or treating.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Happy Halloween to all...


Our office is wishing you a safe, happy and magical Halloween!

Bring the kids in anytime for trick or treating... before and after Halloween... Monday - Friday from 9-5!

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

December 11th

Santa will be at our office on December 11th, 2010 from 11-2. Please write it on your calendar now so you don't forget. We will have snacks and let me tell you... last year's snacks were pretty good! Please bring your kids or grandkids in to get their pictures taken with Santa Clause.

We are looking forward to having Santa visit this year and we hope to see more customers than we saw last year!

We are also going to set up a station at our office where we can do child identification kits... so get your pictures taken with santa and get child identification kits done on your kids... Sounds like a great day to me... Not to mention visit with Myron and Michelle :)

Please RSVP if you think you will be able to make it.

Have a great fall everyone!

A work tradition...


This is a picture of Myron's granddaughter getting her some candy. This is the first thing kids do when they come into our office is go to the candy drawer. They know that the bottom 2 drawers are usually filled to the top with candy. It is so funny to watch their faces as the drawers are opened up.
Myron's other granddaughter eating some candy while her sisters looks...

Welcome little Hayden...

Myron's oldest daughter had a baby on August 20th, 2010. She was 5 lbs and 13 oz and was 18 1/2 inches. She is absolutely adorable. Here is a picture of the proud grandpa holding his granddaughter!
Myron now has 4 grandchildren and all of them are girls :)

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Memorial Day weekend...


Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday in May. It commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service.

Our office will be closing at 4 pm on Friday May 28th. We will return June 1st at 9 am. We will be closed on May 31st in observance of this day!

If you have an emergency claim, please call our claims office at 1-800-435-7764.

Have a safe weekend!

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Christmas Eve at the office...

We had a good size turn out for the Christmas eve at the office with Santa. Next year we would like to see more customers if they can make it. We enjoyed visiting with those that could make it. I have added some pictures of the office and of Santa's visit.

We hope you have a happy and safe New Year!

Myron and Michelle

Santa enjoying his morning...

Santa waving to all the cars outside our office.

Santa and Myron's daughter and son in law doing the robot.

Santa's visit...






More office decorations...

Here is some more of the office decorations. Here is the extra office with the Christmas village set up and then Santa in the hotair balloon that spun around the room. The snowflakes were our favorite this year. They were hung up from the ceiling in every room you walked into.

The spinning Santa Hot Air Balloon...


Our Chrismtas tree....

The reindeer we have hanging from the ceiling as well...

Our office decorated for Christmas....

Office decorated....

Here are the little figurines that we have going up the stairs. There are a total of 14 of them going up the stairs.


Here is our Christmas cards we received from different friends and family as well as customers!


Monday, November 30, 2009

We have our tree...

I walked into work today to find a 9 foot Christmas tree waiting to be decorated. It is absolutely beautiful. Myron could not have picked out a more perfect one for our office. We spent the morning decorating it with the new ornaments and it looks amazing! Here is our tree (minus the angel that goes on top... I will add a new picture once we get that put up there) and some of our decorations...

Our awesome tree...

The nativity set...

Santa walking down the ladder.

Santa walking up the ladder...

My little tree on my desk.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Drivers Safety: The Y.E.S. Program

If you have a teen driver, you’re concerned about their safety, so is Farmers. That's why we developed the Y.E.S. (You're Essential to Safety® Program. This informative driver education program may can help improve your teen’s driving and may increase your peace of mind.

You’re probably also worried about increasing auto insurance costs with an inexperienced driver in your household. In many states, young drivers who complete the Y.E.S. program receive a discount* on their Car insurance. Additionally, your teen may qualify as a Good Student and save you even more on your car insurance.

In order to qualify for available discounts, your teenager will need to watch the Y.E.S. video and complete an online follow-up questionnaire designed to check for their understanding of driver safety. As teenagers complete the questionnaire, they'll see facts, read stories, and meet a few young people who have already learned about driving safety the hard way. They'll be asked to think about how they feel, and question what they may know. In the end, they'll be better prepared to decide what kind of driver they want to be. This information may help them to see what it means to make good and bad decisions on the road.

Safe drivers cost less to insure. Educating young adults about the realities of the road is an important way to manage the cost of insurance - for Farmers and for you.

Once your teenager has watched the video and completed the safety course, give us a call. We will send you a form for you to sign as well as your teenager. This form will let us add the discount onto the policy.

If you have any questions, please feel free to give our office a call.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Washington State Discounts

Farmers offers a number of different discounts to our insureds. The different discounts are listed below. Please feel free to give us a call if you would like more information regarding these discounts.

Auto Discounts:
  • Alternative Fuel Discount - First-ever discount for those who drive hybrids and other alternative fuel vehicles. You save on all major coverages.
  • Farmers Next Generation Homeowners - The policy offers coverages you'll want for your home, flexibility in choosing coverage options, and discounts to stretch your insurance dollar.
  • Multiple Lines Discount - If you have auto, home and life insurance with Farmers, you may qualify for additional savings on your auto or home policy.
  • Affinity - This discount is available for insureds who are members of an eligible business or professional group and meets other specified criteria.
  • Alternative Fuel - This discount applies to drivers of gas/electric hybrid vehicles and other alternative fuel vehicles.
  • Anti-Lock Brakes - To qualify, the automobile must be equipped with a factory-installed Anti-lock break system on all 4 wheels.
  • Auto/Mobilehome - This discount will be applied if the person named on the auto policy, or their spouse, is also the person named on a Foremost Mobile Homeowners Policy.
  • Auto/Home or Auto/Renters - A discount on your Auto Policy may be applied if the person named on the auto policy, or their spouse, is also the person named on a Homeowners or Renters Policy.
  • Auto/Life - This discount applies to the Auto Policy, provided a member of the household is also the owner of a Term, Whole, Universal, or Variable Universal Life insurance policy with a face amount of $50,000 or greater issued by Farmers NewWorld Life Insurance Company.
  • Electronic Funds Transfer - This discount is available to all customers who enroll in Farmers automatic checking withdrawal billing system. (Please note: This is a discount you get if we set this up at our office. This discount does not count if you have it automatically taken out using Farmers.com online bill pay.)
  • Good Student - This discount is available to single drivers under the age of 25 with specific academic achievements in their current educational environment.
  • Passive Restraint - The discount is available on medical coverage. To qualify, the automobile must be equipped with a factory installed air bag or other passive restraint system that meets Federal Safety Standards.
  • Prior Insurance - Insured in Mid-Century who have been continuously insured by any insurance carrier over the prior six months qualify.
  • Senior Defense Driver - This discount is available to all insureds who are 55 years of age and over. In order to receive this discount you must complete an educational course that is an approved. (This information will be posted in another blog post.)
  • Multiple Car - This shall be applied to two or more private passenger automobiles which are kept at the same location and owned by the named insured or same registered owner.
  • New Household Credit - We'll credit your first payment if you create a new auto and homeowners policy at the same time.
  • Advanced Purchase Credit - This discount is available for new Auto customers that purchase an auto policy 7 or more days in advance of the effective date of the policy.

Homeowner Discounts:

  • Age 50 Plus - This discount applies if the oldest named insured is age 50 or older.
  • Auto/Home - Available to homeowners, condominiums or renters policy if the person named on the policy or their spouse is also named on the policy.
  • New Home - Applies to homes constructed during the current calendar year and within the last 14 calendar years.
  • Home/Life - Available to homeowners, condominiums or renters policy if a related member of the household has an eligible Life policy.
  • Home Renovation - Homes in which the major systems have been recently renovated are eligible for the discount for the systems renovated - the heating and electrical systems or the plumbing system or both.
  • Protective Devices - Discounts are available for insured homes equipped with qualifying burglar and fire protection devices such as central station alarms and interior automatic fire sprinkler systems.

Senior Defense Driving Discount

In order to get this discount you must take an approved educational driver safety class. There are 2 different ways you can take these classes.

You can take the class online by clicking here. The class online cost $15.95 if you are an AARP member. If you are not the class is $19.95. Upon completion, you will receive your certificate mailed directly to your home.

You can take the class at a location near you by clicking here. You will need to enter your zip code and it will bring up a list of classes near you. If you chose this route, the cost is $10.00. Most classes are taught in two, four-hour sessions spanning two days. They give you the certificate at the end of the 2nd class.

If you have any questions about this discount or would like to see what kind of savings you would get please give our office a call.

What do you do for a living?

Did you know that Farmers offers an Affinity discount for insureds who are members of an eligible business or professional group?

This discount applies to all coverages and varies by qualifying groups. The percentage of the discount is between 5-10%. Farmers offers this discount to the following eligible business or professional groups:
  1. Elementary or Secondary Educators (K-12)
  2. College Professors/Instructors
  3. Engineers
  4. Firefighters
  5. Physicians/Surgeons
  6. Police Officers/Law Enforcement Officers
  7. Registered Nurses
  8. Scientists

If you are one of the above, please give us a call so we can go through and see if you meet the specified criteria for that profession.