A Roanoke resident has qualified as a “Championship” District Manager by Farmers Insurance. James Ringer has qualified for this recognition for his overall performance. He will attend a Championship conference in Florida as part of his recognition.

Here is a press release from Farmers Insurance.

Roanoke, VA (Grassroots Newswire) May 14, 2012 – James Ringer, a Roanoke resident, has qualified as a “Championship” District Manager by Farmers Insurance for outstanding overall performance.

“Ringer 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 Farmers Head of Distribution Mhayse Samalya.  “Through excellent customer service, Ringer continues to be customers’ first choice for their insurance needs.  All of us at Farmers are proud of Ringer’s commitment and service to the local community.”

As part of this special recognition on Farmers’ 84th year, Ringer will attend a Championship conference May 19 – 23, 2012 at the Waldorf Astoria, in Naples, Florida.  The group will discuss new business strategies and key issues affecting customers and the insurance industry in their communities. Only 205 agents and 32 district managers earned the distinct honor to attend this conference.

Farmers agents are specially trained to provide a full-range of insurance products and services, ensure their customers are properly covered, and help their customers with immediate assistance in the event of a loss.

Farmers Insurance Group of Companies is a leading U.S. insurer of automobiles, homes and small businesses and also provides a wide range of other insurance and financial services products.  Farmers Insurance is proud to serve more than 10 million households with more than 20 million individual policies across all 50 states through the efforts of over 50,000 exclusive and independent agents and nearly 24,000 employees.

Farmers is a trade name and may refer to Farmers Group, Inc. or the Farmers Exchanges, as the case may be.  Farmers Group, Inc., a management and holding company, along with its subsidiaries, is wholly owned by the Zurich Insurance Group. The Farmers Exchanges are three reciprocal insurers (Farmers Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange and Truck Insurance Exchange), including their subsidiaries and affiliates, owned by their policyholders, and managed by Farmers Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries. For more information about Farmers, visit its Web site at www.farmers.com or at www.Facebook.com/FarmersInsurance.