Hispanic Trends Magazine Recognizes State Farm® As One of Top 50 Corporations for Supplier Diversity

BLOOMINGTON, IL, FEBRUARY 25, 2008 -- For the third consecutive year, State Farm has been named one of the nation’s top 50 corporations for supplier diversity by offering minority business owners wide-ranging supplier opportunities.

The Top 50 list is published in the February issue of Hispanic Magazine and at: www.HispanicTrends.com.

Hispanic Trends’ “Top 50 Corporations for Supplier Diversity” list reads like a virtual “who’s who” of America’s most recognized brands. Among those brands, State Farm has purposefully and diligently sought to deal with the nation’s increasingly diverse supplier base.

“State Farm has worked to build its supplier base to reflect the diverse customers we serve,” said Lon Bradle, Assistant Vice President – Administrative Services at State Farm. “Including quality diverse suppliers helps us meet our customers’ needs and is just good business.”

The list is drawn from State Farm’s work with Hispanic organizations, diversity training, minority business initiatives, recruitment efforts and philanthropic funding that helps Hispanics and minority leader representation.

About State Farm

State Farm® insures more cars and homes than any other insurer in the U.S., the leading insurer of watercraft and is also a leading insurer in Canada. State Farm's 17,000 agents and 68,000 employees serve over 76 million auto, fire, life and health policies in the United States and Canada, and more than 1.7 million bank accounts. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the parent of the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is ranked No. 31 on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies. For more information, please visit statefarm.com® or in Canada statefarm.ca®.