Baton Rouge, LA, August 30, 2012 - State Farm®, Louisiana's largest home and auto insurer, is there for our customers following Hurricane Isaac. Our hearts go out to the people whose lives have been affected by the storm and our greatest concern is for the safety of everyone in the affected areas. State Farm's first priority is taking care of our customers' needs as quickly as possible.
State Farm's Louisiana spokesperson, Gary Stephenson, said, “We have been staging and planning our claims response for several days. We are eager to get into the field and begin the recovery response. We will be working 7 days a week for the foreseeable future, to help our customers recover.”
Catastrophe claim representatives are now being mobilized into impacted areas, where accessible, to assist our customers' recovery. Additionally, State Farm agents, agent's staff and local employees are also helping customers file claims and begin the recovery from this storm.
State Farm customers who suffer damage from this storm should contact their State Farm agent to begin the claim process. However, some agent offices are without power at the current time. Customers can also call 1-800-SFCLAIM (1-800-732-5246) or go to: www.statefarm.com to report their claim and begin the recovery process.
State Farm customers who have reported a loss can expect to be contacted by a claim representative who will review your policy and explain your coverage, outline the claim process and answer questions.
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State Farm and its affiliates are the largest provider of car insurance in the U.S. and is a leading insurer in Canada. In addition to providing auto insurance quotes, their 17,800 agents and more than 65,000 employees serve 81 million policies and accounts - more than 79 million auto, home, life and health policies in the United States and Canada, and nearly 2 million bank accounts. Commercial auto insurance, along with coverage for renters, business owners, boats and motorcycles, is also available. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the parent of the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is ranked No. 43 on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies. For more information, please visit http://www.statefarm.com or in Canada http://www.statefarm.ca.
