Farmers Insurance's "University of Farmers" Receives Award and Recognition from the American Society for Training and Development.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- For the third consecutive year in a row Farmers Insurance's University of Farmers has received an award for its curriculum in training District Managers as well as recognition for its Journey to Success program for Farmers' agents from the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD ASTD American Society for Training and Development ASTD American Society of Training and Development (Alexandria, Virginia) ASTD Air-Sea Temperature Difference ASTD Air Supported Threat Defense ) at its annual conference in Atlanta, Georgia. ASTD is the largest training organization on the globe with over 20,000 members. Farmers was recognized for advancing knowledge in the workplace and performance field. The University of Farmers, founded by the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, is located in Agoura Hills, California For the unincorporated community, see . Agoura Hills is a city (incorporated in 1982) in Los Angeles County, California, and has the ZIP code 91301. The population was 20,537 at the 2000 census. This city on the Ventura Freeway (U.S. , and was officially dedicated November 3, 2006. "The University of Farmers team is extremely pleased and honored to receive the award for curriculum training and a citation Citation (foaled 1945) U.S. Thoroughbred racehorse. In four seasons he won 32 of 45 races, finished second in ten, and third in two. He won the 1948 Triple Crown, and became the first horse to win $1 million. He set a world record in 1950 by running a mile in 1:33 3/5. for the Journey to Success program for agents by the prestigious ASTD organization," stated Vice President for Marketing Operations Annette Thompson. "ASTD awards are provided for those companies that have delivered measurable results through proven learning and performance practices or interventions. At Farmers we work hard to assure the programs we deliver drive a strong performance improvement, so we are excited to be recognized in the industry for these results." Awards for excellent curriculum and results are not new to the University of Farmers. In March, 2007, the University of Farmers received five top learning and development awards from the Corporate University Xchange (CUX CUX Corporate University Xchange (provides education research, benchmarking and advisory services to corporate America) ), including Corporate University of the Year. CUX is the leading provider of corporate education research, benchmarking and advisory services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal for helping organizations transform corporate learning. The CUX awards were given for Excellence and Innovation in Corporate Learning, given for creating exciting, impactful programs that result in measurable improvements in employee and business performance. The Farmers Insurance Group[R] of Companies is the nation's third largest insurer An individual or company who, through a contractual agreement, undertakes to compensate specified losses, liability, or damages incurred by another individual. An insurer is frequently an insurance company and is also known as an underwriter. of autos and homes and helps to restore the lives of more than 15 million customers when the unexpected happens. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Farmers Insurance provides homeowners insurance, auto insurance, business insurance, insurance for recreational products, life insurance and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. to more than 10 million households through a vast network of agents and district managers. For more information about Farmers, visit our web site at www.farmers.com. |
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