[Ucrea] UCOP Cancels Farmers Home and Auto Insurance Vendor Contract

[Cristina Otegui]

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August 12, 2025

To:

UCR Emeriti & Retirees



From:

UCR Retirement Center on behalf of UCR Central HR Benefits Office



Re:

UCOP Cancels Farmers Home and Auto Insurance Vendor Contract




Effective August 8, 2025, UC Systemwide Procurement (SWP) cancelled the
Farmers Insurance program and contract due to the recent drastic changes in
the California insurance market. To help staff understand this change, SWP
has placed the Notice below on the UC Procurement Portal:
https://procurement.ucop.edu/news/farmers-insurance-no-longer-available-uc-staff-and-retirees

*Notice to UC Staff, Emeriti and Retirees:*

Due to major shifts in California’s insurance market, the University of
California has ended its contract with Farmers Insurance. Farmers was
unable to meet the terms of the original agreement under the new market
conditions.

As a result, the *Farmers Home and Auto Insurance® program is no longer
available* to UC staff or retirees. This applies to all 10 UC campuses, six
health centers, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, UC College of the
Law, and Berkeley Lab.

We encourage emeriti and retirees to explore alternative insurance options
on the open market.

All references to Farmers home and auto insurance have been updated on the
UCnet website, and it has also published this article titled, “Farmers
Insurance Program no longer available to UC staff and retirees” which can
be viewed here:
https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/employee-news/farmers-insurance-program-no-longer-available-to-uc-staff-and-retirees/.
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