>129,000 in WA potentially affected in Farmers class-action settlement

At least 129,973 Washingtonians are potential members of the settlement class in a class-action case that Farmers Group and corporate parent Zurich Financial Services Group have agreed to settle for $455 million.

The companies say payments "may vary considerably", but will average $35 per policyholder, and that some 13 million policyholders may qualify for a distribution under the settlement.

 Customers with questions can contact Farmers regarding the settlement at 1-888-538-5785.

Here's our original post on this, with more details about the case and a link to Zurich's press release.