Farmers' future co-founders John C. Tyler and Thomas E. Leavey first met after Tyler moved to California. Tyler and Leavey had both grown up with rural backgrounds and believed that farmers and ranchers, who had better driving records than urbanites, deserved lower insurance premiums.
John C. Tyler and Thomas E. Leavey, the founders of Farmers' Future, first met after Tyler moved to California. Both men came from rural backgrounds and felt that farmers and ranchers, who had safer driving records than urban residents, deserved more affordable insurance rates.