WOODLAND HILLS, CA-Farmers Insurance, which has been based inSouthern California since its founding in 1928, will relocate 1,200workers to 6303 Owensmouth Ave. from its offices in Simi Valley ina lease of approximately 180,000 square feet at the Owensmouthaddress. The insurance company says that the move from 3041 CochranSt. in Simi Valley will relocate the employees "to a newer, moremodern facility" at the Woodland Hills location.

The insurance company, which expects to begin moving the workersin early 2011, says that the 1,200 employees representapproximately 20% of its Greater Los Angeles work force. SomeFarmers employees are already based at 6303 Owensmouth Ave., whichis branded with the name of 21st Century Insurance Co., but thename on the building will be changed to Farmers Insurance. Farmersacquired 21st Century in July 2009.

Terms of the lease, in which Farmers was represented by NathanPiehl of Equis, were undisclosed. The building ownership wasrepresented by Jim Lindvall and Ryan House of Jones LangLaSalle.