Farmers Group Inc. has hired Thomas White to be president of its Farmers Life unit.
White succeeds Paul Patsis, who has become executive vice president of Farmers Group, according to Farmers Group, Los Angeles. Farmers Group is a unit of Zurich Financial Services, Zurich.
White previously was president of AIG Thailand at American International Group Inc., New York. In addition to overseeing AIA activities in Thailand, White was the senior regional life division executive responsible for Vietnam and Indonesia.
White has a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern Illinois University.
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