A former broker for Farmers Insurance has settled his lawsuit against the company, in which he alleged that despite being a top producer he was fired in 2020 due to his age and for reporting problems with a software system.
Plaintiff Solomon Aflalo’s Los Angeles Superior Court suit alleged whistleblower retaliation and intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, naming multiple Farmers entities as defendants.
The 58-year-old’s plaintiff’s attorneys filed court papers on Friday with Judge Joseph Lipner notifying him of the settlement, but no terms were divulged.
In their court papers, Farmers attorneys denied any wrongdoing or liability on the part of the companies.
Aflalo began working for Farmers’ entities as a independent insurance broker in 1989 at age 21 and was called a “Farmers Franchise Kid” due to his youth, the suit stated. For much of his time with Farmers, he was one of its top agents nationwide and never received a complaint about his work, the suit stated.
In 2019, Aflalo was chosen the number-one producing commercial agent in California, but he often complained to management that he was being discriminated against because of his age, in part because he and other older brokers were pressured to sign a new contract with less favorable terms, the suit stated.
Aflalo also disclosed information regarding the Farmers Xactware 360Value Home Estimator software, which he believed provided inaccurate information to the financial detriment of Farmers...
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