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

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

Terms of the lease, in which Farmers was represented by Nathan Piehl of Equis, were undisclosed. The building ownership was represented by Jim Lindvall and Ryan House of Jones Lang LaSalle.