BUSINESS
March 23, 2001 | LIZ PULLIAM WESTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance Group--the nation's No. 3 auto and home insurer--is hoping to fuel ambitious expansion plans with the help of the nation's biggest bank and the world's largest labor federation. Farmers this week announced partnerships with Bank of America and Ulico Insurance Group, a company that provides commercial insurance to the AFL-CIO and other unions representing more than 16 million workers.