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Washington fines Geico $120,000 for credit-scoring violations

Jul 24 2006 // Washington state’s insurance commissioner fined four Geico Inc. insurance companies $120,000, alleging they used an unapproved scoring model to evaluate and offer personal auto coverage to consumers two years...

N.Y, N.J. Agents Cite Progress in Campaign Against GEICO Flyers

Jul 12 2006 // Since the inception of a controversial move by the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. has taken the position that it is improper for the DMV to include ads from...

Washington Fines Geico $120,000 for Credit-Scoring Violations

Jul 5 2006 // Washington state’s insurance commissioner fined four Geico Inc. insurance companies $120,000, alleging they used an unapproved scoring model to evaluate and offer personal auto coverage to consumers two years...

Geico defends auto rating criteria in N.J.

Jul 3 2006 // New Jersey state Senator Nia Gill, D-Essex, has sponsored a bill to ban auto insurance companies from taking education and occupation into account when setting policy prices, arguing that the practice is discriminatory and...

Geico defends auto rating criteria in N.J.

Jul 3 2006 // New Jersey state Senator Nia Gill, D-Essex, has sponsored a bill to ban auto insurance companies from taking education and occupation into account when setting policy prices, arguing that the practice is discriminatory and...

N.J. Lawmaker Not Swayed by Geico’s Defense of Rating Criteria

Jun 15 2006 // Auto insurance companies that use a person’s education and occupation to set rates are discriminatory and circumvent laws against using race and income to calculate prices, a state senator said this week.After...

Geico Sells 7 Millionth Auto Policy

Apr 21 2006 // On the evening of March 13, 2006, Geico sales representative Stephanie Hall, of Buffalo, N.Y. made history by selling the company’s seven millionth policy. Hall, who has been with the company since December 2004,...

News Currents

Apr 17 2006 // GEICO settles lawsuit over discount policyCalifornians who purchased auto policies from GEICO and were denied a discount for not having proof of prior insurance will receive refunds as part of a settlement between the...

GEICO, Consumer Group Settle Lawsuit Over Discount Policy

Apr 6 2006 // Californians who purchased auto policies from GEICO and were denied a discount for not having proof of prior insurance will receive refunds as part of a settlement between the company and a consumer advocate...

Consumer group accuses Geico, other insurers of unfair underwriting

Apr 3 2006 // A U.S. consumer group has made claims that Geico Corp. uses rate-making methods that directly base eligibility and premiums solely upon the educational background and occupation of consumers.The Consumer Federation of...

Consumer group accuses Geico, other insurers of unfair underwriting

Apr 3 2006 // A U.S. consumer group has made claims that Geico Corp. uses rate-making methods that directly base eligibility and premiums solely upon the educational background and occupation of consumers.The Consumer Federation of...

Consumer group accuses Geico, other insurers of unfair underwriting

Apr 3 2006 // News CurrentsA U.S. consumer group has made claims that Geico Corp. uses rate-making methods that directly base eligibility and premiums solely upon the educational background and occupation of consumers. The Consumer...

Md. Commissioner Orr Defends GEICO Against Unfair Underwriting Charges

Mar 29 2006 // In a letter to the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and to the New Jersey Citizens United Reciprocal Exchange (CURE), Maryland Insurance Commissioner R. Steven Orr dismissed allegations by those organizations that...

Consumer Group Accuses Geico of Unfair Underwriting Practices

Mar 21 2006 // A U.S. consumer group has made claims that Geico Corp. uses rate-making methods that directly base eligibility and premiums solely upon the educational background and occupation of consumers.The Consumer Federation of...

News Currents

Mar 19 2006 // Berkshire’s Buffett still high on insurance despite catastrophe riskGen Re misfortunes overcome by Geico’s stellar performance, Buffett says Warren E. Buffett, the billionaire chairman of giant Berkshire...

GEICO Seeking New Associates in Dallas Area

Mar 6 2006 // GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) announced plans to add more than 100 new associates to serve its growing number of policyholders in Texas. Currently employing more than 1,000 associates, GEICO’s Dallas...

GEICO To Hire 100 in Tucson, Ariz.

Feb 16 2006 // GEICO has announced it will be hiring 100 people for positions in sales, service and claims in its Tucson, Ariz., operations center. The company plans to recruit entry-level associates, college graduates and experienced...

GEICO REDUCING COLO. AUTO RATES

Jan 23 2006 // GEICO began reducing auto insurance rates for new policyholders in Colorado on Jan. 5. The company also said it would be reducing rates for existing policyholders beginning Feb. 20. According to the company,...

Geico Lowering Colo. Auto Rates

Jan 3 2006 // GEICO is reducing auto insurance rates for its policyholders in Colorado. The statewide average rate decrease is 7.1 percent for GEICO and GEICO General policyholders. Overall premium changes for individual motorists will...

GEICO AND GOOGLE SETTLE:

Sep 19 2005 // Google Inc. has settled the last part of a lawsuit that alleging that its online search engine advertising system illegally exploited insurer Geico Inc.’s brand. Geico stated simply that the case filed in the U.S....