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Geico Faces Class Action for Allegedly Underpaying Auto Claims

Mar 28 2023 // Geico General Insurance Co. must face a class action suit alleging that it has been underpaying benefits to its insureds injured in automobile accidents.U.S. District Court Judge Dora L. Irizarry in federal court in...

Court Affirms Insurer, Agent Have Duty of Care But Not Fiduciary Duty in GEICO Case

Mar 16 2023 // A licensed insurance agent, and the insurer she represents, owe a duty of care to a customer to explain coverages but neither the agent nor the insurer has a fiduciary duty to an insured under Connecticut law.U.S. District...

Berkshire Hathaway Reports First Underwriting Loss Since 2017, Drop in GEICO Staffing

Feb 27 2023 // Berkshire Hathaway recorded its first full-year underwriting loss since 2017—but a small one—as strong profits from reinsurance operations were almost enough to counterbalance the deteriorating results from the...

Geico Saves $5.2M as Award to Woman Who Contracted STD in Car Is Overturned

Feb 6 2023 // Geico is off the hook, at least for now, from paying a Missouri woman $5.2 million because she said she contracted a sexually transmitted disease in the car of a man who is insured by the company.The Missouri Supreme Court...

Geico Saves $5.2 Million as Award to Woman Who Contracted STD in Car Is Overturned

Jan 12 2023 // Geico is off the hook, at least for now, from paying a Missouri woman $5.2 million because she said she contracted a sexually transmitted disease in the car of a man who is insured by the company.The Missouri Supreme Court...

GEICO, Location-Tech what3words Partner to Enhance Roadside Assistance

Dec 15 2022 // GEICO and location-technology provider what3words announced a new partnership to provide enhanced roadside assistance to customers across the U.S. With what3words, GEICO teams can pinpoint a customer’s precise...

Virginia Court Reverses, Rules for Single Limit in GEICO Uninsured/Underinsured Case

Dec 8 2022 // An auto insurance policy that includes coverage for both uninsured and underinsured motorists does not require the insurer to pay the policy limits twice, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled.The high court reversed a ruling...

Geico Faces California Class Action Claiming it Overcharged for Car Insurance

Nov 1 2022 // A federal judge on Monday said a lawsuit accusing Geico Corp. of overcharging more than 2 million California policyholders on car insurance early in the COVID-19 pandemic may proceed as a class action.U.S. District Judge...

People Moves: GEICO’s Measley Joins Plymouth Rock; Burns & Wilcox Adds Chappie in Pittsburgh

Oct 21 2022 // Plymouth Rock Names GEICO’s Measley Chief Claims OfficerPlymouth Rock Assurance Corp. has appointed Paul Measley as its chief claims officer. Measley joins Boston, Massachusetts-based Plymouth Rock from GEICO and is...

Reports: GEICO Closing All Offices in California

Aug 1 2022 // GEICO is closing all of its offices in California, according to reports.The company shut down all of its 38 offices in the state and hundreds of GEICO workers are being laid off, the news website SFGate is reporting....

Personal Auto Results Slow to Recover; GEICO, Progressive to Pass State Farm

Jul 19 2022 // With an overall combined ratio in excess of 100 for the first time since 2017, private passenger auto joined homeowners in unprofitable territory last year, prompting carriers to respond with pricing and underwriting...

Analysis: State Farm Wins Again With Better J.D. Power Scores Than GEICO

Jul 18 2022 // When Warren Buffett told Berkshire Hathaway investors that State Farm continues to dominate the large auto insurance carrier landscape during this year’s annual meeting, he was referring to scale rather than customer...

Geico to Pay $5.2 Million to Missouri Woman Who Contracted STD

Jun 20 2022 // The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District has affirmed a $5.2 million judgment against Geico in a case involving a Jackson County woman who contracted anogenital human papillomavirus (HPV) during sexual encounters in...

Missouri Court: Geico Ordered to Pay $5.2 Million Award to Woman Who Contracted STD

Jun 10 2022 // The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District has affirmed a $5.2 million judgment against Geico in a case involving a Jackson County woman who contracted anogenital human papillomavirus (HPV) during sexual encounters in...

People Moves: Estée Lauder’s Burrell Joins GEICO; Olson Heads Zurich Programs; Hudnall Leads Donegal Commercial Lines

Apr 22 2022 // Estée Lauder’s Burrell Joins GEICO as Chief Marketing OfficerInsurer GEICO announced Damon Burrell has joined the company as chief marketing officer. Burrell will oversee all of GEICO’s marketing efforts....

5th Circuit Denies Class Certification in Louisiana GEICO Suit

Mar 1 2022 // The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court’s denial of class certification to a group of Louisiana GEICO customers who allege the insurer’s proprietary valuation system...

Berkshire’s GEICO Posts 2021 Profit Much Lower Than 2020

Feb 28 2022 // Although Berkshire Hathaway’s biggest insurance operation GEICO reported a 63 percent drop in pretax underwriting income in 2021, overall the conglomerate’s insurance and reinsurance operations saw pretax...

Appeals Court Finds GEICO Did Not Act in Bad Faith in Fatal Florida Crash Claim

Feb 18 2022 // In a case that went all the way to the federal appeals court level, a panel of judges has found that GEICO General Insurance adequately investigated a Florida claim after an insured motorist killed a cyclist, and did not...

Geico $4.5M Insurance Fraud Suit Seeks Documents From New York City Mayoral Aide

Feb 4 2022 // New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s chief of staff, Frank Carone, was subpoenaed for documents in a $4.5 million federal civil racketeering lawsuit over alleged fraudulent insurance charges.The subpoena to Carone, who...

Missouri Woman Sues GEICO After Contracting STD During Car Sex

Nov 1 2021 // A Missouri woman is suing GEICO after contracting a sexually transmitted disease in a car insured by the company.The woman, identified in District Court documents as M.O., had a sexual relationship with the insured, M.B.,...