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GEICO Success Highlights Advertising Dollars vs. Agent Commissions Debate

Oct 22 2013 // Direct writer GEICO’s success in auto insurance sales is due to spending dollars on effective advertising rather than on agents, according to recent research from analysts at Nomura Equity Research, which notes that...

Allstate CEO Says GEICO Could Strugggle with Storefront Strategy

Sep 10 2013 // Allstate Corp. Chief Executive Officer Tom Wilson, whose company lost car insurance market share in the last three years, said competitor Geico could struggle to expand sales as it seeks to sell more policies at...

Jury Finds GEICO Must Cover Driver in Fatal Vermont Crash

Aug 23 2013 // A jury says an insurance company must honor the policy of a Vermont man who was convicted of murder in a drunken driving crash that killed a woman in 2010. The insurance company GEICO had filed a lawsuit in U.S. District...

GEICO Names Assistant VP of Claims Operation in Buffalo, N.Y.

Aug 20 2013 // David Hodge has been named assistant vice president of claims for auto insurer GEICO’s Buffalo, N.Y., regional office. Hodge previously served as the liability director of GEICO’s Virginia Beach, Va., regional...

Buffett Attends Opening of New Indiana Geico Insurance Center

Jul 23 2013 // Billionaire investor Warren Buffett joined in a ceremony that marked the opening of a new customer service center for the Geico insurance company in suburban Indianapolis that’s expected to have as many as 1,200...

People – Southeast

Jul 22 2013 // Following a six-year tenure as Citizens Property Insurance Corp.’s chief financial officer, Sharon Binnun has accepted a position in the private sector. Binnun is joining Cypress Property & Casualty Insurance...

GEICO Announces 2 Appointments in Buffalo, N.Y., Office

Jul 18 2013 // Auto insurance giant GEICO recently announced that Kirk La has been named assistant vice president of the GEICO Insurance Agency and Pionne Corbin will take over as assistant vice president of underwriting in GEICO’s...

GEICO Names Rayburn VP of Southeast Operations

Jul 15 2013 // Auto insurance giant GEICO promoted Rhett Rayburn to vice president of Southeast operations. He will be based in GEICO’s Macon, Ga., office. Prior to his new role, Rayburn was assistant vice president of claims...

GEICO to Host Job Fairs for Adjusters in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Next Week

Jul 12 2013 // Auto insurer GEICO said it will host two job fairs for auto damage adjusters in Pennsylvania on July 16 and 18.On Tuesday, July 16, the first job fair will be held at Double Tree Hotel in Green Tree, located at 500...

GEICO Names Roberts President, Chief Operating Officer

Jul 1 2013 // Bill Roberts has been named president and chief operating officer of GEICO, the giant insurer said. Tony Nicely will continue to serve as chairman and chief executive officer.Roberts had served as executive vice president...

‘Mayhem’ Outspends ‘Good Neighbor’ in Advertising: SNL

Jul 1 2013 // Allstate’s “Mayhem” trumped State Farm Mutual’s the “Good Neighbor” in advertising dollars in 2012.According to an analysis by SNL Financial, Allstate’s ad spend increased 14.8...

Best Affirms Ratings of the Members of GEICO and GEICO Corp.

Jun 17 2013 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A++’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aaa” of the members of Government Employees Group (GEICO), based in Chevy...

Florida’s Latest PIP Conundrum: Medical Fees

Apr 22 2013 // Florida’s high court is poised to decide how much money insurers owe some medical providers in cases where an auto policy does not specifically state that the fees will be based on a fee schedule approved by state...

Florida Justices Face Another PIP Conundrum: Medical Fees

Apr 8 2013 // Florida’s high court is poised to decide how much money insurers owe some medical providers in cases where an auto policy does not specifically state that the fees will be based on a fee schedule approved by state...

GEICO to 100 Hire New Employees in Iowa

Apr 3 2013 // GEICO’s Coralville, Iowa, office plans to hire more than 100 new associates by July of this year, the direct-to-consumer insurance company announced. The new associates will fill positions in sales and customer...

Geico Expands in Indiana, Plans 1,200 Jobs in Carmel

Mar 21 2013 // Geico is announcing plans to bring 1,200 jobs to Indiana and pump millions of dollars into developing a campus just north of Indianapolis.The Washington, D.C.-based insurance company plans to equip a 109,000 square-foot...

GEICO Appoints AVP to Lead PIP Staff Counsel Operation in New York

Mar 14 2013 // GEICO, a Chevy Chase, Md.-headquartered auto insurance unit of Berkshire Hathaway, said Richard Solowan has been named assistant vice president of the GEICO companies. In his new role, Solowan will be responsible for the...

GEICO in Maryland Names New Senior Vice President

Mar 12 2013 // GEICO, a Chevy Chase, Md.-headquartered auto insurance unit of Berkshire Hathaway, announced that Seth Ingall has been named senior vice president, with responsibility for claims home office, staff counsel, communications...

Former White Mountains’ Chair, GEICO Rescuer Byrne Passes Away

Mar 11 2013 // On March 9, Bloomberg reported the passing of John “Jack” Byrne, the former chair of White Mountains Insurance Group, who is best known for turning around GEICO from near bankruptcy in the mid-1970s and taking...

GEICO Plans to Hire 800 in Buffalo, N.Y., Region in 2013

Jan 28 2013 // GEICO, a Chevy Chase, Md.-headquartered auto insurance unit of Berkshire Hathaway, has announced plans to hire 800 people for its Buffalo-area office in 2013.The insurer currently employs about 2,400 people at its service...