Latest GEICO Headlines
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North Texas Insurance Agent Takes on GEICO
Oct 12 2006 // “Bigger isn’t necessarily better,” says Texas independent insurance agent Al Boenker of the Al Boenker Insurance Agency. Boenker’s latest advertising puts him up against the gecko, making fun of the...
GEICO cancels Charo
Oct 9 2006 // Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said that GEICO insurance company has said it will no longer run what Blumenthal claims is “a false and misleading television advertisement” that claims the...
GEICO Adds 800 Jobs in Virginia
Sep 21 2006 // GEICO insurance company announced it would add nearly 800 jobs at its regional headquarters in Stafford County. The facility, one of seven regional offices, employs about 3,000 people and already is one of the...
Conn. AG Says GEICO to Pull ‘Misleading Charo’ Ad
Sep 17 2006 // Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said that GEICO insurance company has said it will no longer run what Blumenthal claims is “a false and misleading television advertisement” in the state that...
GEICO Taps Pierce to Head Mid-Atlantic and Property Operations
Sep 13 2006 // GEICO reported that Nancy Pierce will head its Middle Atlantic operations which include Washington, D.C., Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware and West Virginia. Pierce will also head the company’s property insurance...
GEICO to Hire More Than 600 for Tucson Office
Sep 12 2006 // GEICO announced it is actively recruiting for its Tucson,Ariz., office and plans to add 600 new associates in the next 15 months. Because of GEICO’s continued growth, the company will hire associates for its customer...
R. Steven Orr, Maryland, Commissioner of Insurance
Sep 4 2006 // In January, Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. selected R. Steven Orr to serve as Maryland Insurance Commissioner, succeeding Alfred W. Redmer, who resigned in October 2005 to join the private sector. Orr most recently...
The Commissioners
Sep 4 2006 // In January, Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. selected R. Steven Orr to serve as Maryland Insurance Commissioner, succeeding Alfred W. Redmer, who resigned in October 2005 to join the private sector. Orr most recently...
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 policy 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...
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 Currents 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...
