Category: Claims
From representative to regional VP: Executive Q&A with Rick Hoagland
By Shannon Smedstad on April 26, 2013 at 9:09 AM
The second post in our “Executive Q & A” series features Rick Hoagland , a graduate of The College of William and Mary with a finance degree. Like many members of our leadership team, Rick started at GEICO in an entry-level position, as a telephone claims representative. He progressed through various claims and manager-level positions, [...]
Posted in: Claims, Working at GEICO
Meet our team: What it’s like working in claims
By Shannon Smedstad on March 8, 2013 at 4:25 PM
As part of our newest blog series, we’ll introduce you to some of our associates to learn first-hand about what it’s like working in various GEICO departments. Our first post in this series is all about working in our claims department, where you’ll meet Michael and Bonnie. Michael D., liability claims in Marlton, N.J. GEICO [...]
Posted in: Claims, Working at GEICO
Safeguard your car with GEICO’s auto theft prevention tips
By Guest Blogger on February 26, 2013 at 4:03 PM
By Alex Danoff, public relations Imagine being parked on a quiet street visiting a friend for a couple of hours, and returning to find your car is gone! How likely is your car to be a target? That depends on what kind of car it is and what you do to reduce the chances of [...]
Memory of the Month: A place for everything …
By Greg Marsh on January 31, 2013 at 3:45 PM
Each month, we share an image from GEICO’s past and invite you to exercise your caption-writing skills. … and everything in its place! Each of the bins atop this shelf was dedicated to a specific type of claims paperwork, and the slots below were each reserved for a particular claims associate. These ladies were tasked [...]
Posted in: Claims, Odds & Ends
Rethink insurance as the place to launch a career
By Guest Blogger on October 12, 2012 at 8:53 AM
By Shannon Smedstad, GEICO Careers, guest blogger Do you want to one day work for a reputable company? An organization that’s making a difference in customers’ lives and giving back? A place that will support your professional development and career aspirations? GEICO – an insurance company – offers all that, and more! We know that [...]
Posted in: Claims, Marketing & Communications, On the Web, Sales and Service
Protect yourself from fender-bender fraud
By John Fonville on February 17, 2012 at 9:16 AM
You’ve seen them on TV: car accident “victims” with fake neck braces trying to win a settlement they don’t deserve. But this is more than TV fiction – fender-bender fraud happens in real life, too. If you get into an accident — big or small — there are things you can do to minimize the [...]
Posted in: Claims
Memory of the Month … auto damage training
By Greg Marsh on March 22, 2011 at 9:57 AM
In honor of GEICO’s 75th anniversary, we’re sharing an image from GEICO’s past each month this year and inviting you to exercise your caption-writing skills. GEICO is renowned in the industry for the quality of its training programs. In this 1970s photo, a group of fledgling claim adjusters attends a training session, paying rapt attention [...]
Posted in: Claims
Capturing memories of accidents while they’re fresh
By Guest Blogger on June 18, 2010 at 4:00 PM
By guest blogger Monica M., claim supervisor, Florida Have you ever had one of those moments when you can’t remember something really simple? Most of us can remember what we did yesterday, but how about Tuesday last week, or the third Monday of last month? Now imagine that you are being asked to recall something [...]
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Mechanical Breakdown Insurance reassurance
By Guest Blogger on June 1, 2010 at 9:45 AM
By guest blogger Holly Z., performance monitoring analyst, San Diego Recently I discovered that my vehicle needed to have its transmission replaced. I couldn’t believe it! My vehicle was only five years old and I kept it in immaculate condition. I took it to the repair shop and the mechanic told me that it was [...]
Posted in: Claims
What to do when your car’s been dinged
By Guest Blogger on May 21, 2010 at 4:06 PM
By guest blogger Katie R., claims adjuster, Tucson As a GEICO claims adjuster, I help our customers after they’ve had an accident. Many tell me that they were nervous or scared at the scene of the accident and didn’t think to get all the information our claim service representative wanted. My response to this may [...]
Posted in: Claims
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