Talk:GEICO/Archives/2014

Founded

The GEICO website claims that it was founded in Texas and then Washington DC, which is not what is says on the article.

GEICO was created in Texas. The company relocated to DC in order to be closer to their original target demographic: Postal Workers and officers of the Armed Forces. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.217.220.223 (talk) 09:17, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

East London Accent

As a Brit from East London, I can confirm that this is an East London accent but the words used are modified to suit the American audience. I.E. He says "fella" instead of "Bloke" I have suffered from being called Australian for 11 years now, not really a problem for me but very insulting to the Aussie's. You guys have just got to get out in the world.

Cheers

Smithy.

OK. We're filthy imperialists... We don't get out in the world... 07:40, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

The gecko does say bloke WATCH —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Fudgicle (talk • contribs) 00:28, 14 April 2007 (UTC).

This has to be one of the most unprofessional companies I've ever seen. Their commercials make the company look like a huge joke. Who would buy insurance from these people?

Everyone. Are you kidding me? The question is WHO WOULDN'T

Oh, I don't know. Maybe someone with the ability to lighten up? Charlie Quebec Delta Echo Seven Sierra Foxtrot 06:18, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

Presumably someone is. The rule of advertising is that you don't have to sell a lot, just to a percentage large enough that they make their sales goals. That's why spam works, for example. Wahkeenah 21:29, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

Yeah I noticed on the ad where he says a "Puma" could take over his job he speaks with the same accent but pronounces the word Puma "Pooma" like Americans would.

Some Americans say "pooma" but most don't. One thing's for sure; not many Americans say "jag-you-are" instead of "jag-war."Landroo (talk) 23:18, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

If you look at all different accents they dont very often pronouce the same word the same way.

Insureds is the correct term

Hello everyone:

Someone changed "insureds" to "insurees." Actually, "insured" is the overwhelming majority term used by lawyers. The company that writes insurance policies is a "insurer," and the person covered is an "insured." See Black's Law Dictionary, 7th ed. (1999), at p. 811.

The exact definition from Black's is as follows: "insured, n. A person who is covered or protected by an insurance policy."

Yes, this is confusing, since "insured" is also the past tense form of the verb "insure."

Also, "insureds" brings up 599,000 hits on Google, while "insurees" brings up only 3,800, and most of those documents appear to be on Web servers outside of English-speaking countries.

--Coolcaesar 01:41, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

Picture of GEICO gecko

Can someone provide a picture of the GEICO gecko? --User:Angie Y.

Done for you, Angie. --User:Fahrenme

• What species of gecko is that gecko? --User:Ianthegecko

The 15 minute tagline

Well I got rid of GEICO because I scraped a fender of a car (the car was 11 years old) and they paid for a week of rental car coverage and $2700 in repairs (did I mention the car was 12 years old?) I bet the woman didn't even take the car to get it fixed and just pocketed the money! My premium almost doubled.!!! Now that I have shopped (which took more than 15 min..I found a better deal with a better carrier. 13:51, 16 October 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.147.153.81 (talk)

I'm sorry, but that 15 minute tagline barely holds water. I had a fender bender a years ago and other insurance companies gave Me an approximate $1500 quote. Geico's was about $2700. No wonder the uninsured driver rate is high! -- Eddie 11:36, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

That doesn't really dilute the 15 minute claim - you're grieving more over the price. Realize, of course, that insurance is a business impacted by the law of large numbers - you just happen to be one that doesn't fall in that group. Overall, legally, GEICO is required to have justifiable proof that on average they can save the average consumer at least 15% (and they have shown that). They have all sorts of legalese that verifies that.

That's just you. Geico is usually pretty low. They probably think you're risky to them.

And with regards to uninsured motorist - insure with one of those other companies, then you won't be uninsured. -- Parrot and Duck

Sometimes the evaluation of risk has no bearing on your past driving record. Back in the mid 90's, a friend of mine used to work in one of GEICO's call centers taking applications. She told me that her caller was doing well when it came to getting a low rate until she asked his education. Since he hadn't graduated high school, his rate went up. JH443 (talk) 14:08, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

Gecko Australian now?

I swear the gecko in the commercials used to speak with a British accent (and the article confirms this), but the last two commercials I've seen (the ones where he is CGI and speaking to other animals) have him speaking with what seems to be an Australian accent. Has anyone else noticed this? I'm not an expert on British/Australian accents, but if I'm right it should probably go in the article.

I came here specifically to comment on this. Actually, I think the current accent is supposed to be British too... but it is definitely different. To my American ears, the old accent sounded more "posh" and I think the new accent is more working class, perhaps from a different region. I think the ad people figured "british is british" and ended up with what would be in effect like assuming all Brits would think a Rhode Island accent was the same as one from Georgia.

His accent is definitely more 'common' in the newer ads. Another interesting bit is how his dialogue is more British, especially in the 'Pie and Chips' ad.

Just to set the record straight the accent is from London (East End) - not Australia

Any idea where the previous "posh" accent was from? Jafafa Hots 01:08, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

I know the answer! The Original "posh" accent was done by Kelsey Grammer (makes sense now, doesn't it?) Being the "low cost operator" in the insurance biz, keeping Grammer on and paying his royalties and fees wouldn't make sense.

The original accent sounded NOTHING like Kelsey Grammer! Way higher pitched, impossible. 65.35.93.97 07:25, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

posh accents in England do not exactly have a geographical region associated with them, although many live in london and there are variations. Duracell 04:06, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

Why British at all?4.240.72.177 01:01, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

i actually love the accent that little gecko has..

] but i could swear it was Australian..

but since everyone here says it isnt... i guess its not...-kitty —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.81.71.19 (talk) 18:56, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Why is the GEICO gecko speaking like a Brit at all? Are there geckos native to the Isles? Did the ad agency think Americans would respond more favorably to a Brit? Gecko imagery is famous across the whole US Southwest; why not a Hopi or Navajo spokesvoice? What's the matter, don't want to buy insurance from an Indigenous Person?

As far as I can tell, the gecko was never originally intended to be the mascot of Geico... like all of the other unusual ads, he first appeared in an ad where he was complaining that people were confusing him with geico, saying "I'm a GECKO, not Geico," etc. - just one of their many novelty ads. I think the posh British accent was just there to accentuate his feeling of annoyance at being bothered, etc. Then, because it apparently got a good reaction, the gecko inexplicable reappeared as a Geico "spokesamphibian." Jafafa Hots 01:13, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

Geckos aren't amphibians; they're reptiles!

Doh! Yeah, you're right. For some reason I was thinking salamanders. :( Jafafa Hots 03:07, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Nobody expects a British gecko! His chief weapon is surprise... ("And cuteness!") Yes, surprise and cuteness... ("And you want to have a pint with him!") I was getting to that. Anyway, read the Hartford Courant article in the external links. ("And they deliver a nasty poisonous bite!") No, they don't. ("Sure?") Yes. ("My sister was bitten by a gecko.") Wrong movie. --Coyoty 19:12, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

I wonder which specific species of gecko he is.Ianthegecko 04:38, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Just to clarify "posh" British accents are in fact associated with a geographic area, it is what is generically referred to as the "Home Counties" which are the counties that surround London. As for the Gecko being a "cockney" that's unlikely, all though his accent is East, it is too soft in places and is more likely to be Essex (I am a native of Essex). Quite probably his accent is from one of the expansion towns like Dagenham (home of Ford Motor Company - UK).

I wasn't the source for the Kelsy Grammer attribution, but that info is all over the web. I am currently trying to find out who the current (East End London) voice is, and have found out that it WAS originally Kelsey Grammer -- in the very first gecko ad, non-British accent, just his usual "Frasier" voice -- then an upper crust British voice, by Dave Kelley. One source for the first two voices at http://www.tvacres.com/adanimals_geicogecko.htm Now a third actor has taken his place, possibly American doing a soft Cockney. Dave Kelley has stated that he's not the gecko anymore. Source: http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=88301&page=2&desc=yes#1664545 (find the post from Guest: Dave Kelley). No one at Geico is telling. Can some intrepid Wikipedian find out the answer to this pressing question? :) You can see from the last site mentioned that I'm far from the only one going crazy for this piece of trivia. If you don't want to include it in the article, send to: fragileindustries@yahoo.com. Sorry I'm not a registered user -- actually I was, but I forgot my password. 24.55.93.59 09:38, 28 March 2006 (UTC)fragileindustries

Parody commercials

I work for GEICO so I am unable to update the page. The following items need to be corrected:

Remove Bill Dutchess.

1st paragraph should read “In 2004, parody ads featured such products as a wonder glue infomercial, a clothing ad, a cereal ad, and a reality TV show (Tiny House.)”

Remove 'reality tv show' from 2nd paragraph, not part of the "won't save you money" series, belongs with group in 1st paragraph. Goodwin1936 17:54, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

I originally wrote that the green cat in the cereal commercial is a puma like Kwazy Crisps, but then realized it could have been a cheetah or other big cat in the panther line. Panther covers all bases. Coyoty 00:46, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

I was thinking that was more of a parody of the Chester Cheetah _ Cheetos character. 65.35.93.97 07:24, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

Kelsey Grammer

Kelsey Grammer did not voice the gecko, please remove from the page. I work for GEICO so I am unable to do so. Goodwin1936 17:36, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Someome just added a claim that the first voice of the gecko was done by Kelsey Grammer. I have deleted it. The original voice of the gecko was high-pitched with a posh british accent. Kelsey Grammer has a new england (US!) accent, and speaks in a deep baritone. Even if he faked the brit accent, it would likely be impossible for him to pitch his voice that high - the two voices couldn't possibly be more dissimilar. If you intend to reinsert this claim, please cite a reference. Jafafa Hots 07:29, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

I wasn't the phantom source for the Kelsy Grammer insert, but that info is all over the web. I am currently trying to find out who the current (East End London) voice is, and have found out that it was originally Kelsey Grammer -- in the very first gecko ad, non-British accent, just his usual "Frasier" voice -- then an upper crust British voice, by Dave Kelley. One source for the first two voices at http://www.tvacres.com/adanimals_geicogecko.htm Now a third actor has taken his place, possibly American doing a soft Cockney. Dave Kelley has stated that he's not the gecko anymore. Source: http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=88301&page=2&desc=yes#1664545 (find the post from Guest: Dave Kelley). No one at Geico is telling. Can some intrepid Wikipedian find out the answer to this pressing question? :) You can see from the last site mentioned that I'm far from the only one going crazy for this piece of trivia. If you don't want to include it in the article, send to: fragileindustries@yahoo.com. Sorry I'm not a registered user -- actually I was, but I forgot my password. 24.55.93.59 09:34, 28 March 2006 (UTC)fragileindustries

The new Geico Gecko voice sounds a lot like Marc Warren in my opinion. --Savethemooses 22:04, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

The NPR report on Geico adverts has an excerept from the original(?) gecko ad. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4773426 - Certainly does *not* sound like Kelsey Grammer; I'm not familiar with Dave Kelley so I can't comment on that. -- Logotu 03:04, 5 June 2006 (UTC) (PS: I am American and the current Gecko doesn't sound Australian to me)

NOT GRAMMER. Well, I was right. I remembered the first ad where the gecko was annoyed that people were confusing him with geico, and it was a posh brit accent and it sounded NOTHING like Grammer. The article as currently written also shows that a Geico rep describes it as a posh Brit accent. But here's the final nail in the Grammer Gecko coffin... I have found an interview with Kelsey Grammer where he states that he is NOT the original voice of the gecko. Link: http://www.wizarduniverse.com/movies/xmen3/000276301.cfm So... why is it all over the internet? Why are many people unable to tell the difference between a high-pitched british accent and a deep-pitched american accent? Simple - there are lots of idiots "all over the internet." No offense. Jafafa Hots 05:58, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

IT IS GRAMMER. In the commercial were the gecko is climbing on the microphone, it is definitely Grammer. Go to youtube yourself and listen: CLICKHERE It also says on imdb: CLICKHERE

Oh, and in that interview, Grammer says he is not currently the gecko. He never said he wasn't. And that wasn't real proof. For all we know, that entire interview could have been faked. IMDb, on the otherhand, is reliable.

I desperately need a life

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Radio Commercials

I don't know if it's the same on regular radio, but on internet radio, the commercials don't use the gecko, they use some dumb, high-voiced guy. nuignhjgudfsbjhguyfdbjhigdyt g uytf gurf gtre tfag8yfe ue

GEICO/Commercials

The final lines of "GEICO/Commercials" need re-written, they are mis-placed duplicates. Better yet, additional information could be added to the final paragraph, in order to expand it to two or three. 24.175.54.43 14:51, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

cleanup tag

I haven't read the whole article, and don't have time to fix what I'm sure are problems throughout...what spawned the tag was a number of instances of unencyclopedic text I saw skimming through beginning with reference to GEICO commercials "tell[ing] you"... Tomer^talk 06:53, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

Gecko's Voice

The article states that Marc Warren does the voice for the Gecko now. Granted, it does sound very much like him, but GEICO's website does not state who the voice actor is. Is there anyone who can confirm if/that it is Warren? - SigmaEpsilon → ΣΕ 14:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

I've read that Jake Wood is the current Cockney voice of the gecko. Wood's wikipedia page even lists him as the voice of the character. Does anyone know of any confirmation on either one of these actors providing the voice? --HanzoTheRazor 20:10, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

this website credits Dave Kelly as the voice of the Geico Gecko. I didn't see it mentioned in this article yet there is another page pointing to that redlink. NorthernThunder 23:12, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

If you follow the link at the top of that article (the one that says "See my June 2006 post on the new voice of Geico Gecko."), that site lists Jake Wood as the voice. --HanzoTheRazor 00:54, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Jake Wood is the voice: TV Acres, AnswerBag, Statesman.com, tempest in teapot, mostchoice auto insurance quotes, but the most convincing is FT Worth Star Telegram Balloonman 05:49, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

Massachusetts

Anyone know why GEICO doesn't provide insurance in Massachusetts (and only Massachusetts)?

maybe they don't like you in Massachussette HAHAHAHAHAHAHAOmerlives 18:37, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Currently the insurance laws in Massachusetts make it unfavorable to insure there. An example of this is in NJ was recently opened back up in response to insurance law reform. Krizhek 16:27, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

The company itself simply refuses to insure motorists in Massachusetts just to avoid the negative publicity of being the company that insures Ted Kennedy the next time he goes for a swim. j/k--Senna27 04:51, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

Geico just started insuring in MA now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.253.146.179 (talk) 07:21, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

In the early 70's GEICO had been growing rapidly as a result of extremely aggressive pricing, which turned out to be underpricing. It resulted in a massive write off in around 1975 and a total change of management. In the week after the write off, the Board fired the Chairman, the President, 3 of the 4 Senior Vice Presidents and 12 of the 26 vice presidents. Mr Lorimer Davidson returned from retirement to run the company and a new management team was installed over the next 6 months. Jack Byrne http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_J._Byrne took over as President and among the turn around actions that he and his financial team, led by Arthur Loh, the lone surviving SVP and Chief Investment Officer, developed was an increase in premium rates of around 30%. Given the company's dire shape, most state regulators approved the rate increases quickly. However, in Massachusetts and New Jersey, the regulatory environment was highly political and consumerist. Both states refused to grant GEICO the rate increases it needed. At the time GEICO had roughly a 10% market share in each state. GEICO was forced to pull out of doing business in both states, canceling tens of thousands of policies. In New Jersey, Mr. Byrne meeting with the Insurance Commission, took the company's license from his pocket and threw it across the table when the commissioners refused a rate increase. Over the next 30 years or so, GEICO was denied insurance licenses in both states, and only recently has been permitted to return to do business in those states.Wpotvin (talk) 12:45, 13 April 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wpotvin (talk • contribs) 01:28, 13 April 2011 (UTC) Wpotvin (talk) 01:32, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Popular culture

I removed this from the "Popular Culture" section:

"In addition to its notoriety from the gecko commercials, Geico also has a reputation of providing its customers with inexpensive products without requiring the customer to spend time dealing with insurance agents, due to its extensive use of its web site and 24-hour telephone service as its primary points of sale. As a result, Geico is increasingly becoming popular among younger generations, to whose interests Geico's business model seems to cater well."

It doesn't seem to have anything to do with "Popular culture," but what their markets are, and it seems like advertising. Even if it is "increasingly becoming popular among younger generations," (which should be cited), it could do with something like:

"Geico is increasingly becoming popular among younger generations."

(Also, I have an account, but I'm too lazy login—for this atleast) --74.130.131.120 23:16, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

If something similar could be written less pov, & w/ proof, okay,...

To claim "... and 24-hour telephone service as ..." would be extremely pov, as I'd experienced it directly.

Several years ago, my exwife had asked about locating an insurance company.

I grabbed a telephone receiver, & I called Geico. There was a recording, the operations were completely closed at that specific time.

I searched for another insurance number, & this one did connect to an actual human.

Since then, I have determined that my wife is even moreso my exwife than she had been then; so, I certainly have no idea where she purchases insurance now.

My below comments are certainly pov; but, I'm not putting them on the primary page, for now,...

GEICO's auto insurance departments (sales, service, and claims) are open 24/7. However, the internet department, home owners/renters division, umbrella department, and some other departments close at different times. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.143.204.198 (talk) 03:16, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

hopiakuta ; [[ <nowiki> </nowiki> { [[%c2%a1]] [[%c2%bf]] [[ %7e%7e%7e%7e ]] } ;]] 02:18, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Zagar.

It does seem to me that many issues are neglected in many of these articles.

It is my impression that Warren Edward Buffett & James Douglas Muir-Leno {& General Electric} are two major factors in my being ruled by the goobernator, Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger. Mr. Schwarzenegger often makes comments that sound somewhat analagous to the caveman advertizing {cavepersons, cavepeople}. He, also, makes fascinating comments about my assemblyperson, Bonnie Garcia, & she makes similar comments about him. It does seem that Republican'ts are no better than Democan'ts, nor anyone else, at keeping the pants closed.

Certainly, Mr. Schwarzenegger's policies towards the underclass, homeless, disabled, are very much like the Geico caveadvertizing.

There is debate ^^ above ^^ about whether the geckos|gekkos sound Australian &/or British. Although they do sound Australian to me; I've never been to either locale, so, I'm frequently wrong about this.

Is there any debate about whether a British colonial lizard should be advizing us as to what insurance we should waste our money on? This does apply regardless of which region these characters' accents reference.

Budweiser_(Anheuser-Busch)'s character "Zagar" is very similar to these cavepersons in the racist implications.

Thank You.

hopiakuta ; [[ <nowiki> </nowiki> { [[%c2%a1]] [[%c2%bf]] [[ %7e%7e%7e%7e ]] } ;]] 02:18, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

SPLIT COMMERCIALS INTO SEPARATE ARTICLE

What about splitting the info onto GEICO (ad commercials)??? --Gkklein 00:21, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

>>> I totally agree. The 'Caveman' series deserves a Wiki entry in and of itself.

I agree with the split; the GEICO page does little to talk about the company's history or its business, only the ads. Either the ads section should be heavily cut in size, or they should be moved to a new article. -M.Nelson (talk) 20:12, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Google vs Geico

Shouldn't the Google vs Geico case be in this article? --Dan Leveille 04:03, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

It should, but not too much info.

Good news ads

A prominent series of ads is missing - the entire "good news" ads in which a character gives disastrously bad news to a poor unfortunate, but is told there's still good news - and the "good news" is that the bearer of bad news "Saved a lot of money by going to GEICO", which doesn't help the victim at all. JAF1970 17:04, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

15 minutes online ads

Pretty recent GEICO ads feature videos that appear to be right off of Youtube saying "there may be better ways to spend 15 minutes online." The humor from these ads comes primarily from the videos themselves though, and I guess from the context as well. (see the juggling in a cone ad).

Added it. -EarthRise33 04:01, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Ads I have no idea about

OK, so where can I find the curious tomato soda ad? Is it the one with the kid and some crocodile or some other creature walking up to offer...no wait, that's cereal. Anyway, where can I find this tomato soda ad???? JustN5:12 01:19, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

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Gecko's name

I seem to recall from internal documents in the Geico business that the gecko was affectionately termed "Gary the Gecko." Is this pertinent to the article, and, if so, should I locate material to back it up? -EarthRise33 04:00, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

I read somewhere that "Gary" was a proposed name early on. I don't think any name has ever been used.

The article calls him, "Martin the GEICO gecko" - without sourcing. Googling that, I found a bunch of references - but they all appeared to be based off the Wikipedia article (strange and disturbing how sources can loop). I think that name link is probably a misunderstanding based on the fact that the gecko was developed by GEICO's ad agency: The Martin Agency. Unless someone can find a source for that name actually being used anywhere, I would propose taking it out. John2510 (talk) 15:26, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

Yeah... I'm changing this. It's unsourced and seems to be being quoted all over the web, creating the potential of a feedback loop. I can't find any reliable source that calls him anything other than simply "The GEICO gecko."

The article originally called him "Mallory" and someone trimmed that out [here].

"Mallory" was added back [here].

It was changed to "Martin" [here], by someone without a Username.

I'll post on the "Mallory" user's talk page to see if they have a source. If so, one of us can change it back. John2510 (talk) 19:28, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Early Ads?

The "Early ads" section describes an ad campaign that was run only a few years ago, AFTER the lizard ads. Were those a re-run of ads run many years ago, or is someone getting it wrong? Perhaps a kid who only started noticing ads during the "stupid things" campaign? --Kaz 22:39, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

And there seems to be some confusing Vonage ads with GEICO. Vonage has the ads that use home videos from America's Funniest Home Videos and the song Woo Hoo.

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75.33.78.40 10:16, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Skypers

Do we care that Geico sponsors the Skypers flight whateverness? I'm willing to bed Geico sponsors many other events as well, some more notable than others. -EarthRise33 00:38, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

I'm not willing to bed any GEICO sponsors. >:( Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 01:34, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Pfft. You get my intent. Exchange 'bet' for 'bed' and repeat. -EarthRise33 02:39, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Erased. -EarthRise33 16:31, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Go Kart Ads

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come on, who doesn't know how to spell Loren? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.230.54.142 (talk) 04:02, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Geico Racing's official site has it spelled as Lauren Mearnhardtfan 19:10, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

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Guys, his name is definitely Laurence, not Lauren... -____-;;; —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.200.181.98 (talk) 01:06, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Geico Racing's official site says it's Lauren. Mearnhardtfan 01:16, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

I've always thought it was Warren Wallace. At least, that's what it sounds like to me when he says it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.98.158.210 (talk) 00:49, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

Ben Winkler, a Cabbage Patch adult

Did GEICO get the permission of Original Appalachian Artworks, or does the commercial fall under the parody clause? --Damian Yerrick (talk | stalk) 23:45, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Lauren Wallace

Lauren is usually a girl's name. Loren is a boy's version of the name. But GEICO spelled it Lauren for some reason.
Lauren Wallace is a fictional character played by an actor.
75.33.78.40 09:56, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Pull-string dolls commercial

Why isn't the commercial with the pull-string dolls not listed? Angie Y. (talk) 17:48, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Uh... 'cause no one put it there. Place it if you wish. Thanks!, Codelyoko193 (T/C) 20:57, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Talia Shire.

She portrayed the therapist in that particular series of Geico commercials. I'm baffled as to why anyone would remove her name from this article, when all of the other celebrities are permitted to be included. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cinemaniac86 (talk • contribs) 09:45, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

T.V Commercials

I got a feeling somebody's watching me, tell me if it's just a dream. 構成上都十分多样 (talk) 15:22, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

"Government Employees" Insurance Company? Company History?

This raises some curiosity for me, but this article has no explanation for this name, and clearly non-government employees are eligible for their insurance. Maybe a brief company history would be in order? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 148.87.1.172 (talk) 17:30, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I'll add some sources

http://www.geico.com/about/corporate/history/

http://www.geico.com/about/corporate/geico-and-government-employees/

Maybe I'll get to it myself at some point. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 148.87.1.172 (talk) 17:35, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Tone Tag

The tone tag has been up since December 2007; it appears to refer to earlier edits of the article that dealt principally with GEICO's ad campaigns. As the material about the advertising has since been removed to its own article, and there no longer appears to be a problem with the tone or style of the article (at least to me), maybe that tag could be removed. Thoughts? Does anyone feel that the tone remains questionable? KASchmidt (talk) 01:52, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

Reporting Complaint Record of Geico Insurance

The issue. GEICO insurance (Geico Cas Co) is almost 3 times above national average when amount of customers are additionally accounted for, in complaints that are determined to be in the customers favor and against GEICO for violations of State Insurance Regulations. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners and the Center of Insurance Policy and Research is the agency that reports this information. Their web site is http://www.naic.org The consumer site is https://eapps.naic.org/cis/ Their data base provides that Geico Cas Co naic # 41491 https://eapps.naic.org/cis/companySearch.do has a national complaint ratio of 2.95 which is almost 3 times the national average complaint of 1. This record only uses complaints that are found to be against the insurance company and in favor of the consumer for violations of insurance law. (unfounded cases are not included). This data can be accessed by clicking through the data base. It is also listed as a print_screen_pdf Here

I think my reference has been incorrectly taken down repeatedly. The following reasons. (paraphrasing) have been: When I listed a link to the data base to all state departments. - no one has the time to sift through all of that. 2. When I listed the pdf link to the database - that statistic is for Maryland, when in fact the statistic is National and Maryland is the headquarters of GEICO. 3. When I listed the screen print PDF from off the National Insurance Date Base - The pdf file is on a blog and is not a reliable source.

I think it is extremely important when people are looking at insurance to consider the amount of legitimate insurance regulation rules broken and customer complaints. 76.113.2.217 (talk) 21:20, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

Your analysis of Geico's national complaint ratio is original research. You would need to find a reliable source that states that Geico's complaint ratio is significant, and explains what that means. MarkNau (talk) 07:26, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. The chart and the analysis is pulled directly off the National Association of Insurance Commissions. I just reprinted it via print screened function. The research belongs to them, not me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.113.2.217 (talk) 14:52, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

The problem is that we have no idea what the numbers mean without someone interpreting them. Neither you nor I are a reliable source to do so. The case is similar to that of crime statistics, where WP policy explicitly says we aren't to interpret raw data from online databases. MarkNau (talk) 02:41, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

You arent allowed to interpret but you can give the statistics plainly. It isnt biased that way. MrMacMan ^Talk 00:00, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

I disagree based on this. MarkNau (talk) 00:05, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

What about ONLY mentioning the Insurance Commission's interpretation in the statistical graph? That would leave interpretation to the official agency responsible for doing so. Maybe just a direct quote. I like that they simplify it with "red arrow" equals "more complaints" 76.113.2.217 (talk) 23:50, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

Importance Vs. Damage Control

I have had a problem with a few of my edits to wikipedia being removed for what the editors deem as "undue weight". If the few lines are too large, then shouldn't the editor just re-phrase or condense them, rather than totally delete them? It seems to me that when a company called GEICO (Government Employee Insurance Company) endorses an anti-government spokesperson who rants against the President at USO Shows, that it's quite relevant to this wikipedia page. Am I wrong? Or should this edit stand? http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php? title=GEICO&action=historysubmit&diff=404946936&oldid=404944804 76.110.233.130 (talk) 06:13, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

I can't speak to the other edits, but I removed that section as undue weight primarily because Ermey is but one small part of Geico's advertising campaign, and is not a spokesperson, but an actor in a commercial - he doesn't endorse the product in the spot, merely plays a part. That commercial is but part of a larger series of similar advertisements highlighting absurd situations. His political views are simply not relevant to the company. Now if the Gecko went on a rant, that would be something else... Seaphoto^Talk 06:23, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

Seaphoto - Do you work for GEICO or something? We're talking about a person who has appeared in GEICO commercials promoting their product and who also campaigns politically for a faction of the Republican Party who is primarily funded by insurance companies to "stand against socialism". The fact that you have an entire page on this corporation without mentioning any complaints, problems or negativity but only discussing their cute little mascot is BEYOND ridiculous. There is zero useful information on this page about their corporate culture and influence on the American political climate which is essentially the only reason someone might come to this page. 76.110.233.130 (talk) 20:37, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

100% agree with Seaphoto here. Textbook WP:UNDUE, as the individual plays a small role in the overall advertising campaign. Also, please don't accuse seasoned editors of having a conflict of interest; it's ridiculous. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 20:47, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

Copying the Gecko--Comparethemarket.com/ Aleksandr Orlov (advertising)?

Is it worth cross-referencing how the GEICO Gecko has influenced similar insurance advertising in the UK (Comparethemarket.com/ Aleksandr Orlov (advertising))?.

In this case it's for an multi-company insurance comparison website.

--94.125.18.11 (talk) 13:57, 17 December 2012 (UTC)