When it comes to buying car insurance online, there are two main players: GEICO and Progressive. You’ve seen the cute gecko commercials and Progressive’s insurance super market commercials. Which online car insurance company should you insure your vehicles with?  That depends.

Both GEICO and Progressive are solid financially, with GEICO having the backing of Berkshire Hathaway and the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffet. Both companies provide easy online quote forms, and a plethora of insurance options that can be customized to your needs.

Both companies also have extensive experience servicing policyholders no matter where you live. Progressive does sell through the independent agent channel, so if you prefer to have an agent to call when the need arises, then Progressive may win your business for that reason. Read the rest of this entry

If you’re looking for GEICO discounts and lower car insurance rates, did you know that GEICO offers discounts on car insurance rates if you belong to a particular organization?  It’s true!

You may belong to an organization that could get you a discount on your GEICO auto insurance. Here’s a summary of the types of organizations that may earn you lower auto insurance rates: Read the rest of this entry

If you haven’t noticed GEICO’s new advertising campaign, you haven’t missed much. I don’t know how much they paid their advertising agency to slap a pair of google eyes on a stack of cash and build a commercial around it, but it was too much. The new GEICO car insurance commercials are almost as annoying as Travelocity’s gnome commercials.

The commercials do have a catchy sound track in the remake of “Somebody’s Watching Me” and GEICO offers a free download of the song on their website. Will a stack of dead presidents help GEICO sell more car insurance? Only time will tell. I won’t say I miss the gecko, but I will say GEICO should dump their expensive advertising agency and hire the two brothers who made the Doritos Super Bowl commercial. Now that was good entertainment.