MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Heather McIntyre has been named assistant vice president of underwriting in GEICO’s Midwest operations, located at the company’s regional office in Macon, Ga. She succeeds Rick Hoagland who was recently promoted to vice president of GEICO’s national claims operations in the Chevy Chase, Md. corporate headquarters.

McIntyre began her GEICO career in the Lakeland, Fla. regional office in 2003. As a member of the first class of GEICO’s emerging leaders program, she rotated through sales, service and claims positions. In 2006, McIntyre was named manager of Miami sales and later promoted to service director for GEICO’s Lakeland office in 2010.

McIntyre holds a bachelor’s degree in business and a MBA from the University of Tampa, along with the professional Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation.

GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies and is the third-largest private passenger auto insurer in the United States. GEICO handles auto insurance coverage for 11 million private passenger auto policies and insures more than 17.5 million vehicles.

In addition to auto insurance, GEICO offers customers insurance products for their motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), travel trailers and motorhomes (RVs). Coverage for life, boats, homes and apartments is available through the GEICO Insurance Agency. Commercial auto insurance and personal umbrella protection are also available.

As a member of the Berkshire Hathaway group of companies, GEICO is rated A++ for financial strength by A.M. Best Company and ranks at the top of several national customer satisfaction surveys. For more information, go to http://www.geico.com.

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Source: GEICO