GEICO names Nancy Pierce vice president of Mid-Atlantic operations

FREDERICKSBURG, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nancy Pierce has been named vice president of GEICO’s, regional office with responsibilities for Mid-Atlantic operations. Prior to the announcement, she served as vice president for GEICO’s Claims Home Office operations in the company’s headquarters in Chevy Chase, Md.

Pierce assumed her new duties on June 1, 2012, succeeding John Izzo as regional vice president in Fredericksburg. Izzo retired following 38 years of service with GEICO.

This is not Pierce’s first GEICO assignment in Fredericksburg. In 1996, she served the Fredericksburg office as assistant vice president of underwriting and then was named vice president of underwriting and product management in 1998. In 2000, Pierce went on to head GEICO’s West Coast operations in San Diego, Calif., before returning to Fredericksburg to serve as regional vice president in 2006. In 2008, she took on responsibilities for GEICO’s claims home office operations in Chevy Chase, Md. Pierce, a graduate of The American University in Washington, D.C., joined GEICO in 1986.

Izzo also served in GEICO’s Fredericksburg regional office on different occasions throughout his 38-year career with the company. In 1993, he was elected assistant vice president of underwriting and then he went on to head Fredericksburg’s MOAT operations in 1996. In 1999, Izzo moved to Virginia Beach, Va., to manage the newly-expanded regional center, and in 2001, he returned to Fredericksburg to serve as regional vice president. From 2005 to 2008, Izzo headed GEICO’s Macon, Ga., regional office before returning to Fredericksburg to serve as vice president.

“John has done a sensational job for GEICO throughout his career,” said Tony Nicely, GEICO Chairman. “We wish him happiness and good health in retirement.”

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. Personal umbrella protection is also available. Coverage for commercial auto insurance is underwritten by Government Employees Insurance Company. In some cases coverage is provided through the GEICO Insurance Agency, Inc., either under an arrangement with National Indemnity Company (NICO), a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate, or with non-affiliated insurance companies.

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