GEICO Elects Paul Lavrey to Assistant Vice President

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- GEICO's board of directors recently announced the promotion of Paul Lavrey to assistant vice president of underwriting research. He had been director of underwriting research since 2000.

A resident of Ijamsville, Md., Lavrey joined GEICO in 1983 as an actuarial assistant, and has held a number of positions in the company's pricing and reserving units. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics and actuarial science from Pennsylvania State University, and is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society.

GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) is the fifth-largest private-passenger auto insurer in the United States. It provides auto insurance coverage for more than 5.4 million policyholders and insures more than 8.6 million vehicles. GEICO uses television, radio, print media and direct mail to attract customers to call its 1-800-841-3000 number and visit its Web site, and keeps its rates low by dealing directly with the customer. GEICO offers sales and claim services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For more information, go to www.geico.com.