GEICO names Martha Furnas vice president

TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GEICO’s board of directors recently named Martha Furnas a vice president of the company.

“Martha has done excellent work for us in Tucson, and has demonstrated throughout her career the ability to manage areas to improve results”

Furnas leads a sales, service and claims staff of 830 associates from the Tucson operations office at 930 N. Finance Center Drive. The office has primary responsibility for the states of Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. She previously served as assistant vice president for the Tucson service center.

“Martha has done excellent work for us in Tucson, and has demonstrated throughout her career the ability to manage areas to improve results,” said Bill Roberts, GEICO executive vice president. “We look forward to benefiting from her experience and skill for many years to come.”

Prior to becoming an assistant vice president in 2004, Furnas served as director of sales and service in the Tucson office. She has been in charge of that GEICO office since it opened in 2003.

Furnas joined GEICO in 1981 and held positions of increasing management responsibility in sales, service and underwriting in the company’s San Diego regional office. She was selected to participate in the executive assistant program at the GEICO headquarters in Chevy Chase, Md., in 2001.

Furnas is a graduate of the University of Redlands in California with a degree in business administration.

GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) – as part of Berkshire Hathaway – is the third-largest private passenger auto insurer in the United States*. GEICO provides auto insurance coverage for 9 million policyholders and insures more than 16 million vehicles.

In addition to auto insurance, GEICO offers customers insurance products for their motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), boats, homes, apartments and mobile homes. Commercial auto insurance and personal umbrella protection and life insurance 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.

*A.M. Best 2008 market share data