Seth Ingall Elected GEICO Vice President

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Seth Ingall of Potomac, Md. was elected

a vice president and member of the board of directors of GEICO (Government

Employees Insurance Company), the fourth largest private passenger auto

insurer in the United States. He will head GEICO's national claims

operations. His appointment to vice president was confirmed today by CEO Tony

Nicely.

Mr. Ingall succeeds John Geer, who has taken on another assignment for the

company related to GEICO's expansion plans.

Prior to today's appointment, Mr. Ingall served as assistant vice

president for GEICO, GEICO General, GEICO Indemnity and GEICO Casualty, with

responsibility for GEICO's claims operations in Fredericksburg, Va. Before

assuming that position in 2004, he served as administrative senior claims

attorney in the company's home office claims department.

Mr. Ingall, who joined GEICO in 1986, held a number of positions of

increasing responsibility before earning his law degree and joining the office

of staff counsel where he subsequently served as managing attorney in the

Silver Spring, Md. staff counsel office.

He holds a bachelor's degree in communications, legal institutions,

economics and government from American University and a law degree from

American University's Washington College of Law. He is admitted to the

District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Bars.