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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: GEICO General Insurance Co.
Current Parent Company: Berkshire Hathaway
Penalty: $8,800,000
Year: 2023
Date: March 15, 2023
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: insurance violation
Violation Description: GEICO agreed to pay an estimated $8.8 million to settle litigation alleging it did not pay policyholders the full amount of sales taxes and regulatory fees when their vehicles were totaled.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 4:19-cv-03768
Case Name: In Re GEICO General Insurance Company
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Nebraska
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: diversified
Specific Industry of Current Parent: diversified
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