If you have an existing insurance with Geico or planning an insurance with GEICO, this will help you. Also you need to have a brokerage account to buy the shares into. If you already have both Geico and also own some shares of BRK.B / BRK.A call Geico and ask for "Berkshire Affiliation Discount". If you have other affiliation discounts, then this doesn't apply.
1. Buy One or more shares of BRK.B into your brokerage account. This is the stock you need to buy to get discount
https://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSE%3ABRK.B
2. Call GEICO customer care 1-800-861-8380 and inform them that you are a share holder of Berkshire Hataway and you want to add affiliation discount program to your account.
They do not check if you really own the shares. Also they won't ask how many shares you own. So buying just one or two will be ok. Also once you are in the discount program you can sell the shares.
For the people who are wondering why GEICO give you discount for owning a stock of Berkshire,
Berkshire is a Holding company headed by Warren Buffet and owns mejority of Geico Insurance Company.
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http://forums.anandtech.com/showt...?t=2306551
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If you're considering buying BRK stock solely for this discount, you should definitely get quotes from other insurance companies first. I'd say the odds of this discount making GEICO the cheapest option are quite low.
The best Berkshire Hathaway shareholder perk is a ticket to the annual meeting. However, since Buffett didn't like shareholders selling tickets on eBay for exorbitant amounts, he started basically giving them away on eBay [ebay.com].
Ahh the insurance industry.... WTF does my stock portfolio have to do with how much money I have to pay to someone who (might) cover the cost of losses related to my, or other people's automobiles? Or my credit score, level of education, etc etc.....
Auto Insurance. Something you are required to have, but when time comes to file a claim, most people will try anything else besides actually telling their insurance company.
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Please do tell. I have been with Geico for over 7 years now, which has lead to long-term customer discounts. I have done at least 1 car insurance quote every year, and only once found one that would beat Geico (barely) for both my wife and I.
I stayed with Geico, however, because they have best customer service I have dealt with. Aren't you sick of dealing with non-english speaking customer service reps, long-hold times, and bad information? I reward Geico with my business simply for not selling out.
Professional Group
GEICO Safe Driver Discount
Multi-Car Discount
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Even if you don't buy, You can still send them a mail and ask the discount. They don't verify whether you really own the shares
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for us, progressive was the cheapest by a huge margin. geico was one of the cheaper ones, while smaller and/or highly-rated companies like amica, ameriprise, and usaa were absurdly expensive and couldn't even be considered.
I also have a discount for subscribing to National Geographic (makes you a member of the National Geographic Society). Sounds like they have a limit on discounts and you can either take one or another.
Ahh the insurance industry.... WTF does my stock portfolio have to do with how much money I have to pay to someone who (might) cover the cost of losses related to my, or other people's automobiles? Or my credit score, level of education, etc etc.....
Auto Insurance. Something you are required to have, but when time comes to file a claim, most people will try anything else besides actually telling their insurance company.
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Credit score 600 - you're going to cost them X in the long run (or bring them Y money)
Credit score 800 - you're going to cost them 0.5X in the long run (or bring them 1.5Y money). Congrats, you get a small discount.
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