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.
http://boards.fool.com/geico-10-s...t=username
http://forums.anandtech.com/showt...?t=2306551
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EDIT: NVMD, just looked at fund prospectus, it's one of the top 10 holdings. Means I should be able to get this discount, right?
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April 23, 2014
Dear Nick *******:
We have received your discount inquiry. We will be happy to assist you today.
Unfortunately, your policy does not qualify for the Berkshire/Hathaway discount. At GEICO, each state has different discounts that we are able to offer. This discount is not available in Florida at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
However, we will automatically apply this discount if something changes in the future with the discounts we are able to offer in Florida.
Thank you for using our online services. We appreciate your business, and look forward to serving your insurance needs for years to come.
Sincerely,
Iris Torres
GEICO Internet Team
I recently saw online if you hold stock in Berkshire Hathaway you are eligible for a discount form Geico. What information do I need to submit in order to get this applied to my account.
Thanks
Yep, hello 1% discount. Time to go party! lol
This. LOL
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For our situation, Geico is lowest for car insurance, progressive is lowest for Motorcycle insurance, and Liberty Mutual is lowest for homeowners and Landlord insurance.
They tell you that you get multi-policy discounts if you bring all of the products under one roof, but the discounts are not enough to bring the total lower than just piece mealing it together.