GEICO Hit With Suit Over ‘Excessive’ Auto Premiums Amid Pandemic

July 23, 2020, 5:33 PM UTC

GEICO is facing a proposed class action from its auto insurance customers for “unfairly profiting from the global Covid-19 pandemic” by allegedly charging excessive fees and issuing insufficient refunds.

Briana Siegal, a GEICO policyholder, filed a complaint Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, accusing three of the insurer’s affiliates of bilking drivers while auto accidents and car travel took a nose dive thanks to stay-at-home orders and travel restrictions.

“While many companies, industries, and individuals have suffered as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, auto insurers like GEICO have scored a windfall,” the complaint ...

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