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The '''Government Employees Insurance Company''' ('''GEICO''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|aɪ|k|oʊ}}) is an American [[Vehicle insurance|auto insurance]] company with headquarters in [[Chevy Chase, Maryland]]. It is the second largest auto insurer in the [[United States]], after [[State Farm]].<ref>{{cite news | last =Yerak | first =Becky | title =Geico tops Allstate as nation's No. 2 auto insurer in 1Q | newspaper =[[Chicago Tribune]] | date =June 13, 2013 | url =http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-06-13/business/chi-allstate-surpassed-by-geico-20130613_1_geico-esurance-state-farm | deadurl =no | archiveurl =http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20150806042940/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-06-13/business/chi-allstate-surpassed-by-geico-20130613_1_geico-esurance-state-farm | archivedate =August 6, 2015 | df = }}</ref> GEICO is a wholly owned [[subsidiary]] of [[Berkshire Hathaway]] that provides coverage for more than 24 million [[motor vehicles]] owned by more than 15 million [[insurance contract|policy]] holders as of 2017. GEICO writes private passenger automobile insurance in all 50 [[U.S. state]]s and the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]]. The insurance agency sells policies through local agents, called GEICO Field Representatives, over the phone directly to the consumer, and through their website. Its mascot is a [[gold dust day gecko]] with a [[Cockney accent]], voiced by English actor [[Jake Wood]]. GEICO is well known in popular culture for its [[GEICO advertisingcampaigns|advertising]], having made a large number of commercials intended to entertain viewers.