WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GEICO has done it again. In the ever-changing, fast paced mobile technology landscape, the company is among the first in the industry to introduce a new insurance app using Microsoft Corporation’s new Windows 8 platform.
The GEICO App for Windows 8 integrates Microsoft’s newest operating system with the convenience and self-service functionality that GEICO provides in its family of mobile apps. The GEICO App for Windows 8 features a simple and interactive user interface and design that matches the new Windows UI design.
The new app offers many of the features that customers come to expect from GEICO such as managing a policy, bill pay and viewing digital ID cards via Microsoft’s Surface tablets or Windows 8 PC’s. The first phase of the app features bill presentment and payment, and digital insurance ID cards with plans for additional enhancements and functionality in the future.
GEICO’s partnership with Microsoft represents a strategic investment to expand its presence in the mobile marketplace and extend new products and service offerings to consumers.
“We are excited to provide our customers with the GEICO App for Windows 8,” said Pete Meoli, GEICO mobile & digital design director. “The GEICO App provides a significant opportunity to better serve our mobile customers with a unique user experience that will delight our Windows policyholders.”
With 60 million licenses sold in the first two months of its release, the Windows 8 operating system is utilized by millions of consumers who access information across a multitude of mobile devices. Meoli said, “The Windows 8 platform is fun and different from anything we’ve done in the past.”
The GEICO App for Windows 8 can be downloaded from the Windows Store. For more information on mobile apps, please visit www.geico.com/about/mobile-apps/.
GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies and is the third-largest private passenger auto insurer in the United States. GEICO handles auto insurance coverage for over 11 million private passenger auto policies and insures more than 18 million vehicles (auto & cycle).
In addition to auto insurance, GEICO offers customers insurance products for their motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), travel trailers and motorhomes (RVs). Coverage for boats, collector cars, life, homes and apartments is written by non-affiliated insurance companies and is secured through the GEICO Insurance Agency, Inc. Commercial auto insurance and personal umbrella protection are also available.
As a member of the Berkshire Hathaway group of companies, GEICO is rated A++ for financial strength by A.M. Best Company and ranks at the top of several national customer satisfaction surveys. For more information, go to www.geico.com.
