Child Passenger Safety Week Sept. 21 - 27

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GEICO invites students to create attention-getting posters

MARLTON, N.J., Va., Sept 18, 2008 – As NHTSA's Child Passenger Safety Week campaign kicks off September 21 – 27, it reminds parents to always use a child safety seat properly in the back of their cars and to restrain their child properly according to their age and size. According to NHTSA, 8,325 lives of children under age five have been saved by the proper use of child restraints during the past 30 years.

Supporting that effort is GEICO's annual Safety Belt Poster Contest which is now underway for the 22nd straight year. The GEICO competition urges students to use their imagination to spread the message of seatbelt safety. GEICO winners earn cash prizes at both the regional and national levels.

GEICO wants teens to take part because new teen drivers have the highest crash rates of any age group – and they often drive unbelted. Computer-savvy students are welcome to enter the computer-generated category to design a safety belt message unique from traditional art mediums.

For more information on the GEICO Safety Belt Poster Contest, please visit geicosafetycontest.com.

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 11 million private passenger auto policies and insures more than 17.5 million vehicles.

In addition to auto insurance, GEICO offers customers insurance products for their motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), travel trailers and motor homes (RVs). Coverage for life, boats, homes and apartments is available through the GEICO Insurance Agency. 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 http://www.geico.com.

*A.M. Best

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