A class action lawsuit filed in Texas alleges GEICO doesn’t abide by its Accident Forgiveness program when a driver with an unblemished record gets into a first, at-fault accident.
Texas resident Christopher Cude sued GEICO on Feb. 25, alleging the insurance carrier raised his auto premium 91% after his wife got into a minor fender bender accident in October 2024 at which she was at fault. Cude had qualified for GEICO’s accident forgiveness benefit upon his May 2024 auto insurance renewal. GEICO said it would waive the surcharge associated with the first at-fault accident caused