(Chairman and CEO), who had been one of the other investors in 1948.

In 1974 under Kreeger's leadership, GEICO began to insure the general public after real-time access to computerized driving records became available throughout the United States. At this time, GEICO was briefly the fifth-largest U.S. auto insurer. By 1975, it was clear that GEICO had expanded far too rapidly (during the 1973-75 recession) when it reported a US$126.5 million loss. Kreeger retired in 1975, although he continued