Geico's famous slogan, "Fifteen minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance," said by its gecko mascot, is now a part of American culture.

10 best Geico commercials for a good laugh

• Unspeakable Family (2015)
• Crushed Pottery (2018)
• Scheduling Standoff (2022)
• The Gecko Takes a Stroll (2021)
• Rebel Rene (2022)
• Life in a Victorian Home (2022)
• Open Floor Plan Problem (2022)
• The Gecko Makes a Connection (2021)

Ken Griffey Jr. appears in new ads for Geico and Booking.com that Major League Baseball fans are seeing in heavy rotation during broadcasts of MLB postseason games. The National Baseball Hall of Famer and former Moeller High School and Cincinnati Reds star appears in the Geico ad with his wife, Melissa.

Actor Will Arnett Actor Will Arnett is starring in new GEICO commercials - as an adversary to the gecko. Richmond's The Martin Agency came up with the gecko character nearly 25 years ago, and the firm brought in Arnett to be its frenemy in an effort bring new angles to the long-running character.

Government Employees Insurance Company What does GEICO stand for? Government Employees Insurance Company. Puzzled, are you? Well, the name goes back to the beginnings of the company. Founder Leo Goodwin first targeted a customer base of U.S. government employees and military personnel.

Transcript

• Boss: Hey, I'm glad I caught you.
• Gecko: All right.
• Gecko: "Good Driver Discounts: Now That's The Stuff.”
• Boss: How 'bout this?
• Gecko: "They're The Bee's Knees?”
• Boss: Or this?
• Gecko: Sir, how about just fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance?
• Boss: Heh, yeah.

Low Rates And Great Discounts GEICO's cheap car insurance rates and discounts could save you 15% or more. These are just a few of our car insurance discounts: Multi-car discount.

The Gecko was thought up because Geico was often pronounced as gecko. The icon of advertising started selling insurance in 1999 and was inducted to the Madison Avenue Walk of Fame six years later, in 2005. Since then, he has become one of the most well-known advertising icons because of his relatability.

The idea for the Gecko grew from a creative session at GEICO's ad agency, the Martin Agency in Richmond, Virginia. The name "GEICO" was often mispronounced "Gecko," and as the brainstorming began, a quick doodle of a gecko appeared.

Jake Wood According to IMDB, Jake Wood, a British actor, is the current voice for the gecko - who is known to some as Martin, but that is questionable, at least according to a response from GEICO on the lizard's name.

1936 – GEICO is established by Leo and Lillian Goodwin. 1948 – Investment banker Lorimer Davidson joins the company and expands its pool of investors. 1951 – Columbia University business student Warren Buffett makes his first purchase of GEICO stock.

Did the GEICO “caveman” – a popular character in the insurer's ad campaigns – go extinct? It turns out, the actor behind the caveman character is now an English professor at the University of Southern Indiana.