NEW ORLEANS – The Sun Belt Conference and GEICO announced today that the national insurance provider will remain a corporate partner for the New Orleans based collegiate athletics conference and retain the title of “Exclusive Auto Insurance Provider for the Sun Belt Conference.”
“GEICO has proven over the years to be one of the biggest national brands in the insurance industry and we are proud to continue our relationship with them,” said SBC Commissioner Karl Benson. “GEICO has a long history of providing excellent service since its founding in 1936 and its customers can attest to that.”
GEICO and the SBC have been affiliated with one another for a number of years and this continued partnership will extend the relationship for a minimum of two more years.
“GEICO is proud to be affiliated with a well-established conference like the Sun Belt,” said Troy Miller who is the President of Division ONE Sports, LLC - the acting agency for GEICO’s NCAA Conference and School Partnerships. “We have found that the student-athletes, coaches and administrators of the Sun Belt have always acted in a manner that represents college athletics in the best way and because of that GEICO is a strong supporter of the Sun Belt.”
For more information on becoming a corporate sponsor of the Sun Belt Conference contact John Barranco at Barranco@sunbeltsports.org or (504) 556-0873.
ABOUT THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE
The Sun Belt Conference is a member of the 10-league alliance of the Bowl Championship Series and soon-to-be College Football Playoff. The Sun Belt Conference is playing the 2013 football season with eight members – Arkansas State, Georgia State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, South Alabama, Texas State, Troy and Western Kentucky University. UALR and UT Arlington compete as non-football members. Come the 2014 season, the Sun Belt will have four new members in the league as Appalachian State and Georgia Southern were recently added as all-sports members and Idaho and New Mexico State have been added as football playing members.
The conference also recently unveiled its new logo and brand after a nearly yearlong examination of the impact, sustainability and core values associated with the Sun Belt Conference. “Together We Rise” is the new mantra for the conference and it is the foundation and essence of the contemporary logo that the league will now be identified with.
The Sun Belt Conference is headquartered in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in downtown New Orleans.
For more information, go to www.sunbeltsports.org.
ABOUT GEICO
GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies and is the third-largest private passenger auto insurance company in the United States. GEICO provides millions of auto insurance quotes to U.S. drivers annually. The company is pleased to serve more than 12 million private passenger customers and insures more than 18 million vehicles (auto & cycle).
GEICO's online service center helps policyholders take care of policy sales, policy changes, claims reporting and to print insurance ID cards.
GEICO also provides insurance quotes on motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), travel trailers and motorhomes (RVs). Coverage for boats, life, homes and apartments is written by non-affiliated insurance companies and is secured through the GEICO Insurance Agency, Commercial auto insurance and personal umbrella protection are also available.
For more information, go to www.geico.com.