Geico to bring 1,200 jobs to Indy area

Gov. Mike Pence and Geico Chairman Tony Nicely announced Monday that Geico will create a customer service center in Carmel, Ind.

The center will bring 1,200 jobs to the area, according to a press release.

The new office is expected to open by late April.

It will house insurance agents, training and supervisory teams, as well as other management and support staff.

The company plans on hiring immediately, according to the Indiana Economic Development Corporation.

Based out of Washington, D.C., the auto insurer currently employs about 27,000 associates.

“We chose central Indiana because we know there is a talented and well-educated workforce in this area, and we want to offer people long-term career opportunities as we continue to expand,” Nicely said in prepared comments at the press conference.

This news was announced on the same day the Indiana Department of Workforce Development reported that the state’s unemployment rate rose to 8.6 percent in January, according to the press release.  

— Bridget Ameche