CSAA Insurance Group Receives Prestigious Civic 50 Award

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., July 11, 2016 – CSAA Insurance Group, a AAA Insurer, has been named one of the 50 most community-minded companies in America by Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service. This is the second year in a row that CSAA Insurance Group has been honored with the distinguished Civic 50 award, and it is the only property and casualty insurer to earn this recognition.

The award recognizes the 50 most community-minded companies in the nation for their commitment to responsible corporate citizenship and for improving the quality of life in the communities where they do business.

“CSAA Insurance Group is honored to once again be named to the Points of Light Civic 50,” said Paula Downey, president and CEO of CSAA Insurance Group. “Our community involvement reflects the values and culture of CSAA Insurance Group, and is an integral part of our mission to serve AAA members.”

Last year, 98 percent of CSAA Insurance Group employees volunteered, which is the highest volunteer participation rate in the country for any company with more than 3,000 employees. Each year, CSAA Insurance Group employees receive 24 hours of paid company time off to volunteer at community service events including cleanup days at national parks, volunteering at local food banks, crayon sorting with The Crayon Initiative, and more. Through the Community Safety Foundation, funded by CSAA Insurance Group, employees are also eligible for a matching gift program, a “dollars for doers” program and donations to nonprofit organizations in recognition of an employee’s board service.

The Civic 50 is determined by an annual survey and winners are selected based on four dimensions of their community engagement programs:

• Investment: how the company applies its resources to community engagement
• Integration: how the company’s program supports business interests and integrates into business functions
• Institutionalization: how the company supports community engagement through institutional policies, systems and incentives
• Impact: how the company measures the social and business impact of its community engagement program
   

All corporations with a yearly revenue of $1 billion or more are eligible to be considered for the annual Civic 50 award by completing a survey administered by True Impact, a company specializing in helping organizations maximize and measure their social and business value. The survey instrument consists of quantitative and multiple-choice questions. The Civic 50 is the only survey and ranking system that exclusively measures corporate involvement in communities.

CSAA Insurance Group was recognized with other Civic 50 award winners on June 28 at the Conference on Volunteering and Service in Detroit, Michigan. Other companies recognized on the 2016 Civic 50 include Ford, Intel and UPS. To learn more about the Civic 50 and view the highlights, trends, benchmarking data and best practices, please visit www.Civic50.org. 

About CSAA Insurance Group
CSAA Insurance Group, a AAA Insurer, offers automobile, homeowners and other personal lines of insurance to AAA members through partnerships with AAA clubs in 23 states and the District of Columbia. Founded in 1914, the company has been rated A or better by A.M. Best for nearly 90 years, and is one of the top 20 personal lines property casualty insurance groups in the United States according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.