CSAA Insurance Group

California
Insurance

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

CSAA Insurance Group, an AAA insurer, vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies and does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination, though the company has not publicly terminated business relationships due to views or beliefs. The company covers the cost of "medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children. CSAA Insurance Group endorses the Equality Act and has signed HRC-led open letters opposing state-level legislation. The company does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. For these reasons, CSAA Insurance Group receives a Medium Risk rating.

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Rationale
Corporate Weaponization
Criteria

Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.

Risk Level
Rationale

CSAA Insurance Group has received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index. Among other requirements, this means the company has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies (1). There are no known instances of CSAA Insurance Group terminating business relationships due to views or beliefs.

Criteria

Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

Risk Level
Rationale

CSAA Insurance Group’s employee matching program will match to nonprofits, including “higher educational institutions (K-12 excluded), health and human services, arts and cultural organizations, environmental organizations, and nearly all other nonprofits” (1). CSAA Insurance Group did not publish guidelines regarding religious donations (2).

Criteria

Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.

Risk Level
Rationale

CSAA Insurance Group does provide protections against viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

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Rationale

CSAA has a perfect score on the HRC’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index. This score indicates the company covers the cost of “medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children (1)(2). CSAA Insurance Group advocates for the Equality Act and has opposed state-level legislative efforts to protect the integrity of women’s sports (4)(5). CSAA Insurance Group has also opposed the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, which prohibits teaching gender identity and sexual orientation in schools to kids in K-3rd grade (6).

Criteria

Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

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Rationale

CSAA Insurance Group sponsored Race Forward’s National Conference (1). Otherwise, it has not used its corporate dollars to fund ideological groups or causes.

Criteria

Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

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N/A
Rationale

CSAA Insurance Group does not have a PAC.

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August 11, 2023

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