[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 83 (Friday, May 30, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E886]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING THE CALIFORNIA STATE AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

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                           HON. GEORGE MILLER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 30, 2014

  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor 
the AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah, formerly known as the 
California State Automobile Association, (CSAA) upon its 100th 
anniversary of supporting the insurance needs of AAA members. The club 
is one of the largest motor clubs in the American Automobile 
Association (AAA) National Federation, serving members across Northern 
California, Nevada, and Utah.
  The club has a long history of having done so, tracing its roots to a 
1900 meeting of car buffs in San Francisco's Cliff House. Recognizing 
the need for better roads, given the dearth of paved roads, signage, 
and consistent traffic laws across the region, those car owners formed 
the Automobile Club of California (ACC) to deal with barriers that 
hindered acceptance of the auto throughout the state. The club's 
efforts began to pay off in 1905, when the legislature passed a set of 
uniform regulations governing the use of motor vehicles on California 
highways. This legislation facilitated safe and efficient movement, as 
drivers were able to follow a consistent legal structure.
  In 1907, ACC merged into the newly founded California State 
Automobile Association, which formally affiliated with the AAA in that 
same year. The new club's focus was ``Good Roads and Just 
Legislation.''
  CSAA sent teams of cartographers to survey California's roads for the 
production of maps, with the first ones produced in 1909. The 
organization also helped post thousands of porcelain on steel traffic 
signs throughout the State and continued to do so until the State of 
California took over the task in the early 1950s.
  CSAA began to offer automobile insurance in 1913 and homeowner's 
insurance in 1974. The club changed its name to AAA Northern 
California, Nevada & Utah, or AAA in 2008. However, it still legally 
retains the California State Automobile Association name.
  In 2013, the insurance company changed its name to CSAA Insurance 
Group, a AAA Insurer. In 2014 the California State Automobile 
Association or the CSAA Insurance Group, a AAA insurer, celebrates 100 
years of supporting the insurance needs of AAA members.
  The CSAA employs more than 3,500 Americans and sells AAA-branded 
insurance in 23 States and Washington DC. The CSAA Insurance Group, one 
of the Nation's most longstanding property and casualty insurance 
companies, provides auto and home insurance to nearly 2.4 million 
Americans.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating CSAA Insurance Group 
on its 100th anniversary of providing quality insurance to AAA members. 
Their history of providing quality service and security for their 
members has benefited us all. I look forward to a rich future of 
continued success by CSAA.

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