CSE Insurance Group
CSE Insurance Group, headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, is an American provider of property and casualty insurance. The company sells policies through the independent agent channel with roughly 700 agencies carrying their products, as well as through an online and phone direct marketing center. About. Both channels market the products: homeowners, auto, landlords, boat, liability, commercial and umbrella insurance. Areas of operation include Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Washington D.C. CSE owns and markets a trademarked auto insurance product called SAVE (Savings Advantage by Vehicle) whereby drivers pay for the exact miles  they drive during that year. The company is a subsidiary of the Covéa Insurance Group (Société de Groupe d'Assurance Mutuelle Covéa) headquartered in Paris, France. History. CSE was founded in 1949 in San Francisco, California by Nelson Nichols. Originally, the company served only firefighters, police officers, postal workers and other government employees. A.M. Best Company has Given CSE Insurance Group a rating of A− (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of A−.