Corporate responsibility
We are more than an auto insurance company. While that may be our product, our passion is people. Protecting our customers, our teams, and the world we live in is what fuels us.
Staying in our lane.
Our business is connected to the road and keeping people safe is our top priority. Here are a few ways we strive to make a positive impact for our customers, employees, and the communities around us.
Safe drivers. Creating safe roads means reducing dangers. These days, that especially means distracted driving, which is a threat to drivers, passengers and pedestrians. Elephant believes strongly in the power of communication and connecting with young drivers early about the dangers of distracted driving. We support Project Yellow Light, a passionately led nonprofit which creatively connects with teens to help spread the word about this urgent issue.
Safe driving. Elephant supports the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), an independent, nonprofit scientific and educational organization dedicated to reducing losses from motor vehicle crashes.
Doing our part for the environment.
Doing what’s right extends to our commitment to caring for the environment as well as encouraging responsible practices within our business.
Since the beginning, Elephant has been a paperless company, and our customers are offered a discount to go paperless when they sign up with us.
Staying local.
On a local level, Elephant understands the importance of building a connection with the community to help create a better place for customers, staff, and families to thrive.
In Richmond, which we call home, employees enjoy volunteering at local treasures like Maymont, a nature and wildlife preserve, and at popular events like Virginia PRIDE, Virginia’s annual LGBTQ Pride event.
In addition, a big part of community fun in Richmond takes place cheering on the city’s two professional sports teams: the Richmond Flying Squirrels, an MiLB team, and the Richmond Kickers, a US soccer team. For a company that is all about fun, we find great joy in supporting two organizations that make happy memories for friends and families throughout the Richmond area.
Core values.
At Elephant, we believe our company is better when it includes diverse perspectives and when every person feels comfortable being themselves at work. We work every day to extend this same welcoming culture to our customers.
Our diversity and inclusion employee resource group, known as Staff ID, is made up of team members from all areas of the business who meet regularly to ensure diverse voices are heard throughout the company. Some of their efforts to date include:
- Hosting monthly events to encourage learning about others
- Providing training
- Reviewing and recommending business practices to help promote a diverse and supportive environment
- Raising issues with leadership that may impact staff
- Providing a nurturing space for staff to share ideas or concerns