Hall of Famer visits Auburn for insurance open house

Y.A. Tittle Insurance and Financial Services at 394 Elm Avenue in the Auburn Town Center played host to its Hall of Fame founder, former NFL quarterback Y.A. Tittle, at an open house last Wednesday. Tittle signed autographs for fans and a free barbecue was open to the public. The Tittle Insurance and Financial Services office in Auburn is one of seven that the former San Francisco 49ers/New York Giants quarterback owns, other offices are located in Mountain View, Oakdale, Pleasanton, San Jose, Half Moon Bay and Livermore.Tittle started his insurance firm while playing for the 49ers in the 1950s, since then it has become one of the largest independently owned insurance brokers in California. Due to low pay playing for the 49ers, Tittle got involved in insurance. "We didn't make a lot of money as ball players. Every ball player had an offseason job, and so I was fortunate enough to be able to meet a person and buy half his insurance agency, very small at the time," Tittle said. "From there I bought his interest out, retired from football and moved on to other partners."Tittle's agency has had such clients as Intel, National Semiconductor and Advanced Micro Devices. The firm has a premium volume in excess of $60 million and continues to grow. In a 2004 issue of the Business Journal, the company ranked as the eighth largest independently owned insurance agency in Northern California. Besides dealing in the commercial insurance arena, the firm also offers personal services such as: auto insurance, home insurance, umbrella insurance, earthquake insurance, flood insurance, boats/yachts insurance, recreation insurance and scheduled valuable possessions. For more information, contact the Auburn office of Y.A. Tittle Insurance and Financial Services at (530) 888-7300.- Andrew DiLuccia