Erie Family Life Insurance Company Sets Dividend Rate Erie, Pa. - February 27, 2003 - At the February 25, 2003, meeting of the board of directors of the Erie Family Life Insurance Company (Bulletin Board: ERIF), the board voted to maintain the regular quarterly dividend paid to shareholders at $.21 per share. The dividend is payable April 1, 2003, to shareholders of record as of March 18, 2003, with a dividend ex-date of March 14, 2003.

Erie Family Life Insurance Company, rated A+ by A. M. Best Company, is a member company of the Erie Insurance Group that includes the Erie Indemnity Company, Erie Insurance Exchange, Erie Insurance Company, Erie Insurance Company of New York, Flagship City Insurance Company and Erie Insurance Property and Casualty Company.

According to A. M. Best Company, Erie Insurance Group, based in Erie, Pennsylvania, is the 17th largest automobile insurer in the United States based on direct premiums written and the 25th largest property/casualty insurer in the United States based on total lines net premium written. The Group, rated A++ (Superior) by A. M. Best Company, has more than 3.5 million policies in force and operates in 11 states and the District of Columbia.

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