Press Releases

Erie Insurance Donates Fraud Fighting Funds to Pittsburgh Police
Erie Insurance Donates Fraud Fighting Funds to Pittsburgh Police Erie, Pa. --- June 15, 1999 --- Who says crime doesn't pay? In this case, it's the criminals who are paying -- and paving the way to detect similar acts of fraud. Erie Insurance Group has donated $4,000 in recouped fraud funds thanks
Protect Your Home While You're Away, Suggests Erie Insurance
Protect Your Home While You're Away, Suggests Erie Insurance Erie, Pa. --- June 14, 1999 --- Before you load up the car, van or camper or head for the airport for your much-needed vacation, make sure everything is taken care of at home. With a little advance planning, it will be business as usual
Erie Insurance Offers Hurricane Safety Tips for Protecting Your Family and Property
Erie Insurance Offers Hurricane Safety Tips for Protecting Your Family and Property ERIE, Pa. --- May 19, 1999 --- We know their names like they are our friends: Andrew, Fran and Hugo. As yet another hurricane season approaches, we hope the next generation of named storms does not wreak havoc on
Erie Insurance Seeks to Reduce Rates for Married Drivers
Erie Insurance Seeks to Reduce Rates for Married Drivers ERIE, Pa. --- April 22, 1999 --- Erie Insurance Group has filed with nine jurisdictions to lower rates for married drivers between the ages of 45 and 69. The proposed rate decrease will result in an overall 2.4 percent premium decrease
Erie Insurance Group to Expand Operations in Tennessee
Erie Insurance Group to Expand Operations in Tennessee ERIE, Pa. --- April 19, 1999 --- Erie Insurance Group will begin expanding its operations in Tennessee this year. While Erie Insurance has been licensed and operating in eastern Tennessee since 1987, the company will expand the marketing of its
Erie Indemnity Company's First Quarter Earnings Up 5.4 Percent
Erie Indemnity Company's First Quarter Earnings Up 5.4 Percent ERIE, Pa. --- April 16, 1999 --- Erie Indemnity Company (Nasdaq: ERIE), the management company for the Erie Insurance Group, announced a 5.4 percent increase in earnings for the first quarter of 1999.
Drunk Driving is a Costly Killer, Reports Erie Insurance April is Alcohol Awareness Month
Drunk Driving is a Costly Killer, Reports Erie Insurance April is Alcohol Awareness Month ERIE, Pa. --- April 9, 1999 --- Imagine reading the headline: "Two jetliners collide, killing 315 people. Cause of crash: pilot was drunk!" The tragic reality is 315 people are dying every week at the hands of
Erie Insurance Offers Tornado Safety Tips For Protecting Your Family and Property
Erie Insurance Offers Tornado Safety Tips For Protecting Your Family and Property ERIE, Pa. --- March 15, 1999 --- More tornadoes occur in the United States than any other place in the world. Although the peak tornado season runs from April to late July, tornadoes can strike any state, during any
Erie Family Life Earnings Increase 12.9 Percent and Dividend Increases 10 Percent
Erie Family Life Earnings Increase 12.9 Percent and Dividend Increases 10 Percent ERIE, Pa. --- March 9, 1999 --- Erie Family Life Insurance Company, a member of the Erie Insurance Group, announced an increase in earnings for the year ended December 31, 1998 of 12.9 percent to $22,085,479, or $2.34
Spring Showers Raise Flood Coverage Questions
Spring Showers Raise Flood Coverage Questions ERIE, Pa. --- March 1, 1999 --- Showers, flowers and floods? Sometimes it seems like an unfortunate spring ritual . . . welcoming the warmer temperatures and milder weather while checking to see if the flood waters are coming.
Erie Indemnity Co. Earnings Up 14 Percent in Fourth Quarter
Erie Indemnity Co. Earnings Up 14 Percent in Fourth Quarter ERIE, Pa. --- February 17, 1999 --- Erie Indemnity Company (Nasdaq: ERIE), the management company for the Erie Insurance Group, today announced an increase in earnings for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 1998.
Erie Insurance Group Ready to Serve Illinois Market
Erie Insurance Group Ready to Serve Illinois Market ERIE, Pa. --- December 30, 1998 --- Beginning January 1, 1999, Erie Insurance Group will offer its insurance products to Illinois residents. Independent agents representing Erie Insurance Group will write all lines of insurance the company offers,
Erie Insurance Group named to 100 Best Companies List for the Sixth Consecutive Time
Erie Insurance Group named to 100 Best Companies List for the Sixth Consecutive Time ERIE, Pa. --- December 23, 1998 --- Erie Insurance Group was named to Fortune magazine's 1999 list of the "100 Best Companies to Work for In America." The list, which will appear in the January 11, 1999 issue of
Erie Indemnity Increases Dividend and Management Fee and Announces Stock Repurchase Plan
Erie Indemnity Increases Dividend and Management Fee and Announces Stock Repurchase Plan ERIE, Pa. -- Dec. 17, 1998 -- At the December 16, 1998 regular meeting of the board of directors of the Erie Indemnity Company (NASDAQ: ERIE), the board approved an increase in shareholders' dividends.