Erie Insurance Awards and Recognition

A.M. Best

A.M. Best is the largest and longest-established company devoted to issuing in-depth reports and financial strength ratings about insurance organizations.

A.M. Best has affirmed that the property/casualty affiliates of Erie Insurance Group have Best's rating of A+ (Superior) and that the Erie Family Life Insurance Company has Best's rating of A (Excellent).

Since 1928, Erie Insurance has maintained an A.M. Best rating of A (Excellent), or better, every year except for one.  In 1938, Erie Insurance received a B+ (Very Good) rating.

For more information visit: http://www.ambest.com/.

Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles

The Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles award rewards those organizations that have found creative solutions to advancing the well-being of employees.

Winners of the Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles awards were honored in one of three categories:

• Platinum, for established workplace well-being programs with measurable success and documented outcomes;
• Gold, for creating cultural and environmental changes that support employees who are committed to long-term behavior changes; and
• Silver, for employers who have launched programs or services to promote living a healthier lifestyle.

Years Recognized:

• 2012 - Gold
• 2011 - Gold
• 2010 - Gold
• 2008 - Gold
• 2005 - Silver

For more information, visit: https://www.businessgrouphealth.org/bestemployers/index.cfm.

Consumer Reports

Find out what Consumer Reports says about Erie Insurance’s home insurance coverage in the September 2012 issue. Read a summary of the article as reported by the newspaper media.

Fortune 500

The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by Fortune Magazine that ranks the top 500 U.S. closely held and public corporations as ranked by their gross revenue after adjustments made by Fortune to exclude the impact of excise taxes companies collect.  The list includes publicly and privately-held companies for which revenues are publicly available. The first Fortune 500 list was published in 1955.

Years Recognized:

• 2012 - 497th
• 2011 - 461st
• 2010 - 484th
• 2009 - 686th
• 2008 - 488th
• 2007 - 463rd
• 2006 - 421st
• 2005 - 425th
• 2004 - 368th
• 2003 - 454th

For more information, visit: http://www.fortune.com/.

Erie Times-News Commitment to Erie Award

ERIE was one of two companies to receive the first annual Commitment to Erie Award from the Erie Times-News. Read the full story on goerie.com .

J.D. Power and Associates

J.D. Power and Associates is a global marketing information firm that conducts independent and unbiased surveys of customer satisfaction, product quality and buyer behavior.

• 2012 - Erie Insurance is ranked highest in the Mid-Atlantic on J.D. Power and Associates' 2012 U.S. Auto Insurance Study^SM. (Read More)
• 2012 - 2012 Customer Service Champion--one of only 50 companies in the U.S. to earn the distinction this year, and the second year in a row that ERIE was named to the elite list. (Read more)
• 2011 - Erie Insurance is named a J.D. Power and Associates 2011 Customer Service Champion and is one of only 40 companies so named in the U.S. (Read more)
• 2010 -  For the third consecutive year, Erie Insurance earned the highest ranking among auto insurance companies for satisfying new buyers with their purchase experience, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Insurance Shopping Study^SM. (Read more)
• 2009 - For the second consecutive year, Erie Insurance earned the highest ranking among auto insurance companies for satisfying new buyers with their purchase experience, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Insurance Shopping Study^SM. (Read more)
• 2008 - Erie Insurance earned the highest ranking among auto insurance companies for the Highest in New Buyer Satisfaction with the Auto Insurance Purchase Experience, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Insurance Shopping Study^SM. (Read more)
• 2006 -  For the second consecutive year, Erie Insurance earned the highest ranking in the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Collision Repair Satisfaction Study^SM of consumers who file an auto insurance claim.
• 2005 - Erie Insurance earned the highest ranking in the J.D. Power and Associates 2005 Collision Repair Satisfaction Study^SM of consumers who file an auto insurance claim.
• 2001 - Erie Insurance ranked highest in overall satisfaction for homeowners insurance, according to the inaugural J.D. Power and Associates 2001 Homeowners Insurance Study^SM.

For more information, visit: http://www.jdpower.com/.

National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA)

Founded in 1931, PIA is a national trade association that represents member insurance agents and their employees who sell and service all kinds of insurance, but specialize in coverage of automobiles, homes and businesses. PIA members are Local Agents Serving Main Street America^SM.

The annual PIA National Company Award of Excellence honors a company for its commitment to PIA, to the American Agency System and to furthering the interests of professional insurance agents by creating a better business environment.

To be eligible for the Company Award of Excellence, a company must first receive a state-level award of excellence based on a nomination by an agent and PIA member.

Years recognized:

• 2010 - The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) named Erie Insurance the recipient of its prestigious 2010 Company Award of Excellence.

For more information, visit: http://www.pianet.com.

United Way

The United Way is a volunteer-led, nonprofit organization located in a geographic community that seeks and addresses the root causes of key issues, is accountable for stewardship of resources, and is accountable for short-term and long-term results.

The United Way Gold Award is given for outstanding service to the people of the community.

Erie Insurance is proud to support the United Way at our Home Office in Erie, Pa., and across our territories at the rest of our 24 field offices.  Here are just a few of the ways that we 'Live United'.

Years recognized:

• 2011 - ERIE Employees Raise Thousands for United Way (Read more)
• 2010 - Erie Insurance Donates Nearly $1 million  to the United Way (Read more)
• 2009 - Gold
• 2008 - Gold

For more information, visit: http://www.unitedwayerie.org/.

Ward's 50

Annually, Ward Group analyzes the financial performance of over 3,000 property-casualty insurance companies and nearly 800 life-health insurance companies domiciled in the United States and identifies the top performers in each segment.

Each of the top fifty companies is awarded the Ward's 50® Seal and their names are listed as the Ward's 50® Top Performers for the year. Each Ward's 50® company has passed all safety and consistency screens and achieved superior performance over the five years analyzed.

Years recognized:

• 2012 - Fifth consecutive year and the 15th time overall.
• 2011 - Fourth consecutive year and the 14th time overall.
• 2010 - Third consecutive year and the 13th time overall.
• 2009 - Second consecutive year and the 12th time overall.
• 2008 - Erie Insurance Group recognized on the list of  Ward's 50® Group of top performing insurance companies for the 11th time overall.
• 1991-2000 - 10 years in a row.

For more information, visit: http://www.wardinc.com/wards50/.