Erie Indemnity Company Hosts Investor Q & A Webcast on ASC 810

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May 18, 2010, 11:13 ET

ERIE, Pa., May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Erie Indemnity Company (Nasdaq: ERIE) will host a live webcast on Thursday, May 20, at 9 a.m. (EDT) to address investor questions about the impact of Accounting Standard Codification 810 on the presentation of the company's financial results.

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Registration for the webcast is required. Questions can be submitted online during the webcast.

Additional information and resources regarding Erie Indemnity Company's financial results and changes in the financial presentation are available on the investor Web pages of erieinsurance.com.

According to A.M. Best Company, Erie Insurance Group, based in Erie, Pennsylvania, is the 14th largest automobile insurer in the United States based on direct premiums written and the 18th 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 over 4.1 million policies in force and operates in 11 states and the District of Columbia. Erie Insurance Group ranks 484 on the FORTUNE 500.

Erie Insurance has also been recognized on the list of Ward's 50 Group of top performing insurance companies. The Ward's 50 award analyzes the financial performance of 3,000 property and casualty companies and 800 life-health insurance companies and recognizes the top performers for achieving outstanding financial results in safety and consistency over a five-year period (2004-2008).

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