Car Insurance Companies : Erie Car Insurance

car insurance companies : Erie Car Insurance

Erie Car Insurance

What is Erie Insurance Group?

       It is an American multi-line insurance company, offering auto, home, commercial and life insurance through a network of independent insurance agents.

Erie Insurance Group's geographic presence extends to 12 U.S. states and the District of Columbia,

       The Pennsylvania Insurance Department issued a license to the Erie Insurance Exchange as an automobile insurer in 1925 and operations began on April 20, 1925.

Sells its products exclusively through a network of more than 2,000 independent agencies with more than 10,000 licensed agents.

Other informations from this company

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         Erie Insurance has operations in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia.

·           Erie Insurance has nearly 4.9 million policies in force for auto, home and commercial insurance, and more than 330,000 life, annuity and disability income policies in force.

·         More than 2,167 agencies represent Erie Insurance in 12 states and the District of Columbia

·         More than 4,600 Employees work at the company’s Home Office in Erie, Pa., and in the field offices across our territory. The Home Office alone employs more than 2,600 people

·                         Erie Insurance received top honors on the J.D. Power's Insurance Shopping StudySM. The annual study evaluates the experience of consumers buying a new car insurance policy.

·         Erie Insurance received the highest numerical score in the proprietary J.D. Power 2013-2014 Insurance Shopping StudiesSM. 2014 study based on 6,968 total responses, ranking 21 providers and measuring the opinions of consumers shopping for a new auto insurance policy. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of members surveyed October 2013-January 2014. Your experiences may vary.

Result

       According to a 2012 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article, Erie Insurance offers a product called ERIE Rate Lock® which promises to hold a rate steady until the policyholder changes a driver, vehicle or home address. A source quoted in the article stated, “the price is guaranteed” even if the customer has an at-fault accident or a speeding violation. According to the article, this is the first product of its kind.

ERIE Rate Lock is trademarked to Erie Indemnity Company  with a patent pending.

The source : erie insurance web site 

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