Erie Insurance News

Eastern Pennsylvania Man Gets Probation for Claiming to be Judge

The attorney for an eastern Pennsylvania man who pleaded no contest to claiming to be a district judge while making a car insurance claim says his client “went a little bit too far.” Twenty-five-year-old Justin Serfass, of Bethlehem, entered the …

Though Teen Driving Deaths Declining, Crashes Top Cause of Teen Deaths: Erie Insurance

Nearly 16,000 16- to 19-year-olds died in car crashes with another teen behind the wheel from 2007 to 2011. On average, that’s 2,000 fewer teen deaths from the previous five-year period (2006-2010), but the per capita fatal crash rate for …

Erie Insurance Shares Common Outdoor Fourth of July Hazards

According to the National Retail Federation’s 2013 Independence Day survey, seven in 10 Americans who plan to celebrate the 4th of July this year will attend a barbecue, cookout or picnic. That amounts to 164 million people, a record number …

Erie Insurance Building a New Claims Training Facility

Beginning this summer, Erie Insurance will begin development of several properties around its home office, including building a state-of-the-art technical learning center and revitalizing the Pennsylvania National Guard Armory and C.F. Adams buildings. Development plans call for: Building a 52,000 …

Erie Insurance Ranks 10 Popular Vacation Destinations by Crash Risk

According to a USA Today poll, three out of four of Americans plan to vacation at least 100 miles from home this year, and many of those trips will undoubtedly involve a good old-fashioned road trip. But the last thing …

Top 10 Driving Distractions Involved in Fatal Car Crashes

Of the more than 65,000 people killed in car crashes over the past two years, one in 10 were in crashes where at least one of the drivers was distracted. That’s according to police report data analyzed by Erie Insurance …

Study: Teen Car Crash Deaths Vary by State

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), nearly 18,000 teens in the U.S. ages 16 to 19 died in car accidents from 2006 to 2010. In fact the fatal crash rate for 16 to 19 year olds in …

Erie Announces New Leaders for Product, Services and Human Resources Groups

Penn.-based Erie Insurance announced the following leadership promotions: · Richard Burt, executive vice president of Product. In this role, Burt will oversee Erie’s three business lines – personal, commercial and life insurance. He brings more than 25 years of actuarial …

Erie Insurance Announces Promotions

Pennsylvania-based Erie Insurance announced that Bill Matrogran has been promoted to vice president of claims training. In this role, Matrogran will focus on continuing to improve the claims organization’s technical skills and enhancing development opportunities. He has been with Erie …