Erie Insurance News

More Insurers Disclosing Climate Change Risks, Report Shows

Insurers in the U.S. are increasingly willing to disclose their risk management practices related to climate change, and that in part may be attributable to last year’s global accord in Paris and shifting attitudes in the business world on the …

Erie Insurance Names NeCastro to Succeed Cavanaugh as Next CEO

Erie Indemnity Co., the managing company for Erie Insurance, has named Timothy G. NeCastro as Erie Insurance’s president and CEO-designate effective June 1. NeCastro is a 20-year veteran of the company. He will succeed current President and CEO Terrence W. …

Erie Insurance President & CEO Cavanaugh to Retire at End of 2016

Erie Indemnity Company announced that Terrence W. Cavanaugh, president and chief executive officer of Erie Insurance Group, will retire at the close of 2016. Cavanaugh shared the decision Thursday during a meeting of the Board of Directors, the announcement said.

Erie Survey Finds Wide Range of Distracted Behaviors Behind Wheel

To discourage distracted driving in conjunction with National Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April, Erie Insurance, based in Erie, Pennsylvania, recently asked drivers what they do behind the wheel. The online survey of 1,915 U.S. drivers aged 18 and older …

Erie Insurance Opens New Technical Learning Center

Executives at Erie Insurance in Erie, Pennsylvania, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday for the company’s new Technical Learning Center — a hands-on claims training facility that features 14 vehicle bays, a three-story model home made from 400 different building materials, …

Erie Insurance Introduces Auto Rideshare Cover in Indiana, Illinois

Erie Insurance has launched auto insurance coverage to protect drivers who use ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft in two Midwestern states, eliminating confusion for ridesharing drivers over what’s covered and when. Erie’s new coverage, currently available in Indiana and …

PCI Elects Erie’s Cavanaugh As Chair

The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) elected new officers to its board of governors during its annual meeting this week in Scottsdale. Terrence W. Cavanaugh, president and CEO of Erie Insurance Group, was elected as PCI’s chair; Jim …

Erie Insurance Arena Reopens After $47M Renovation in Downtown Erie, Penn.

Erie Insurance Arena is drawing rave reviews after reopening following a $47 million renovation that includes more seats, luxury boxes, wider concourses, new locker rooms and other improvments. The Erie Times-News reports about 600 people attended a private grand opening …

Erie Insurance Announces Property Development Plan for Downtown Erie, Penn.

Erie Insurance announced Monday that beginning this summer, the company will begin development of several properties that it recently bought near its headquarters in downtown Erie, Pennsylvania. The plan includes building a technical learning center for claims training and revitalizing …

Insurer Analyzes Top 10 Driving Distractions Involved in Fatal Car Crashes

Of the more than 65,000 people in the U.S. killed in car crashes over the past two years, one in 10 were in crashes where at least one of the drivers was distracted, according to an analysis by Erie Insurance. …