Erie Indemnity : December 2023 Erie Insurance Company

ANNUAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR 2023 OF THE ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY

ASSETS

							Current Year		Prior Year
						1	2	3	4
								Net Admitted Assets	Net Admitted
						Assets	Nonadmitted Assets	(Cols. 1 - 2)	Assets
1.	Bonds (Schedule D)			716,970,258	...................................	716,970,258	743,286,632
2.	Stocks (Schedule D):
	2.1 Preferred stocks			238,750	...................................	238,750	...................................
	2.2 Common stocks			25,490,859	...................................	25,490,859	32,492,308
3.	Mortgage loans on real estate (Schedule B):
	3.1 First liens			...................................	...................................	...................................	...................................
	3.2 Other than first liens		...................................	...................................	...................................	...................................
4.	Real estate (Schedule A):
	4.1 Properties occupied by the company (less $
		encumbrances)			...................................	...................................	...................................	...................................
	4.2 Properties held for	the production of income (less
		$	encumbrances)	...................................	...................................	...................................	...................................
	4.3 Properties held for sale (less $
		encumbrances)			...................................	...................................	...................................	...................................
5.	Cash ($	(567,341) , Schedule E - Part 1), cash equivalents
	($	................. 11,343,408	, Schedule E - Part 2) and short-term
	investments ($	, Schedule DA)	10,776,067	...................................	10,776,067	5,638,949
6.	Contract loans (including $	................................... premium notes)	...................................	...................................	...................................	...................................
7.	Derivatives (Schedule DB)		...................................	...................................	...................................	...................................
8.	Other invested assets (Schedule BA)	1,252,411	410,119	842,292	871,565
9.	Receivable for securities		1,165,439	...................................	1,165,439	1,337,352
10.	Securities lending reinvested collateral assets (Schedule DL)	10,001,471	...................................	10,001,471	13,251,293
11.	Aggregate write-ins for invested assets	...................................	...................................	...................................	...................................
12.	Subtotals, cash and invested assets (Lines 1 to 11)	765,895,255	410,119	765,485,136	796,878,099
13.	Title plants less $	charged off (for Title insurers
	..............................................................................................................only)			...................................	...................................	...................................	...................................
14.	.............................................................Investment income due and accrued	................... 7,500,435	...................................	................... 7,500,435	................... 7,036,201
15.	Premiums and considerations:
	15.1 Uncollected premiums and agents' balances in the course of collection	82,992,722	1,142,063	81,850,659	72,002,935
	15.2 Deferred premiums, agents' balances and installments booked but
		...................................deferred and not yet due (including $
		............................................................earned but unbilled premiums)	................760,175,870	...................................	................760,175,870	................573,163,118
	...................................15.3 Accrued retrospective premiums ($	) and
		contracts subject to redetermination ($	)	................................... ................................... ................................... ...................................

16. Reinsurance:

	....................................................16.1 Amounts recoverable from reinsurers	...................... 144,893	...................................	...................... 144,893	...................... 114,639
	..........................16.2 Funds held by or deposited with reinsured companies	...................1,995,991	...................................	...................1,995,991	...................1,490,296
	........................16.3 Other amounts receivable under reinsurance contracts	........................ 10,251	...................................	........................ 10,251	........................ 21,136
17.	Amounts receivable relating to uninsured plans	...................................	...................................	...................................	...................................
18.1	Current federal and foreign income tax recoverable and interest thereon ....	................. 18,423,152	...................................	................. 18,423,152	................. 12,665,275
18.2	Net deferred tax asset	................... 8,396,799	...................................	................... 8,396,799	...................7,110,502
19.	......................................................Guaranty funds receivable or on deposit	...................................	...................................	...................................	...................................
20.	.....................................Electronic data processing equipment and software	...................................	...................................	...................................	...................................
21.	Furniture and equipment, including health care delivery assets
	($	)	...................................	...................................	...................................	...................................
22.	.........Net adjustment in assets and liabilities due to foreign exchange rates	...................................	...................................	...................................	...................................
23.	.....................................Receivables from parent, subsidiaries and affiliates	...................................	...................................	...................................	...................................
24.	Health care ($	) and other amounts receivable	...................................	...................................	...................................	...................................
25.	Aggregate write-ins for other than invested assets	................... 2,750,233	.......................356,783	................... 2,393,450	...................1,843,621
26.	Total assets excluding Separate Accounts, Segregated Accounts and
	Protected Cell Accounts (Lines 12 to 25)	............1,648,285,601	...................1,908,965	............ 1,646,376,636	............ 1,472,325,822
27.	From Separate Accounts, Segregated Accounts and Protected Cell
	Accounts	...................................	...................................	...................................	...................................
28.	Total (Lines 26 and 27)		1,648,285,601	1,908,965	1,646,376,636	1,472,325,822
	DETAILS OF WRITE-INS

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1198.	Summary of remaining write-ins for Line 11 from overflow page	...................................	...................................	...................................	...................................
1199.	Totals (Lines 1101 thru 1103 plus 1198)(Line 11 above)
2501.	Premium Tax Credits & Other	2,209,710	356,783	1,852,927	1,778,291
2502.	Equities and Deposits in Pools and Associations	........................ 24,689	...................................	........................ 24,689	........................ 54,552
2503.	Other Accounts Receivable	...................... 515,834	...................................	...................... 515,834	........................ 10,778
2598.	Summary of remaining write-ins for Line 25 from overflow page	...................................	...................................	...................................	...................................
2599.	Totals (Lines 2501 thru 2503 plus 2598)(Line 25 above)	2,750,233	356,783	2,393,450	1,843,621

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ANNUAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR 2023 OF THE ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY

LIABILITIES, SURPLUS AND OTHER FUNDS

				1	2
				Current Year	Prior Year
1.	Losses (Part 2A, Line 35, Column 8)	........................................................................................................................................	................311,540,268	................274,391,970
2.	.....................................Reinsurance payable on paid losses and loss adjustment expenses (Schedule F, Part 1, Column 6)	...................................	...................................
3.	.........................................................................................................Loss adjustment expenses (Part 2A, Line 35, Column 9)	................. 45,703,860	................. 43,522,869
4.	.............................................................................Commissions payable, contingent commissions and other similar charges	...................................	...................................
5.	...............................................................................................................Other expenses (excluding taxes, licenses and fees)	...................... 155,695	...................... 182,814
6.	...................................................................................Taxes, licenses and fees (excluding federal and foreign income taxes)	...................3,910,141	................... 2,577,429
7.1	...................................Current federal and foreign income taxes (including $	on realized capital gains (losses))	...................................	...................................
7.2	Net deferred tax liability		...................................	...................................
8.	Borrowed money $	and interest thereon $	..........................................	...................................	...................................

9. Unearned premiums (Part 1A, Line 38, Column 5) (after deducting unearned premiums for ceded reinsurance of

	$	1,925,945,474	and including warranty reserves of $	and accrued accident and
	health experience rating refunds including $	for	medical loss ratio rebate per the Public Health
	.............................................................................................................................................................................Service Act)				................220,537,626	................185,217,229
10.	.....................................................................................................................................................................Advance premium				................... 4,257,130	................... 3,876,219
11.	Dividends declared and unpaid:
	......................................................................................................................................................................11.1 Stockholders				...................................	...................................
	.....................................................................................................................................................................11.2 Policyholders				.......................343,484	.......................425,973
12.	........................................................................................Ceded reinsurance premiums payable (net of ceding commissions)		................716,546,594	................539,231,401
13.	Funds held by company under reinsurance treaties (Schedule F, Part 3, Column 20)	.............................................................	...................1,540,248	.......................954,173
14.	Amounts withheld or retained by company for account of others	..............................................................................................		...................1,460,752	...................... 697,505
15.	Remittances and items not allocated			........................ 61,526	...................... 109,683
16.	...................................Provision for reinsurance (including $	.........................certified) (Schedule F, Part 3, Column 78)	........................ 15,000	...................................
17.	...................................................................................Net adjustments in assets and liabilities due to foreign exchange rates		...................................	...................................
18.	.....................................................................................................................................................................Drafts outstanding				...................................	...................................
19.	............................................................................................................................Payable to parent, subsidiaries and affiliates			................. 32,269,272	................. 30,912,005
20.	.................................................................................................................................................................................Derivatives					...................................	...................................
21.	................................................................................................................................................................Payable for securities				...................................	...................................
22.	....................................................................................................................................................Payable for securities lending			................. 10,001,471	................. 13,251,293
23.	......................................................................................................................Liability for amounts held under uninsured plans			...................................	...................................
24.	Capital notes $	...................................and interest thereon $	.................................................	...................................	...................................
25.	Aggregate write-ins for liabilities
26.	Total liabilities excluding protected cell liabilities (Lines 1 through 25)		............ 1,348,343,067	............ 1,095,350,564
27.	Protected cell liabilities
28.	Total liabilities (Lines 26 and 27)			............ 1,348,343,067	............ 1,095,350,564
29.	............................................................................................................................Aggregate write-ins for special surplus funds			...................................	...................................
30.	...............................................................................................................................................................Common capital stock				...................2,350,000	...................2,350,000
31.	...............................................................................................................................................................Preferred capital stock				...................................	...................................
32.	...........................................................................................................Aggregate write-ins for other than special surplus funds			...................................	...................................
33.	.............................................................................................................................................................................Surplus notes				...................................	...................................
34.	.......................................................................................................................................Gross paid in and contributed surplus			................. 86,482,000	................. 86,482,000
35.	.......................................................................................................................................................Unassigned funds (surplus)				............... 209,201,569	................288,143,258
36.	Less treasury stock, at cost:
	36.1	shares common (value included in Line 30	$	)	...................................	...................................
	36.2	shares preferred (value included in Line 31	$	)	...................................	...................................
37.	Surplus as regards policyholders (Lines 29 to 35, less 36) (Page 4, Line 39)	298,033,569	376,975,258
38.	TOTALS (Page 2, Line 28, Col. 3)				1,646,376,636	1,472,325,822
	DETAILS OF WRITE-INS
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2502		....................................
2503		....................................
2598.	Summary of remaining write-ins for Line 25 from overflow page	..............................................................................................		...................................	...................................
2599.	Totals (Lines 2501 thru 2503 plus 2598)(Line 25 above)
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2903		....................................
2998.	Summary of remaining write-ins for Line 29 from overflow page	..............................................................................................		...................................	...................................
2999.	Totals (Lines 2901 thru 2903 plus 2998)(Line 29 above)
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3298. Summary of remaining write-ins for Line 32 from overflow page .............................................................................................. ................................... ...................................

3299. Totals (Lines 3201 thru 3203 plus 3298)(Line 32 above)

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ANNUAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR 2023 OF THE ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY

STATEMENT OF INCOME

			1	2
			Current Year	Prior Year
	UNDERWRITING INCOME
1.	Premiums earned (Part 1, Line 35, Column 4)	473,639,029	419,015,959
	DEDUCTIONS:
2.	Losses incurred (Part 2, Line 35, Column 7)	................391,335,510	................328,706,480
3.	Loss adjustment expenses incurred (Part 3, Line 25, Column 1)	................. 43,972,247	................. 43,271,380
4.	Other underwriting expenses incurred (Part 3, Line 25, Column 2)
138,029,924	118,765,382
5.	Aggregate write-ins for underwriting deductions	...................... 178,059	...................... 117,006
6.	Total underwriting deductions (Lines 2 through 5)	573,515,740	490,860,248
7.	Net income of protected cells	...................................	...................................
8.	Net underwriting gain (loss) (Line 1 minus Line 6 plus Line 7)
................(99,876,711)	................(71,844,289)
	INVESTMENT INCOME
9.	............................................................................Net investment income earned (Exhibit of Net Investment Income, Line 17)	................. 26,340,120	................. 22,360,657
10.	Net realized capital gains (losses) less capital gains tax of $	(Exhibit of Capital
	Gains (Losses) )	(17,061,100)	(11,015,652)
11.	Net investment gain (loss) (Lines 9 + 10)	9,279,020	11,345,005
	OTHER INCOME

12. Net gain (loss) from agents' or premium balances charged off (amount recovered

	$	958,288 amount charged off $	3,284,360	)	................. (2,326,072)	................. (2,520,793)
13.	...........................................................................................................Finance and service charges not included in premiums		...................................	...................................
14.	Aggregate write-ins for miscellaneous income		23,134	(5,554)
15.	..................................................................................................................................Total other income (Lines 12 through 14)		(2,302,938)	(2,526,347)
16.	Net income before dividends to policyholders, after capital gains tax and before all other federal and foreign income taxes
	(Lines 8 + 11 + 15)		(92,900,629)	(63,025,632)
17.	Dividends to policyholders		274,136	396,894
18.	Net income, after dividends to policyholders, after capital gains tax and before all other federal and foreign income taxes
	(Line 16 minus Line 17)		(93,174,765)	(63,422,526)
19.	Federal and foreign income taxes incurred		(18,715,442)	(12,821,301)
20.	.......................................................................................................................Net income (Line 18 minus Line 19)(to Line 22)		(74,459,323)	(50,601,224)
		CAPITAL AND SURPLUS ACCOUNT
21.	Surplus as regards policyholders, December 31 prior year (Page 4, Line 39, Column 2)	................376,975,258	................433,182,703
22.	Net income (from Line 20)		(74,459,323)	(50,601,224)
23.	........................................................................................................................Net transfers (to) from Protected Cell accounts		...................................	...................................
24.	Change in net unrealized capital gains or (losses) less capital gains tax of $	370,516	................. (5,641,353)	................. (6,710,104)
25.	.................................................................................................Change in net unrealized foreign exchange capital gain (loss)		........................ 33,749	.......................(11,879)
26.	...........................................................................................................................................Change in net deferred income tax		...................1,656,813	...................1,064,857
27.	Change in nonadmitted assets (Exhibit of Nonadmitted Assets, Line 28, Col. 3)
.....................................................................	(516,575)	50,905
28.	................................................................Change in provision for reinsurance (Page 3, Line 16, Column 2 minus Column 1)	...................... (15,000)	...................................
29.	............................................................................................................................................................Change in surplus notes		...................................	...................................
30.	............................................................................................................Surplus (contributed to) withdrawn from protected cells		...................................	...................................
31.	..............................................................................................................Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles		...................................	...................................
32.	Capital changes:
	32.1 Paid in			...................................	...................................
	........................................................................................................................32.2 Transferred from surplus (Stock Dividend)		...................................	...................................
	.......................................................................................................................................................32.3 Transferred to surplus		...................................	...................................
33.	Surplus adjustments:
	33.1 Paid in			...................................	...................................
	.............................................................................................................................33.2 Transferred to capital (Stock Dividend)		...................................	...................................
	....................................................................................................................................................33.3 Transferred from capital		...................................	...................................
34.	.................................................................................................................................Net remittances from or (to) Home Office		...................................	...................................
35.	.........................................................................................................................................................Dividends to stockholders		...................................	...................................
36.	..............................................................Change in treasury stock (Page 3, Lines 36.1 and 36.2, Column 2 minus Column 1)	...................................	...................................
37.	..................................................................................................................Aggregate write-ins for gains and losses in surplus
38.	.......................................................................Change in surplus as regards policyholders for the year (Lines 22 through 37)	(78,941,689)	(56,207,445)
39.	Surplus as regards policyholders, December 31 current year (Line 21 plus Line 38) (Page 3, Line 37)	298,033,569	376,975,258
	DETAILS OF WRITE-INS
0501.	.................................................................................................................................................................LAD Program Expense		...................... 178,059	...................... 117,006
0502		....................................
0503		....................................
0598.	................................................................................................Summary of remaining write-ins for Line 5 from overflow page		...................................	...................................
0599.	Totals (Lines 0501 thru 0503 plus 0598)(Line 5 above)			178,059	117,006
1401.	Miscellaneous Income (Loss)		24,714	(4,536)
1402.	...............................................................................................................................................................................State Fines and Penalties		(1,580)	........................ (1,018)
1403		....................................
1498.	..............................................................................................Summary of remaining write-ins for Line 14 from overflow page		...................................	...................................
1499.	Totals (Lines 1401 thru 1403 plus 1498)(Line 14 above)			23,134	(5,554)
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3798. Summary of remaining write-ins for Line 37 from overflow page .............................................................................................. ................................... ...................................

3799. Totals (Lines 3701 thru 3703 plus 3798)(Line 37 above)

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ANNUAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR 2023 OF THE ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY

CASH FLOW

Cash from Operations

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Current Year

2

Prior Year

1.	Premiums collected net of reinsurance	................489,027,942	................426,122,313
2.	Net investment income	................. 28,026,880	................. 25,006,279
3.	Miscellaneous income	(1,942,781)	(1,898,702)
4.	Total (Lines 1 through 3)	515,112,041	449,229,891
5.	Benefit and loss related payments	................354,217,466	............... 284,699,995
6.	.......................................................Net transfers to Separate Accounts, Segregated Accounts and Protected Cell Accounts	...................................	...................................
7.	Commissions, expenses paid and aggregate write-ins for deductions	................178,693,646	................157,269,238
8.	Dividends paid to policyholders	...................... 356,625	...................... 400,640
9.	Federal and foreign income taxes paid (recovered) net of $	tax on capital gains (losses)	(12,957,565)	(3,993,830)
10.	Total (Lines 5 through 9)	520,310,172	438,376,043
11.	Net cash from operations (Line 4 minus Line 10)	(5,198,131)	10,853,848

Cash from Investments

12. Proceeds from investments sold, matured or repaid:

12.1	Bonds	213,843,376	190,905,232
12.2	Stocks	962,244	936,634
12.3	Mortgage loans	...................................	...................................
12.4	Real estate	...................................	...................................
12.5	Other invested assets	...................................	...................................
12.6	Net gains or (losses) on cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments	...................................	...................................
12.7	Miscellaneous proceeds	3,424,278	34
12.8 Total investment proceeds (Lines 12.1 to 12.7)	............... 218,229,898	............... 191,841,901

13. Cost of investments acquired (long-term only):

	13.1	Bonds	205,015,397	213,182,476
	13.2	Stocks	1,178,750	...................................
	13.3	Mortgage loans	...................................	...................................
	13.4	Real estate	...................................	...................................
	13.5	Other invested assets	...................... 202,500	...................... 902,908
	13.6	Miscellaneous applications		10,109,285
	13.7	Total investments acquired (Lines 13.1 to 13.6)	206,396,647	224,194,669
14.	.................................................................................................Net increase/(decrease) in contract loans and premium notes
15.	Net cash from investments (Line 12.8 minus Line 13.7 minus Line 14)	11,833,251	(32,352,768)
		Cash from Financing and Miscellaneous Sources
16.	Cash provided (applied):
	16.1	Surplus notes, capital notes	...................................	...................................
	16.2 Capital and paid in surplus, less treasury stock	...................................	...................................
	.................................................................................................................................................................16.3 Borrowed funds	...................................	...................................
	..............................................................................16.4 Net deposits on deposit-type contracts and other insurance liabilities	...................................	...................................
	.................................................................................................................................................16.5 Dividends to stockholders	...................................	...................................
	...........................................................................................................................................16.6 Other cash provided (applied)	(1,498,002)	9,880,534
17.	Net cash from financing and miscellaneous sources (Lines 16.1 to 16.4 minus Line 16.5 plus Line 16.6)	(1,498,002)	9,880,534
		RECONCILIATION OF CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
18.	........................................Net change in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments (Line 11, plus Lines 15 and 17)	5,137,118	(11,618,386)
19.	Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments:
	...............................................................................................................................................................19.1 Beginning of year	...................5,638,949	................. 17,257,335
	19.2 End of period (Line 18 plus Line 19.1)	10,776,067	5,638,949

Note: Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information for non-cash transactions:

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