Erie Indemnity Company SEC filings document operating results and material events for a Pennsylvania company whose Class A common stock trades on Nasdaq. The filing record includes 8-K reports with earnings releases, financial exhibits, quarterly dividend declarations, annual meeting voting results, director elections, executive succession disclosures, and governance updates.
These filings also identify capital-structure and voting matters, including Class A common stock registration and Class B common stock voting mechanics at shareholder meetings. Other disclosures cover revisions to the company's Code of Conduct and senior financial officer ethics code, Regulation FD updates on information security events, and formal exhibits tied to results announcements and board actions.
Erie Indemnity Company Executive Vice President Sean Dugan reported an internal compensation-related transaction rather than an open-market trade. On March 13, 2026, he received 224.535 Incentive Compensation Deferral Plan share credits, valued at $246.91 per credit, bringing his total plan share credits to 995.872. These share credits give him the right to receive an equivalent number of Class A common shares when he retires or otherwise leaves the company and have no exercise or expiration dates. Following this filing, he also directly holds 278.650 shares of Erie Indemnity Class A common stock.
Erie Indemnity Company executive Douglas Edward Smith reported a small participant-directed 401(k) plan transaction in company stock. On this transaction, dated February 28, 2026, 1.0320 shares of Class A Common Stock were transacted at $269.4400 per share. Following this plan-related activity, Smith directly owns a total of 5,163.5360 Class A shares.
Erie Indemnity Company Executive Vice President Sarah Shine reported an administrative share transaction involving 4.628 shares of Class A common stock at $269.44 per share, bringing her directly held balance to 532.824 shares.
She also reported holdings of 2,678.365 share credits under the company’s Incentive Compensation Deferral Plan. These share credits give her the right to receive an equivalent number of Class A shares when she retires or otherwise leaves the company, and they do not have exercisable or expiration dates.
Erie Indemnity Company executive vice president and CFO Julie Marie Pelkowski reported a small plan-related transaction involving 2.349 shares of Class A common stock at $269.44 per share. Her directly held Class A common stock position totaled 660.265 shares after this transaction.
She also reported 1,795.968 Share Credits under Erie Indemnity Company’s Incentive Compensation Deferral Plan. These Share Credits give her the right to receive an equal number of Class A common shares when she retires or otherwise leaves the company, with no exercisable or expiration dates.
ERIE Indemnity Senior Vice President Anthony DaBreo reported a small, participant-directed 401(k) plan transaction involving company stock. The Form 4 shows an "other" type transaction (code J) of 2.55 shares of Class A common stock at $269.44 per share, leaving him with 1,361.707 directly owned shares afterward.
Erie Indemnity Company Executive Vice President Cody Cook reported an administrative share movement rather than a traditional open-market trade. A participant-directed transaction under the company 401(k) plan affected 4.935 Class A common shares at $269.44 per share, bringing his directly held Class A common stock to 1,120.880 shares.
The filing also updates his position in Incentive Compensation Deferral Plan Share Credits, which rose to 1,276.289 share credits. These credits represent the right to receive an equivalent number of Class A shares upon retirement or separation from the company and have no exercisable or expiration dates.
Erie Indemnity Company serves as attorney-in-fact for policyholders of Erie Insurance Exchange, earning a management fee up to 25% of the Exchange’s direct and affiliated assumed premiums. For 2025, Exchange written premiums rose 8.9% to $13.0 billion, driving higher fee revenue.
Operating income increased to $717.2 million as management fee growth outpaced higher costs for agent commissions, personnel, and technology. Net income declined 6.8% to $559.3 million, or $10.69 per diluted share, mainly due to a one-time $100 million contribution to the Erie Insurance Foundation.
The company manages a primarily fixed‑income investment portfolio and reported total investment income of $84.9 million, up 22.5%. Erie employs 6,667 full‑time staff and emphasizes long employee tenure, low turnover, and extensive benefits and development programs. Key risks center on its sole-customer relationship with the Exchange, competition in property‑casualty insurance, investment market volatility, evolving regulation, cybersecurity, and ongoing litigation related to its management fee practices.
Erie Indemnity Company reported lower 2025 net income as a large charitable gift offset solid operating growth. Full-year net income was $559.3 million, or $10.69 per diluted share, down from $600.3 million, or $11.48 per diluted share, in 2024. Fourth-quarter net income fell to $63.4 million, or $1.21 per diluted share, from $152.0 million, or $2.91 per diluted share, a year earlier.
Operating income before taxes rose to $717.2 million in 2025, up 6.0% from $676.5 million, driven by higher management fee revenue and stronger investment income. Results were reduced by an after-tax $80.6 million impact, or $1.54 per diluted share, from a $100 million contribution to the newly formed Erie Insurance Foundation. The Board also approved a quarterly Class A dividend of $1.4625 per share, payable April 21, 2026 to shareholders of record on April 7, 2026.
Erie Indemnity Company announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Timothy G. (Tim) NeCastro will retire on December 31, 2026, concluding a 30-year career with the company, including 10 years as CEO. The board of directors will begin an immediate search to identify a new president and CEO, while NeCastro continues to lead the organization through the transition.
The company highlights that under NeCastro’s leadership, Erie Insurance grew to nearly $13 billion in premium and more than 7 million policies in force, while maintaining strong financial performance and its service-focused culture. After retiring as CEO, NeCastro will remain involved as president of the Erie Insurance Foundation, supporting the company’s long-term charitable and community efforts. Erie Insurance is described as a Fortune 500 property/casualty insurer operating in 12 states and the District of Columbia, with an A (Excellent) rating from AM Best.
Erie Indemnity Company director and 10% owner Elizabeth A. Vorsheck reported an automatic award of 39.474 Directors' Deferred Compensation Share Credits on January 31, 2026. These credits, granted under the Outside Directors' Stock Plan at $0 per credit, bring her directly held deferred share credit balance to 14,338.776, representing the right to receive the same number of Class A common shares when her board service ends.
The filing also lists substantial indirect holdings of Erie Indemnity Class A and Class B common stock through multiple trusts and a limited partnership where she serves in roles such as trustee, co‑trustee, beneficiary, or partner; these entries update ownership positions rather than record new share purchases or sales.