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Erie Indemnity Reports First Quarter 2025 Results

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Net Income was $138.4 million, Earnings per Diluted Share was $2.65

ERIE, Pa., April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Erie Indemnity Company (NASDAQ: ERIE) today announced financial results for the quarter ending March 31, 2025.  Net income was $138.4 million, or $2.65 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2025, compared to $124.6 million, or $2.38 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2024.

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1Q 2025

(in thousands)

1Q'25


1Q'24

Operating income

$      151,376


$      138,812

Investment income

19,536


15,079

Other income

3,834


3,411

Income before income taxes     

174,746


157,302

Income tax expense

36,329


32,750

Net income

$      138,417


$      124,552





 

                                   1Q 2025 Highlights                                    

Operating income before taxes increased $12.6 million, or 9.1 percent, in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024.

  • Management fee revenue - policy issuance and renewal services increased $89.4 million, or 13.4 percent, in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024.

  • Management fee revenue - administrative services increased $0.7 million, or 4.2 percent, in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024.

  • Cost of operations - policy issuance and renewal services

    • Commissions increased $61.1 million in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the first quarter of 2024, primarily driven by the growth in direct and affiliated assumed written premium and, to a lesser extent, an increase in agent incentive compensation.

    • Non-commission expense increased $16.3 million in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024. Underwriting and policy processing expense increased $3.1 million primarily due to increased personnel costs. Information technology costs increased $11.3 million primarily due to an increase in hardware and software costs and personnel costs and a decrease in capitalized professional fees related to technology initiatives. Customer service costs increased $1.6 million primarily due to increased personnel costs and credit card processing fees. Personnel costs in the first quarter of 2025 were impacted by increased compensation including higher estimated costs for incentive plan awards compared to 2024.