Erie Indemnity Company ( ERIE ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call October 31, 2025 10:00 AM EDT Company Participants Scott Beilharz - Vice President of Capital Management & Investor Relations Timothy NeCastro - President & CEO Julie Pelkowski - Executive VP & CFO Presentation Operator Good morning, and welcome to the Erie Indemnity Company Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. This call was prerecorded, and there will be no question-and-answer session following the recording.
Erie Indemnity (ERIE) came out with quarterly earnings of $3.5 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.37 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.06 per share a year ago.
Erie Indemnity shares have underperformed, falling 31% in the past year despite revenue and premium growth. ERIE posted Q2 EPS of $3.34 and revenue of $1.06B, with higher management fees but rising operational costs and a cybersecurity incident. The company maintains strong policy retention and premium growth, but faces weather-related losses and a high short interest.
| - Industry | - Sector | Timothy Gerard NeCastro C.I.C., CPA CEO | XSTU Exchange | US29530P1021 ISIN |
| US Country | 6,715 Employees | 6 Oct 2025 Last Dividend | 13 May 1996 Last Split | 2 Oct 1995 IPO Date |
Erie Indemnity Company, founded in 1925 and based in Erie, Pennsylvania, plays a unique and pivotal role in the insurance market as a managing attorney-in-fact for the subscribers at the Erie Insurance Exchange in the United States. The company specializes in facilitating the operational and administrative facets of insurance transactions, leveraging its expertise to ensure efficient and effective service delivery across various stages of insurance processes—from issuance to renewal, and from sales to customer support. As a critical intermediary, Erie Indemnity ensures that agents are supported, policies are underwritten properly, and that all administrative and technological needs are met to maintain a smooth flow of operations within the complexities of the insurance industry.
Erie Indemnity Company provides essential services to ensure that insurance policies are issued and renewed swiftly and efficiently, reducing the turnaround time for policyholders and enhancing customer satisfaction. This streamlines the process of keeping insurance coverages up to date, ensuring uninterrupted protection for the subscribers.
These include agent compensation and sales and advertising support services, designed to empower agents with the tools and incentives they need to effectively sell insurance products. By offering comprehensive support, Erie Indemnity ensures that agents are well-compensated and equipped with the necessary resources to reach potential customers and maintain high sales performance.
Underwriting and policy processing services are crucial to assessing risks accurately and setting the appropriate insurance premiums. Erie Indemnity excels in these areas, providing the expertise needed to evaluate policy applications thoroughly and ensure that policies are issued based on sound underwriting principles.
This category encompasses a wide range of customer and administrative support services, including but not limited to, providing assistance to policyholders, managing inquiries, and addressing claims. Additionally, Erie Indemnity offers sophisticated information technology services to bolster these operations, ensuring that both internal processes and customer-facing interactions are efficient, secure, and user-friendly.