Why You Should Work with Us and ERIE Insurance
In order to safeguard your valued assets, you need an adviser – along with a company – you can trust. That’s us. We’re a multi-line independent insurance agency representing Erie Insurance. ERIE’s reputation for financial strength, broad protection and award-winning service make it one of the best.
In addition, Erie Insurance delivers a number of products based on your insurance needs, including auto insurance, home insurance, renters insurance, boat insurance and business insurance. Erie Family Life also provides an extensive line of products to meet individual and business life insurance needs.
What makes ERIE stand out is that it’s a company that adheres to disciplined underwriting, fair pricing and a prudent investment philosophy. These factors have contributed to the company’s ability to earn consistently superior ratings for financial stability and high rankings in customer satisfaction by independent consumer groups.
Erie is proud of it’s trophy case. It includes several recent recognitions that Erie Insurance has received, including:
• Ward’s 50 listing
• A.M. Best rating
• J. D. Power and Associates award
• Fortune 500 ranking
So if you pair our agency – licensed professionals with extensive experience and product knowledge – with the financial strength and industry experience of ERIE, you can feel confident that your family is well protected.
What Our Agency Can Do for You
Through our agency and Erie Insurance, you can secure home, auto, business and life policies, all backed by ERIE’s financial strength. Especially in these trying economic times, that’s important. It lets you know that your claims will be taken care of, even in the midst of costly disasters.
Here’s what we offer:
- Professionalism—As licensed insurance professionals, we not only know the industry lingo but also the coverage options to meet your auto, home, business and life insurance needs. Our experience and knowledge will help you select the best coverage to protect all the things that matter to you the most.
- Fair pricing—Times are tough, we know. Many factors influence insurance rates and we can explain the details. We can also help lower your rate with a variety of discounts. And you’ll be glad to know that our agency supports ERIE in its daily commitment to keep insurance rates as low as possible through smart business practices.
- Financial strength—You want to select an insurance company that is financially sound. Independent rating agencies offer insight on the numbers. Here’s how ERIE stacks up:
- Rated A+ Superior by A.M. Best. Best’s financial strength ratings are recognized worldwide as the benchmark for assessing an insurance company’s financial stability. In 2009, only 10 percent of the ratings handed out by A.M. Best were superior or better.
- One of the “Ward’s 50Top Performers,” based on financial performance.
- 21st largest property/casualty insurance company in the United States based on total lines net premiums written.
- 16th largest auto insurance company in the country based on direct premiums written, and the 3rd largest in Pennsylvania.
- Service—In addition to explaining coverage options, we can advise you on ways to prevent damage and theft from happening in the first place. But when the unexpected happens, you can count on our agency and ERIE to help. Emergency claims representatives are available 24-hours a day. Because of ERIE’s commitment to service, the company continually receives distinguished marks and high ratings in the insurance industry for service and customer satisfaction from independent consumer organizations.
- Experience—As an independent ERIE Agent, we’re part of a team that has more than 80 years of industry experience. ERIE started in 1925 as a Pennsylvania auto insurer that’s grown into a group of multi-line insurers serving 11 states and the District of Columbia.
So if you pair our agency—licensed professionals with extensive experience and product knowledge—with the long-term financial strength and industry experience of ERIE, you can feel confident that your family is well protected.
Save More When You Bundle
Want to save money on your insurance? (Who doesn’t?) The best way to do that, especially as rates trend upwards, is to purchase your home, auto and life insurance from the same insurer. If you have a home policy or a qualifying life insurance policy* from ERIE in addition to your auto insurance, you’ll earn a Multi-Policy Discount.
There are lots of other discounts available for your home and auto policies, too, like the Multi-Car Discount, Safe Driver Discount, Car Safety Equipment Discounts, Driver Training Discount, Fire and/or Burglary Alarm System Discount, Age of Insured Discount and more.
Give us a call today. We can help you review your current discounts and bundle your insurance, if you haven’t already, for an added discount. 804-744-3345
We’ve Been Helping People Since Your Great-Grandmother’s Time
From modest roots in 1925 as a Pennsylvania auto insurer, Erie Insurance has grown to become a group of multi-line insurance companies, offering insurance through independent insurance Agents, like us, Virginia Insurance Services.
They’ve done it by continuing to carry out ERIE’s founding purpose:
“To provide our Policyholders with as near perfect protection, as near perfect service as is humanly possible and to do so at the lowest possible cost.”
We’re proud to represent ERIE because we know that when we help you purchase an insurance policy, it’s a good one. You’ll have financial protection when you need it the most, and you’ll never have to wonder how your insurance really works. (That’s what we’re here for, to help answer your questions and make good insurance decisions.)
So, whether you need to purchase auto, home, business or life insurance, give us a call. We can help. 804-744-3345
