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Erie Indemnity Company Reports Election of Board of Directors and Executive Officers

Erie, Pa. -- April 28, 2004 -- The shareholders of Erie Indemnity Company (Nasdaq: ERIE) today at their annual meeting elected as directors all of the fifteen nominees recommended by the nominating committee. The persons elected to the board of directors are:

• Kaj Ahlmann, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Danish Re Group, a property & casualty reinsurer
• John T. Baily, Retired President, Swiss Re Capital Partners
• Samuel P. Black III, President, Treasurer and Secretary of Samuel P. Black & Associates, Inc.
• J. Ralph Borneman Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Body-Borneman Associates, Inc.
• Wilson C. Cooney, Chairman, ForcesGroup, Ltd., insurance and financial services group
• Patricia Garrison-Corbin, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of P.G. Corbin & Company Inc.
• John R. Graham, Executive-in-Residence and Professor of Finance, College of Business Administration, Kansas State University
• Susan Hirt Hagen, Co-trustee of H.O. Hirt Trusts
• C. Scott Hartz, Consultant, Hartz Group, IT and technology consultant
• F. William Hirt, Co-trustee of H.O. Hirt Trusts; Chairman of the Board of Erie Indemnity Company, Erie Family Life Insurance Company and Erie Insurance Company
• Samuel P. Katz, President, Wynnefield Capital Advisors, Inc.; President, Entersport Capital Advisors, Inc.; Former Chief Executive Officer, Greater Philadelphia First
• Claude C. Lilly III, Dean, Belk College of Business Administration, University of North Carolina
• Jeffrey A. Ludrof, President and Chief Executive Officer of Erie Indemnity Company, Erie Family Life Insurance Company and Erie Insurance Company
• Jan R. Van Gorder, Senior Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of Erie Indemnity Company, Erie Family Life Insurance Company and Erie Insurance Company
• Robert C. Wilburn, President and Chief Executive Officer, Gettysburg National Battlefield Museum Foundation; Distinguished Service Professor, Carnegie Mellon University

In his remarks to shareholders, F. William Hirt acknowledged the fine work of directors, employees and agents, commending them on the progress the Company has made in improving underwriting profitability. Mr. Hirt also thanked shareholders for their continued support of the Company.

Jeffrey A. Ludrof, president and CEO, credited the hard work of ERIE Employees and Agents who embrace the Company's commitment to service.

"Erie Indemnity Company has made steady progress in a challenging industry bolstered by two things: an unwavering business model and a vibrant corporate culture," Ludrof said. "There's no magic to it, just a persistent attention to the things that are important. Attention to the distinctive corporate culture that separates ERIE from the rest.

Attention to the simple, yet enduring business model that drives our long-term results. And attention to the cherished relationships that unequivocally sustain our success."

At the Board of Directors meeting on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 the Board also re-elected the current executive management team of the Erie Insurance Group and re-elected F. William Hirt as Chairman of the Board. The principal officers re-elected are:

• John J. Brinling Jr., CPCU, Executive Vice President, Erie Family Life Insurance Company
• Philip A. Garcia, CPA, FLMI, ACS, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
• Michael Krahe, Ph.D., Executive Vice President of Human Development and Leadership
• Jeffrey A. Ludrof, CPCU, AIC, CIC, LUTCF, President and CEO
• Thomas B. Morgan, AIS, CIC, Executive Vice President, Insurance Operations
• Jan R. Van Gorder, Esq., Senior Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

Erie Indemnity Company provides management services to the member companies of the Erie Insurance Group, which includes the Erie Insurance Exchange, Flagship City Insurance Company, Erie Insurance Company, Erie Insurance Property and Casualty Company, Erie Insurance Company of New York and Erie Family Life Insurance Company.

Erie Indemnity Company provides management services to the member companies of the Erie Insurance Group, which includes the Erie Insurance Exchange, Flagship City Insurance Company, Erie Insurance Company, Erie Insurance Property and Casualty Company, Erie Insurance Company of New York and Erie Family Life Insurance Company.

According to A.M. Best Company, Erie Insurance Group, based in Erie, Pennsylvania, is the 16th largest automobile insurer in the United States based on direct premiums written and the 20th largest property/casualty insurer in the United States based on total lines net premium written. The Group, rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best Company, has more than 3.7 million policies in force and operates in 11 states and the District of Columbia. Erie Insurance Group ranked 368 on the FORTUNE 500 and is included in Forbes Magazine's PLATINUM 400 list of the best-managed companies in America.

News releases and more information about Erie Insurance Group are available at http://www.erieinsurance.com

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