Reinsurance (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of summary of direct insurance and reinsurance for property and casualty and life insurance activities

The following tables summarize the direct insurance and reinsurance for our property and casualty and life insurance activities, respectively, for the years ended December 31:

(in millions)
	Erie Insurance Group
Property and casualty insurance:	2013			2012			2011
Premiums written:
Direct	$	5,076		$	4,631		$	4,271
Assumed	26			21			21
Ceded	(57		)	(49		)	(37		)
Premiums written, net	5,045			4,603			4,255
Premiums earned:
Direct	4,850			4,449			4,164
Assumed	24			21			21
Ceded	(54		)	(48		)	(36		)
Premiums earned, net	4,820			4,422			4,149
Insurance losses and loss expenses:
Direct	3,366			3,382			3,311
Assumed	7			10			11
Ceded	(13		)	(13		)	22
Insurance losses and loss expenses, net	$	3,360		$	3,379		$	3,344
Life insurance:
Premiums earned:
Direct	$	119		$	113		$	108
Ceded	(41		)	(42		)	(43		)
Premiums earned, net	78			71			65
Insurance losses and loss expenses:
Direct	124			120			120
Ceded	(17		)	(19		)	(20		)
Insurance losses and loss expenses, net	$	107		$	101		$	100
Total:
Premiums earned:
Property and casualty	$	4,820		$	4,422		$	4,149
Life	78			71			65
Premiums earned, net	4,898			4,493			4,214
Insurance losses and loss expenses:
Property and casualty	3,360			3,379			3,344
Life	107			101			100
Insurance losses and loss expenses, net	$	3,467		$	3,480		$	3,444