Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

Schedule of components of the Property and Casualty Group's and EFL's deferred policy acquisition costs assets

(in millions)	Erie Insurance Group
	2011		2010
Property and Casualty Group
Deferred policy acquisition costs asset at beginning of year	$ 327		$ 313
Capitalized deferred policy acquisition costs	684		649
Amortized deferred policy acquisition costs	(668	)	(635	)
Deferred policy acquisition costs asset at end of year – Property and Casualty Group	$ 343		$ 327
Erie Family Life Insurance Company
Deferred policy acquisition costs asset at beginning of year	$ 140		$ 154
Capitalized deferred policy acquisition costs	18		17
Amortized deferred policy acquisition costs	(12	)	(16	)
Amortized shadow deferred policy acquisition costs	(2	)	(15	)
Deferred policy acquisition costs asset at end of year – EFL	$ 144		$ 140
Deferred policy acquisition costs asset at end of year – Erie Insurance Group	$ 487		$ 467