EX-99.2 3 exhibit2.htm EX-99.2 EX-99.2

Exhibit No. 99.2
ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

                                 
    Three   Three   Twelve   Twelve
    Months   months   months   months
    ended   ended   ended   ended
    Dec. 31   Dec. 31   Dec. 31   Dec. 31
    2004   2003   2004   2003
OPERATING REVENUE:
                               
Management fee revenue-net
  $ 208,549     $ 195,284     $ 893,087     $ 830,069  
Premiums earned
    53,626       50,833       208,202       191,592  
Service agreement revenue
    5,649       7,113       21,855       27,127  
 
                               
Total operating revenue
    267,824       253,230       1,123,144       1,048,788  
 
                               
OPERATING EXPENSES:
                               
Cost of management operations
    162,891       149,351       684,491       616,382  
Losses and loss expenses incurred
    40,579       37,397       153,220       152,984  
Policy acquisition and other underwriting expenses
    11,300       18,810       47,205       51,112  
 
                               
Total operating expenses
    214,770       205,558       884,916       820,478  
 
                               
Investment income — Unaffiliated
                               
Investment income, net of expenses
    15,940       15,283       60,988       58,298  
Net realized gains on investments
    11,734       4,630       18,476       10,445  
Equity in earnings (losses) of limited
                               
partnerships
    2,889       (566 )     8,655       (2,000 )
 
                               
Total investment income — unaffiliated
    30,563       19,347       88,119       66,743  
 
                               
Income before income taxes and equity in earnings of Erie Family
                               
Life Insurance Co.
    83,617       67,019       326,347       295,053  
Provision for income taxes
    23,275       26,130       105,140       102,237  
Equity in earnings of Erie Family Life Insurance Company, net of tax
    978       2,241       5,206       6,909  
 
                               
Net income
  $ 61,320     $ 43,130     $ 226,413     $ 199,725  
 
                               
Net income per share — basic
                               
Class A common stock
  $ 0.96     $ 0.67     $ 3.54     $ 3.09  
 
                               
Class B common stock
  $ 146.36     $ 102.36     $ 539.88     $ 474.19  
 
                               
Net income per share — diluted
  $ 0.87     $ 0.61     $ 3.21     $ 2.81  
 
                               
Weighted average shares outstanding
                               
Basic:
                               
Class A common stock
    63,046,985       64,089,906       63,508,873       64,075,506  
 
                               
Class B common stock
    2,876       2,878       2,877       2,884  
 
                               
Diluted shares
    69,984,804       71,094,167       70,492,292       71,094,167  
 
                               
DIVIDENDS DECLARED
                               
Class A non-voting common
  $ 0.325     $ 0.215     $ 0.970     $ 0.785  
 
                               
Class B common
    48.75       32.25       145.50       117.75  
 
                               

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ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS — SEGMENT BASIS

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

                                 
    Three   Three   Twelve   Twelve
    months   months   months   months
    ended Dec. 31   ended Dec. 31   ended Dec. 31   ended Dec. 31
    2004   2003   2004   2003
MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
                               
Management fee revenue
  $ 220,687   $ 206,651   $ 945,066   $ 878,380
Service agreement revenue
  5,649   7,113   21,855   27,127
 
                               
Total revenue from management operations
  226,336   213,764   966,921   905,507
Cost of management operations
  172,372   158,044   724,329   652,256
 
                               
Income from management operations
  53,964   55,720   242,592   253,251
 
                               
INSURANCE UNDERWRITING OPERATIONS
                               
Premiums earned
  53,626   50,833   208,202   191,592
 
                               
Losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred
  40,579   37,397   153,220   152,984
Policy acquisition and other underwriting expenses
  13,956   21,484   59,346   63,549
 
                               
Total losses and expenses
  54,535   58,881   212,566   216,533
 
                               
Underwriting gain (loss)
  (909 )   (8,048 )   (4,364 )   (24,941 )
 
                               
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
                               
Net investment income
  15,940   15,283   60,988   58,298
Net realized gains on investments
  11,734   4,630   18,476   10,445
Equity in earnings (losses) of limited
                               
partnerships
  2,889   (566 )   8,655   (2,000 )
Equity in earnings of Erie Family Life Insurance Company
  1,053   2,410   5,598   7,429
 
                               
Net revenue from investment operations
  31,616   21,757   93,717   74,172
 
                               
Income before income taxes
  84,671   69,429   331,945   302,482
Provision for income taxes
  23,351   26,299   105,532   102,757
 
                               
Net income
  $ 61,320   $ 43,130   $ 226,413   $ 199,725
 
                               
Net income per share – Class A basic
  $ 0.96   $ 0.67   $ 3.54   $ 3.09
 
                               
Net income per share – Class B basic
  $ 146.36   $ 102.36   $ 539.88   $ 474.19
 
                               
Net income per share — diluted
  $ 0.87   $ 0.61   $ 3.21   $ 2.81
 
                               
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING — DILUTED
  69,985   71,094   70,492   71,094
 
                               

Amounts presented on a segment basis are presented gross of intercompany/intersegment items

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ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY

RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING INCOME TO NET INCOME

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Definition of Non-GAAP and Operating Measures

Operating income, a non-GAAP measure, is income excluding realized capital gains and losses, after tax. Realized capital gains and losses which are included in the Company’s equity in earnings of Erie Family Life Insurance Company and equity in earnings of limited partnerships are not excluded from net income to compute operating income. Net income is the GAAP measure that is most directly comparable to operating income. The Company’s method of calculating this measure may differ from those used by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited.

The Company uses operating income to evaluate their results of operations. It reveals trends in the Company’s management services, insurance underwriting and investment operations that may be obscured by the net effects of realized capital gains and losses. These items may vary significantly between periods and are generally driven by business decisions and economic developments such as capital market conditions, the timing of which is unrelated to management services and insurance underwriting processes of the Company. The Company believes operating income is useful for investors to evaluate these components separately and in the aggregate when reviewing the Company’s performance. The Company is aware that the price to earnings multiple commonly used by investors as a forward-looking valuation technique uses operating income as the denominator. Operating income should not be considered as a substitute for net income and does not reflect the overall profitability of the Company’s business.

The following table reconciles operating income and net income for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003.

                                 
    Three months   Three months ended   Twelve months ended   Twelve months ended
    ended Dec. 31   Dec. 31   Dec. 31   Dec. 31
(in thousands)   (unaudited)   (unaudited)   (unaudited)   (unaudited)
    2004   2003   2004   2003
Operating income
  $ 53,693   $ 40,121   $ 214,404   $ 192,936
Net realized gains on investments
  11,734   4,630   18,476   10,445
Income tax expense on realized gains
  (4,107 )   (1,621 )   (6,467 )   (3,656 )
 
                               
Realized gains net of income tax expense
  7,627   3,009   12,009   6,789
 
                               
Net income
  $ 61,320   $ 43,130   $ 226,413   $ 199,725
 
                               
 
  Per share   Per share   Per share   Per share
 
  Information-diluted   Information-diluted   Information-diluted   Information-diluted
 
  Three months   Three months   Twelve months   Twelve months
 
  ended Dec. 31   ended Dec. 31   ended Dec. 31   ended Dec. 31
(in thousands)
  (unaudited)   (unaudited)   (unaudited)   (unaudited)
 
  2004   2003   2004   2003
 
                               
Operating income
  $ 0.76   $ 0.56   $ 3.04   $ 2.71
Net realized gains on investments
  0.17   0.07   0.26   0.15
Income tax expense on realized gains
  (0.06 )   (0.02 )   (0.09 )   (0.05 )
 
                               
Realized gains net of income tax expense
  0.11   0.05   0.17   0.10
 
                               
Net income
  $ 0.87   $ 0.61   $ 3.21   $ 2.81
 
                               

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ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

                 
    December 31   December 31
    2004   2003
ASSETS
               
Investments
               
Fixed maturities
  $ 974,512   $ 879,361
Equity securities
               
Preferred stock
  143,851   148,952
Common stock
  58,843   40,451
Other invested assets
  135,508   116,400
 
               
Total investments
  1,312,714   1,185,164
Cash and cash equivalents
  50,061   87,192
Equity in Erie Family Life Insurance Company
  58,728   56,072
Premiums receivable from policyholders
  275,721   266,957
Receivables from affiliates
  1,145,238   1,024,146
Other assets
  137,282   135,076
 
               
Total assets
  2,979,744   2,754,607
 
               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Liabilities
               
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses
  943,034   845,536
Unearned premiums
  472,553   449,606
Other liabilities
  297,276   295,295
 
               
Total liabilities
  1,712,863   1,590,437
Total shareholders’ equity
  1,266,881   1,164,170
 
               
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 2,979,744   $ 2,754,607
 
               
Book value per share
  $ 18.14   $ 16.40
 
               
Shares outstanding
  69,852   70,997
 
               

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Selected financial data of Erie Insurance Exchange:

The selected financial data below is derived from the Erie Insurance Exchange’s financial statements prepared in accordance with Statutory Accounting Principles. In the opinion of management, all adjustments consisting only of normal recurring accruals, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The financial data set forth below is only a summary.

                                 
    Three months   Three months ended   Twelve months ended   Twelve months ended
    ended Dec. 31   Dec. 31   Dec. 31   Dec. 31
(In thousands)   2004   2003   2004   2003
Statutory Accounting Basis
                               
Premiums earned
  $ 930,526   $ 870,654   $ 3,672,486   $ 3,372,308
 
                               
Losses and loss adjustment expenses
  671,462   656,112   2,502,313   2,772,940
Insurance underwriting and other expenses
  251,620   226,757   1,041,843   983,354
 
                               
Net underwriting gain (loss)
  7,444   (12,215 )   128,330   (383,986 )
 
                               
Net investment income
  80,209   60,364   282,388   232,677
Net realized gains
  86,355   579,941   162,905   734,848
Federal income tax expense (benefit)
  61,099   201,645   180,824   142,106
 
                               
Net income (loss)
  $ 112,909   $ 426,445   $ 392,799   $ 441,433
 
                               
 
  As of   As of                
(In thousands)
  Dec. 31,   Dec. 31,                
Statutory Accounting Basis
  2004   2003                
 
                               
Cash and invested assets
  $ 7,199,447   $ 7,024,796                
Other assets
  1,070,315   1,020,830                
 
                               
Total assets
  8,269,762   8,045,626                
 
                               
Claims and unearned premium reserves
  4,973,136   4,616,687                
Other liabilities
  492,568   999,854                
 
                               
Total liabilities
  5,465,704   5,616,541                
Policyholders’ surplus
  2,804,058   2,429,085                
 
                               
Total liabilities and policyholders surplus
  $ 8,269,762   $ 8,045,626                
 
                               

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ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY
RECONCILIATION OF PROPERTY AND CASUALTY GROUP TO INDEMNITY RESULTS

                                 
    Three months   Three months ended   Twelve months ended   Twelve months ended
    ended Dec. 31   Dec. 31   Dec. 31   Dec. 30
(Dollars in thousands)   2004   2003   2004   2003
Underwriting results of the Property and Casualty Group-(SAP Basis)
                               
Direct underwriting results
                               
Direct written premiums
  $ 912,859   $ 862,296   $ 3,997,330   $ 3,672,419
 
                               
Premiums earned
  977,254   894,327   3,877,844   3,460,792
Loss and loss adjustment expense incurred
  712,609   662,777   2,623,731   2,808,678
Policy acquisition and other underwriting expenses
  263,340   235,459   1,105,028   1,023,177
 
                               
Direct underwriting income (loss)
  1,305   (3,909 )   149,085   (371,063 )
Nonaffiliated reinsurance underwriting results-net
                               
Assumed voluntary-less ceded retrocessions
  12,857   20,102   22,731   28,337
Assumed involuntary
  (11,888 )   (23,140 )   (26,748 )   (30,164 )
Ceded reinsurance
  (3,866 )   7,189   20,521   30,761
 
                               
Nonaffiliated reinsurance underwriting income (loss)
  4,835   (10,227 )   (24,538 )   (32,588 )
Net Underwriting Income (Loss) (SAP Basis)
  6,140   (14,136 )   124,547   (403,651 )
 
                               
ERIE INDEMNITY INSURANCE UNDERWRITING OPERATIONS
                               
Percent of pool assumed by the Indemnity Company
  5.50 %   5.50 %   5.50 %   5.50 %
 
                               
Indemnity preliminary underwriting income (loss)
  338   (777 )   6,850   (22,201 )
Excess-of-loss premiums ceded to the Exchange
  (1,104 )   (230 )   (3,628 )   (2,530 )
Reinsurance (charges) recoveries under excess-of-loss
  (1,652 )   (735 )   (7,740 )   6,461
SAP to GAAP adjustments
  1,509   (6,305 )   154   (6,671 )
 
                               
Indemnity Underwriting Income (Loss) – GAAP Basis
  (909 )   (8,047 )   (4,364 )   (24,941 )
 
                               
Net Property & Casualty Group (SAP Basis)
                               
Loss and LAE Ratio
  72.4   75.5   68.4   82.1
Underwriting ratio
  28.0   26.3   26.8   26.9
Policyholder Dividends ratio
  0.3   0.3   0.4   0.5
 
                               
Statutory combined ratio
  100.7   102.1   95.6   109.5
 
                               
Adjusted combined ratio, excluding profit component
  95.4   96.4   90.1   103.3
Loss ratio points from catastrophes
  0.9   1.7   1.9   5.3
Loss ratio points from prior accident year reserve development-(redundancy) deficiency
  0.9   (2.5 )   (3.0 )   0.1
Erie Indemnity Company
                               
GAAP combined ratio
  101.7   115.8   102.1   113.0
GAAP loss ratio points from catastrophes
  0.9   1.7   1.9   5.2
 
                               

SAP Basis represents statutory accounting principles as codified by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)

6 Management fee revenue by line of business:

                                                 
    Three months   Three months ended           Twelve months ended   Twelve months ended    
    ended Dec. 31   Dec. 31           Dec. 31   Dec. 31    
    (in thousands)   (in thousands)   %   (in thousands)   (in thousands)   %
    2004   2003   Change   2004   2003   Change
Private passenger auto
  $ 109,137   $ 106,408   2.6 %   $ 471,809   $ 450,228   4.8 %
Commercial auto
  17,692   16,906   4.6   77,648   74,022   4.9
Homeowners
  42,241   37,706   12.0   174,856   148,197   18.0
Commercial multi-peril
  23,535   21,797   8.0   103,837   96,370   7.7
Workers’ compensation
  17,071   15,790   8.1   81,390   77,134   5.5
All other lines of business
  9,411   8,344   12.8   39,626   35,429   11.8
 
                                               
 
  219,087   206,951   5.9 %   949,166   881,380   7.7 %
Allowance for management fee returned on cancelled policies
  1,600   (300 )           (4,100 )   (3,000 )        
 
                                               
Total management fee revenue
  $ 220,687   $ 206,651   6.8 %   $ 945,066   $ 878,380   7.6 %
 
                                               

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Growth rates of policies in force for Property and Casualty Group insurance operations:

                                                                 
    Private   12-mth.           12-mth.   All other   12-mth.   Total   12-mth.
    passenger   growth           growth   personal lines   growth   Personal   growth
Date   auto   rate   Homeowners   rate   of business   rate   lines   rate
12/31/02
    1,591,161       11.1 %     1,230,895       14.4 %     249,544       16.0 %     3,071,600       12.8 %
 
                                                               
03/31/03
    1,623,439       10.5       1,263,118       14.3       257,327       15.9       3,143,874       12.4  
 
                                                               
06/30/03
    1,650,225       9.1       1,293,575       12.8       264,423       14.0       3,208,223       11.0  
 
                                                               
09/30/03
    1,666,285       7.2       1,316,775       10.6       269,640       12.2       3,252,700       9.0  
 
                                                               
12/31/03
    1,672,621       5.1       1,327,842       7.9       272,547       9.2       3,273,010       6.6  
 
                                                               
03/31/04
    1,678,496       3.4       1,335,763       5.8       275,970       7.2       3,290,229       4.7  
 
                                                               
06/30/04
    1,686,524       2.2       1,347,409       4.2       278,547       5.3       3,312,480       3.3  
 
                                                               
09/30/04
    1,682,561       1.0       1,350,899       2.6       278,707       3.4       3,312,167       1.9  
 
                                                               
12/31/04
    1,670,804       (0.1 )     1,347,671       1.5       278,974       2.4       3,297,449       0.8  

Growth rates of policies in force for Property and Casualty Group insurance operations:

                                                                                 
            12-mth.   CML*   12-mth.           12-mth.   All other   12-mth.   Total   12-mth.
    CML*   growth   multi-   growth   Workers'   growth   CML* lines   growth   CML*   growth
Date   auto   rate   peril   rate   comp.   rate   of business   rate   lines   rate
12/31/02
    108,069       12.5 %     190,787       14.8 %     58,930       13.3 %     79,772       11.5 %     437,558       13.4 %
 
                                                                               
03/31/03
    109,963       11.2       194,911       13.8       60,104       12.7       81,356       10.9       446,334       12.4  
 
                                                                               
06/30/03
    112,911       10.2       201,614       12.2       61,932       11.4       83,826       10.5       460,283       11.3  
 
                                                                               
09/30/03
    114,339       8.5       205,127       10.5       62,396       8.8       85,789       9.8       467,651       9.7  
 
                                                                               
12/31/03
    115,171       6.6       206,533       8.3       62,282       5.7       86,409       8.3       470,395       7.5  
 
                                                                               
03/31/04
    115,760       5.3       206,937       6.2       61,378       2.1       86,344       6.1       470,419       5.4  
 
                                                                               
06/30/04
    117,060       3.7       209,795       4.1       60,735       (1.9 )     87,172       4.0       474,762       3.1  
 
                                                                               
09/30/04
    117,090       2.4       210,012       2.4       59,863       (4.1 )     87,921       2.5       474,886       1.5  
 
                                                                               
12/31/04
    117,287       1.8       209,623       1.5       58,931       (5.4 )     87815       1.6       473,656       0.7  

Growth rates of policies in force for Property and Casualty Group insurance operations:

                 
            12-mth.
    Total all   growth
Date   lines   rate
12/31/02
    3,509,208       12.8 %
 
               
03/31/03
    3,590,208       12.4  
 
               
06/30/03
    3,668,506       11.0  
 
               
09/30/03
    3,720,351       9.0  
 
               
12/31/03
    3,743,405       6.7  
 
               
03/31/04
    3,760,648       4.7  
 
               
06/30/04
    3,787,242       3.2  
 
               
09/30/04
    3,787,053       1.8  
 
               
12/31/04
    3,771,105       0.7  

*CML = Commercial

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Policy retention trends for Property and Casualty Group insurance operations:

                                                         
    Private                   CML*           All other    
    passenger   CML*           multi-   Workers'   lines of    
Date   auto   auto   Homeowners   peril   comp.   business   Total
12/31/02
    92.6 %     91.0 %     90.5 %     88.7 %     89.4 %     88.5 %     91.2 %
 
                                                       
03/31/03
    92.5       91.3       90.6       89.1       90.2       88.5       91.2  
 
                                                       
06/30/03
    92.2       91.1       90.5       88.4       89.4       88.4       90.0  
 
                                                       
09/30/03
    91.9       90.4       90.1       88.0       88.9       88.4       90.6  
 
                                                       
12/31/03
    91.6       89.8       89.5       87.5       88.1       88.2       90.2  
 
                                                       
03/31/04
    91.2       89.7       89.0       87.6       88.1       87.5       89.8  
 
                                                       
06/30/04
    90.7       89.0       88.4       86.7       86.7       86.8       89.2  
 
                                                       
09/30/04
    90.3       88.5       87.9       86.0       86.2       86.0       88.7  
 
                                                       
12/31/04
    90.0       88.3       87.6       85.3       85.8       84.9       88.4  

*CML = Commercial

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ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY

PROPERTY & CASUALTY GROUP ADJUSTED COMBINED RATIO BY
MAJOR LINES OF BUSINESS (SAP BASIS)

                                 
    Quarter to date   Quarter to date   Year to date   Year to date
    Dec. 31   Dec. 31   Dec. 31   Dec. 31
    2004   2003   2004   2003
Private passenger auto
  103.9 %   98.6 %   94.8 %   100.1 %
Home protector
  61.3 %   62.5 %   73.1 %   101.0 %
Other personal lines
  80.4 %   74.3 %   79.3 %   90.8 %
Total personal
  92.1 %   89.3 %   89.0 %   100.1 %
Commercial multi-peril
  81.5 %   144.1 %   78.8 %   122.6 %
Commercial auto
  94.5 %   91.0 %   91.0 %   97.1 %
Workers’ compensation
  142.3 %   87.9 %   109.9 %   112.7 %
Other commercial lines
  59.3 %   44.9 %   71.4 %   70.1 %
Total commercial
  101.7 %   106.9 %   91.0 %   111.7 %
Grand total-direct business only
  94.9 %   94.4 %   89.6 %   103.4 %
 
                               

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