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Exhibit 99.2

ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

                                 
    Three   Three   Nine   Nine
    months   months   months   months
    ended   ended   ended   ended
    September 30   September 30   September 30   September 30
    (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
 
  2005   2004   2005   2004
 
                               
OPERATING REVENUE:
                               
Management fee revenue-net
  $ 228,349   $ 232,837   $ 686,475   $ 684,539
Premiums earned
  53,908   52,862   161,721   154,576
Service agreement revenue
  5,294   5,384   15,440   16,207
 
                               
Total operating revenue
  287,551   291,083   863,636   855,322
 
                               
OPERATING EXPENSES:
                               
Cost of management operations
  184,056   177,659   539,228   521,599
Losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred
  36,995   34,602   103,457   112,642
Policy acquisition and other underwriting expenses
  12,637   12,153   36,836   35,906
 
                               
Total operating expenses
  233,688   224,414   679,521   670,147
 
                               
Investment income — Unaffiliated
                               
Investment income, net of expenses
  14,755   14,795   45,158   45,086
Net realized gains on investments
  1,765   859   16,457   6,743
Equity in earnings of limited
                               
partnerships
  8,032   3,845   30,788   5,727
 
                               
Total investment income — unaffiliated
  24,552   19,499   92,403   57,556
 
                               
Income before income taxes and equity in earnings of Erie Family
                               
Life Insurance Company
  78,415   86,168   276,518   242,731
Provision for income taxes
  25,930   29,141   92,241   81,865
Equity in earnings of Erie Family Life Insurance Company, net of tax
  520   1,539   2,667   4,227
 
                               
Net income
  $ 53,005   $ 58,566   $ 186,944   $ 165,093
 
                               
Net income per share — basic
                               
Class A common stock
  $ 0.84   $ 0.92   $ 2.97   $ 2.58
 
                               
Class B common stock
  $ 128.01   $ 139.84   $ 450.68   $ 393.52
 
                               
Net income per share — diluted
  $ 0.76   $ 0.83   $ 2.69   $ 2.34
 
                               
Weighted average shares outstanding
                               
 
                               
Basic:
                               
Class A common stock
  62,415,372   63,279,022   62,650,810   63,676,870
 
                               
Class B common stock
  2,843   2,878   2,846   2,878
 
                               
Diluted shares
  69,320,147   70,259,227   69,562,785   70,657,075
 
                               
Dividends declared per share
                               
Class A non-voting common
  $ 0.325   $ 0.215   $ 0.975   $ 0.645
 
                               
Class B common
  $ 48.75   $ 32.25   $ 146.25   $ 96.75
 
                               

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ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS — SEGMENT BASIS

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

                                 
    Three   Three   Nine   Nine
    months   months   months   months
    ended   ended   ended   ended
    September 30   September 30   September 30   September 30
    (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
 
  2005   2004   2005   2004
 
                               
MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
                               
Management fee revenue
  $ 241,639   $ 246,388   $ 726,429   $ 724,379
Service agreement revenue
  5,294   5,384   15,440   16,207
 
                               
Total revenue from management operations
  246,933   251,772   741,869   740,586
Cost of management operations
  194,768   187,998   570,612   551,957
 
                               
Income from management operations
  52,165   63,774   171,257   188,629
 
                               
INSURANCE UNDERWRITING OPERATIONS
                               
Premiums earned
  53,908   52,862   161,721   154,576
 
                               
Losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred
  36,995   34,602   103,457   112,642
Policy acquisition and other underwriting expenses
  15,215   15,365   45,407   45,389
 
                               
Total losses and expenses
  52,210   49,967   148,864   158,031
 
                               
Underwriting gain (loss)
  1,698   2,895   12,857   (3,455 )
 
                               
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
                               
Net investment income
  14,755   14,795   45,158   45,086
Net realized gains on investments
  1,765   859   16,457   6,743
Equity in earnings of limited
  8,032   3,845   30,788   5,727
partnerships
                               
Equity in earnings of Erie Family Life Insurance Company
  560   1,654   2,868   4,545
 
                               
Net revenue from investment operations
  25,112   21,153   95,271   62,101
 
                               
Income before income taxes
  78,975   87,822   279,385   247,275
Provision for income taxes
  25,970   29,256   92,441   82,182
 
                               
Net income
  $ 53,005   $ 58,566   $ 186,944   $ 165,093
 
                               
Net income per share – Class A basic
  $ 0.84   $ 0.92   $ 2.97   $ 2.58
 
                               
Net income per share – Class B basic
  $ 128.01   $ 139.84   $ 450.68   $ 393.52
 
                               
Net income per share — diluted
  $ 0.76   $ 0.83   $ 2.69   $ 2.34
 
                               
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING — DILUTED
  69,320   70,259   69,563   70,657
 
                               

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 on Non-GAAP and Operating Measures

Management believes that investors’ understanding of the Company’s performance is enhanced by the disclosure of the following non-GAAP financial measure. The Company’s method of calculating this measure may differ from those used by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited.

Operating income is net income excluding realized capital gains and losses and related federal income taxes. Equity in earnings or losses of Erie Family Life Insurance Company and equity in earnings or losses of limited partnerships are not excluded from the calculation of operating income. Both of these categories include the respective investment’s realized capital gains and losses, as well as unrealized gains and losses, as these investments are accounted for under the equity method.

Net income is the GAAP measure that is most directly comparable to operating income.

The Company uses operating income to evaluate the 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. Realized capital gains and losses may vary significantly between periods and are generally driven by business decisions and economic developments such as capital market condition, the timing of which is unrelated to management services and the insurance underwriting processes of the Company. The Company believes it 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 periods ended Septmber 30, 2005 and 2004:

                                 
    Three months   Three months   Nine months   Nine months
    ended   ended   ended   ended
    September 30   September 30   September 30   September 30
    (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
 
  2005   2004   2005   2004
(in thousands)
                               
Operating income
  $ 51,858   $ 58,007   $ 176,247   $ 160,710
Net realized gains on investments
  1,765   859   16,457   6,743
Income tax expense on realized gains
  (618 )   (300 )   (5,760 )   (2,360 )
 
                               
Realized gains, net of income tax expense
  1,147   559   10,697   4,383
 
                               
Net income
  $ 53,005   $ 58,566   $ 186,944   $ 165,093
 
                               
 
  Three months
  Three months   Nine months   Nine months
 
  ended   ended   ended   ended
 
  September 30   September 30   September 30   September 30
 
  (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
 
  2005   2004   2005   2004
Per Share Information – Diluted
                               
Operating income
  $ 0.74   $ 0.82   $ 2.54   $ 2.28
Net realized gains on investments
  0.03   0.01   0.24   0.10
Income tax expense on realized gains
  (0.01 )   (0.00 )   (0.09 )   (0.04 )
 
                               
Realized gains, net of income tax expense
  0.02   0.01   0.15   0.06
 
                               
Net income
  $ 0.76   $ 0.83   $ 2.69   $ 2.34
 
                               

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ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

                 
    September 30   December 31
    2005   2004
    (Unaudited)        
ASSETS
               
Investments
               
Fixed maturities
  $ 988,333   $ 974,512
Equity securities
               
Preferred stock
  169,489   143,851
Common stock
  92,690   58,843
Other invested assets
  136,151   135,508
 
               
Total investments
  1,386,663   1,312,714
Cash and cash equivalents
  42,735   50,061
Equity in Erie Family Life Insurance Company
  56,773   58,728
Premiums receivable from policyholders
  287,152   275,721
Receivables from affiliates
  1,180,095   1,145,238
Other assets
  161,988   137,282
 
               
Total assets
  $ 3,115,406   $ 2,979,744
 
               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Liabilities
               
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses
  $ 985,836   $ 943,034
Unearned premiums
  480,404   472,553
Other liabilities
  336,887   297,276
 
               
Total liabilities
  1,803,127   1,712,863
Total shareholders’ equity
  1,312,279   1,266,881
 
               
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 3,115,406   $ 2,979,744
 
               
Book value per share
  $ 19.03   $ 18.14
 
               
Shares outstanding
  68,947   69,852
 
               

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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   Nine months   Nine months
    ended   ended   ended   ended
    September 30   September 30   September 30   September 30
    2005   2004   2005   2004
(In thousands) (Unaudited)                                
Statutory Accounting Basis
                               
Premiums earned
  $ 945,738     $ 937,357     $ 2,836,427     $ 2,741,960  
Losses and loss adjustment expenses
    597,252       573,469       1,731,561       1,830,851  
Insurance underwriting and other expenses
    263,615       271,124       793,490       790,224  
 
                               
Net underwriting gain
    84,871       92,764       311,376       120,885  
Net investment income
    104,839       70,685       285,357       202,179  
Net realized gains
    70,268       45,371       441,573       76,550  
Federal income tax expense
    97,015       63,525       349,170       119,725  
 
                               
Net income
  $ 162,963     $ 145,295     $ 689,136     $ 279,889  
 
                               
                 
(In thousands)        
    As of   As of
    September 30   Dec. 31
    2005   2004
Statutory Accounting Basis            
    (Unaudited)        
Cash and invested assets
  $ 7,787,175   $ 7,199,447
Other assets
  1,199,773   1,070,315
 
               
Total assets
  $ 8,986,948   $ 8,269,762
 
               
Claims and unearned premium reserves
  $ 5,081,742   $ 4,973,136
Other liabilities
  644,758   492,568
 
               
Total liabilities
  5,726,500   5,465,704
Policyholders’ surplus
  3,260,448   2,804,058
 
               
Total liabilities and policyholders’ surplus
  $ 8,986,948   $ 8,269,762
 
               

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

                                 
    Three months   Three months   Nine months   Nine months
    ended   ended   ended   ended
    September 30   September 30   September 30   September 30
    2005   2004   2005   2004
(Dollars in thousands)                                
(Unaudited)
                               
Underwriting results of the Property and Casualty Group-(SAP Basis)
                               
Direct underwriting results
                               
Direct written premium
  $ 1,024,165     $ 1,045,785     $ 3,062,437     $ 3,084,470  
 
                               
Premiums earned
    1,005,571       998,231       3,009,496       2,900,590  
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred
    686,611       604,944       1,865,169       1,911,122  
Policy acquisition and other underwriting expenses
    280,968       289,371       845,087       841,688  
 
                               
Direct underwriting income
    37,992       103,916       299,240       147,780  
 
                               
Nonaffiliated reinsurance underwriting results-net
                               
Assumed voluntary-less ceded retrocessions
    48,903       6,029       50,802       9,874  
Assumed involuntary
    (2,717 )     (5,992 )     (15,889 )     (14,860 )
Ceded reinsurance
    (2,538 )     8,023       9,485       24,387  
 
                               
Nonaffiliated reinsurance underwriting gain (loss)
    48,724       (7,986 )     25,428       (29,373 )
Net Underwriting Income (SAP Basis)
  $ 86,716     $ 95,930     $ 324,668     $ 118,407  
 
                               
Erie Indemnity Insurance Underwriting Operations (SAP to GAAP Basis)
                               
Percent of pool assumed by the Indemnity Company
    5.50 %     5.50 %     5.50 %     5.50 %
 
                               
Indemnity preliminary underwriting gain (SAP basis)
  $ 4,769     $ 5,276     $ 17,857     $ 6,512  
Excess-of-loss premiums ceded to the Exchange
    (844 )     (842 )     (2,531 )     (2,524 )
Excess-of-loss changes to recoveries under the agreement
    (2,166 )     (1,159 )     (2,341 )     (6,088 )
SAP to GAAP adjustments
    (61 )     (380 )     (128 )     (1,355 )
 
                               
Indemnity Underwriting Income (Loss) before tax- (GAAP Basis)
  $ 1,698     $ 2,895     $ 12,857     $ (3,455 )
 
                               
Net Property & Casualty Group (SAP Basis)
                               
Loss and LAE Ratio
    63.4 %     61.4 %     61.2 %     67.1 %
Underwriting ratio
    26.5       26.9       26.7       26.4  
Policyholder dividends ratio
    0.6       0.3       0.5       0.4  
 
                               
Statutory combined ratio
    90.5       88.6       88.4       93.9  
 
                               
Adjusted combined ratio, excluding profit component
    85.9       83.0       83.3       88.3  
Loss ratio points from prior accident year reserve development-(redundancy) deficiency
    (1.8 )     (2.3 )     (3.3 )     (2.5 )
Loss ratio points from salvage and subrogation recoveries            collected
    (0.8 )     (0.9 )     (1.7 )     (1.8 )
 
                               
Total loss ratio point impact from accident years
    (2.6 )     (3.2 )     (5.0 )     (4.3 )
 
                               
Loss ratio points from catastrophes
    0.5       3.6       0.5       2.2  
Erie Indemnity Company
                               
GAAP combined ratio
    96.9       94.5       92.1       102.2  
GAAP loss ratio points from catastrophes
    0.5       3.7       0.5       2.3  
 
                               

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

6 Management fee revenue by line of business-Segment basis:

                                                 
    Three months   Three months           Nine months   Nine months    
    ended   ended           ended   ended    
    September 30   September 30   %   September 30   September 30   %
    2005   2004   Change   2005   2004   Change
(in thousands)                                                
Private passenger auto
  $ 120,879   $ 126,724   -4.6   $ 354,022   $ 362,672   -2.4
Commercial auto
  18,707   18,587   0.6   61,026   59,956   1.8
Homeowners
  49,107   49,962   -1.7   133,825   132,615   0.9
Commercial multi-peril
  24,730   25,192   -1.8   81,662   80,302   1.7
Workers’ compensation
  19,559   20,491   -4.5   65,567   64,319   1.9
All other lines of business
  10,257   10,032   2.2   31,227   30,215   3.3
 
                                               
 
  243,239   250,988   -3.1   727,329   730,079   -0.4
Change in allowance for management fee returned on cancelled policies
  (1,600 )   (4,600 )   N/A   (900 )   (5,700 )   N/A
 
                                               
Management fee revenue, after changes in allowance
  $ 241,639   $ 246,388   -1.9 %   $ 726,429   $ 724,379   0.3 %
 
                                               

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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
09/30/2003
    1,666,285       7.2       1,316,775       10.6       269,640       12.2       3,252,700       9.0  
 
                                                               
12/31/2003
    1,672,621       5.1       1,327,842       7.9       272,547       9.2       3,273,010       6.6  
 
                                                               
03/31/2004
    1,678,496       3.4       1,335,763       5.8       275,970       7.2       3,290,229       4.7  
 
                                                               
06/30/2004
    1,686,524       2.2       1,347,409       4.2       278,547       5.3       3,312,480       3.3  
 
                                                               
09/30/2004
    1,682,561       1.0       1,350,899       2.6       278,707       3.4       3,312,167       1.9  
 
                                                               
12/31/2004
    1,670,804       (0.1 )     1,347,671       1.5       278,974       2.4       3,297,449       0.8  
 
                                                               
03/31/2005
    1,661,955       (1.0 )     1,343,803       0.6       279,927       1.4       3,285,685       (0.1 )
 
                                                               
06/30/2005
    1,658,278       (1.7 )     1,350,491       0.2       282,670       1.5       3,291,439       (0.6 )
 
                                                               
09/30/2005
    1,651,629       (1.8 )     1,354,487       0.3       285,134       2.3       3,291,250       (0.6 )

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
09/30/2003
    114,339       8.5       205,127       10.5       62,396       8.8       85,789       9.8       467,651       9.7  
 
                                                                               
12/31/2003
    115,171       6.6       206,533       8.3       62,282       5.7       86,409       8.3       470,395       7.5  
 
                                                                               
03/31/2004
    115,760       5.3       206,937       6.2       61,378       2.1       86,344       6.1       470,419       5.4  
 
                                                                               
06/30/2004
    117,060       3.7       209,795       4.1       60,735       (1.9 )     87,172       4.0       474,762       3.1  
 
                                                                               
09/30/2004
    117,090       2.4       210,012       2.4       59,863       (4.1 )     87,921       2.5       474,886       1.5  
 
                                                                               
12/31/2004
    117,287       1.8       209,623       1.5       58,931       (5.4 )     87,815       1.6       473,656       0.7  
 
                                                                               
03/31/2005
    117,382       1.4       209,619       1.3       57,949       (5.6 )     87,877       1.8       472,827       0.5  
 
                                                                               
06/30/2005
    118,445       1.2       212,100       1.1       57,398       (5.5 )     88,981       2.1       476,924       0.5  
 
                                                                               
09/30/2005
    118,555       1.3       212,939       1.4       56,877       (5.0 )     90,074       2.4       478,445       0.7  

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

                 
            12-mth.
    Total all   growth
Date   lines   rate
09/30/2003
    3,720,351       9.0  
 
               
12/31/2003
    3,743,405       6.7  
 
               
03/31/2004
    3,760,648       4.7  
 
               
06/30/2004
    3,787,242       3.2  
 
               
09/30/2004
    3,787,053       1.8  
 
               
12/31/2004
    3,771,105       0.7  
 
               
03/31/2005
    3,758,512       (0.1 )
 
               
06/30/2005
    3,768,363       (0.5 )
 
               
09/30/2005
    3,769,695       (0.5 )

*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
09/30/2003
    91.9       90.4       90.1       88.0       88.9       88.4       90.6  
 
                                                       
12/31/2003
    91.6       89.8       89.5       87.5       88.1       88.2       90.2  
 
                                                       
03/31/2004
    91.2       89.7       89.0       87.6       88.1       87.5       89.8  
 
                                                       
06/30/2004
    90.7       89.0       88.4       86.7       86.7       86.8       89.2  
 
                                                       
09/30/2004
    90.3       88.5       87.9       86.0       86.2       86.0       88.7  
 
                                                       
12/31/2004
    90.0       88.3       87.6       85.3       85.8       85.8       88.4  
 
                                                       
03/31/2005
    89.9       88.2       87.6       85.5       85.9       85.5       88.3  
 
                                                       
06/30/2005
    89.8       87.8       87.8       85.0       85.8       85.5       88.3  
 
                                                       
09/30/2005
    89.9       88.0       88.0       85.1       86.0       85.6       88.4  

*CML = Commercial

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ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY

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

                                 
    Three months   Three months ended   Nine months   Nine months
    ended   September 30   ended   ended
    September 30   2004   September 30   September 30
 
    2005             2005       2004  
 
                               
Private passenger auto
  97.6 %   85.3 %   92.1 %   91.7 %
Home protector
  71.5 %   74.4 %   69.1 %   77.5 %
Other personal lines
  89.3 %   88.4 %   71.4 %   79.1 %
Total personal
  90.5 %   82.7 %   85.3 %   87.8 %
Commercial multi-peril
  88.9 %   59.8 %   74.0 %   78.0 %
Commercial auto
  88.6 %   96.0 %   83.1 %   89.8 %
Workers’ compensation
  108.9 %   101.2 %   96.7 %   103.7 %
Other commercial lines
  54.1 %   90.7 %   56.0 %   75.9 %
Total commercial
  92.6 %   84.1 %   82.1 %   88.9 %
Grand total-direct business only
  91.0 %   82.9 %   84.4 %   88.1 %
 
                               

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