Answering medical questions is a drag. No one likes sharing their private details with the world—even if it is for a good reason. We get it. That’s why we offer a whole life insurance policy through Erie Insurance that requires just six medical questions. That’s right, no baring your soul, [...]
How long do you plan to live? The Centers for Disease Control put the average American life expectancy at nearly 78 years. That means Americans are spending more time in their “golden years” than ever before. Is your retirement planning enough to keep you living the life you want? Surprisingly, [...]
How do you want to be remembered? With a solemn ceremony in a church, or a big crowded wake? Funerals are an important rite of passage for those left behind—and can come with big price tags. The National Funeral Directors Association estimates that the average funeral costs $6,500—and that’s not [...]
Raising kids is not cheap. From getting new shoes for their growing feet every three months to funding college, making sure kids have everything they need to grow up and become members of society is expensive. It’s hard enough to take care of these things when you have a parent [...]
Do your eyes start to glaze over whenever anyone starts to talk about life insurance? Term life, whole life, universal life, what does it all mean? And the chances of you ever needing to use it are so low, why bother learning all the jargon? Think again. Life insurance is [...]
No one likes to think about life insurance, much less talk about it or buy it. It’s uncomfortable and a little scary, acknowledging that we won’t live forever. But remember: life insurance isn’t about the people who are gone. It’s about the people who remain. Life insurance is the ultimate [...]
Admit it: putting your 16 year-old kid behind the wheel of a car is one of the most nerve-wracking things you can do as a parent. After all, you remember the first time he rode a tricycle—how can you let him steer a two-ton machine? Most kids do their best [...]
Predictability. It’s about being stable, steady and unchanging. Some might consider it boring, but when you’re paying your bills, predictability can be a very nice thing. That’s exactly what Erie Insurance’s Rate LockSM program does: gives you predictability and peace of mind by not raising your car insurance rates, even [...]
You probably already know that many insurance companies boost your rate for getting into accidents. But did you know that traffic tickets can raise your rates, too? Late to work one day and have a bit of lead foot? Rate increase. Miss the speed limit sign? Rate increase. Forget to [...]
As a driver, you try to do everything right. You check your mirrors when you get in the car, always use your turn signal and never text behind the wheel. But even the best drivers get into accidents sometimes—one little mistake is all it takes. Most insurance companies think that [...]