(Erie, Pa.) – 11/1/09 – Erie Insurance Group (Nasdaq: ERIE) recently announced Peterson Insurance Services, Inc. as a winner of the F.W. Hirt Quality Agency award.

The F.W. Hirt Quality Agency award is a prestigious award that Erie Insurance Group grants annually to the qualifying agency in each branch that best exemplifies the attributes Erie Insurance looks for in a quality agency. Some of the criteria for winning the award include attitude, tenure, cooperation, volume, re-underwriting, continuing education and profitability. The award is named in honor of the late Erie Insurance Chairman and Chief Executive Officer F. William Hirt.

Peterson Insurance Services, Inc. had been serving the community for over 11 years, and has been associated with Erie Insurance since its inception. Current principal agent and Erie Marketing Task Force Representative for Eastern Pennsylvania, Charlie Peterson, started the agency from scratch in 1998. The agency is located at 140 West Eagle Road, Havertown, PA 19083 and the main phone number is 610-446-5059.