Life is full of surprises. Some of them are happy (surprise parties!) while others aren’t. (That’s my neighbor’s tree…on my car.)
Erie Insurance can help protect you from the unexpected. Whether it’s through auto, home, business or life insurance, ERIE has plenty of ways to help your wallet—and your peace of mind—from taking an unexpected hit. Here are 90.* To learn more about any one, talk to an Erie Insurance Agent in your community.

When you loan something out
- Your car
- Your snow blower (You’ve always been a great neighbor.)
- Your boat
- Your tricked-out bicycle

When you rent or borrow something
- A car, truck or U-Haul
- A Bobcat
- Your neighbor’s snow blower
- Your friend’s car
When you work from home
- Your computer
- Any injuries your customers suffer when visiting your home
- Your inventory
- If you work-from-car, a.k.a. a ridesharing company like Uber
- Data breaches
- When you build (or upgrade) that new home office
- Accusations of libel (publication of a false statement that hurts a person’s reputation) or slander (a false statement that damages another person’s reputation)

When you’re traveling
- A rental car
- If your home is broken into while you’re away
- If something goes wrong (think: pipes bursting) when you’re gone
- If your identity is stolen or compromised
- If you accidentally lock your keys in the car
- If your luggage gets lost


When you’re getting ready for something new
- Building your dream home, whether it’s a tiny house or a house that gives Downton Abbey a run for its money
- Buying a house or a condo
- When your baby heads off to college
- When your teen (deep breath!) starts to drive
- Having a baby
- Buying a new car
- Changing jobs
- Starting a business
- When you’re getting ready to propose or say “I do”
- When you move into your first apartment
- When you buy something BIG like a hologram TV, a special piece of jewelry or an original piece of artwork
When you’re planning for retirement
- When you want to protect the nest egg you worked so hard to build
- When you want to save and plan for income in retirement
- When you decide to enjoy life on the water and buy a boat
- When you decide to enjoy life on the road and buy a tricked-out motorcycle
- When you buy a vacation home in the woods, near the ocean or on a golf course…
- …but space junk hits your house

When there’s a mishap in your home
- Your robot gets a little crazy (think Roomba eating your surge protector)
- Your water heater starts leaking
- Your furnace sparks a fire
- Your solar panels get pounded by hail
- Your dishwasher loses it all over your new wood floor

- A chimney fire gets out of control
- Your sump pump stops working
- There’s a dryer fire
- An errant baseball shatters your window
- You experience a Thanksgiving turkey emergency
- A power outage zaps your fridge (and the big lobster dinner you just bought for your mother-in-law’s birthday).

When it comes to protecting the ones you love most
- Your little kids
- Your grown-up kids
- Your spouse
- Your parents
- Your domestic partner
- Your pets
When it comes to your business
- If a weather event shuts down your business (and your income) for a few days
- If a current (or former) employee takes you to court
- If equipment breaks down and causes damage
- If your inventory goes up in flames
- If your business car (or cars) have a mishap
- If a customer gets hurt on your property
- If you experience a data breach
- If an employee is injured on the job
- If your business partner passes away unexpectedly
- If you discover an employee is stealing from the business
- If you need to rent out a temporary space after a fire or other loss


When Mother Nature wreaks havoc
- If lightning strikes and causes a fire
- If wind blows shingles off your roof
- If hail pelts your car or siding
- If heavy rain damages your house
- If a tornado touches down
- If a hurricane rips through your town
- If an earthquake rumbles
- If there’s a flood
- If heavy snow does a number on your roof
When accidents happen like…
- Hitting a telephone pole
- Slamming into your garage door
- Hitting another car on the road
- Colliding with a deer
- Having a tree fall on your car
- Getting in an accident and being unable to work for a while
- Banging up your motorcycle
- Losing control on a sheet of black ice and crashing
- Getting into an accident with an uninsured, underinsured or hit-and-run driver
- Having a rock hit your windshield
When something just plain bad happens
- Your neighbor’s tree falls on your house
- A neighbor slips and falls on your sidewalk
- A thief breaks into your car
- A thief steals your car
- Someone slashes your tires

This year, ERIE is celebrating 90 years of being Above all in Service®. Learn more about who we are and how we’ve been going strong since 1925. And talk to an Erie Insurance Agent in your community to learn more about how you can get great coverage at a great price.
* Coverage dependent on your policy. For general product information, click here. See your Agent or the policy for details.