ERIE, Pa., Nov. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Erie Insurance
has received a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2016 Corporate
Equality Index, a national benchmark on corporate policies and
practices related to LGBT workplace equality. The index is
administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
"ERIE believes in The Golden
Rule and in treating all people with dignity and respect,"
said Tesha Nesbit Arrington,
ERIE's director of diversity and
inclusion. "Our perfect score on the 2016 Corporate Equality Index
is validation of our efforts to create an inclusive work
environment."
The 2016 CEI rated 1,027 businesses based on LGBT-related
policies and practices including non-discrimination workplace
protections, domestic partner benefits, transgender-inclusive
health care benefits, competency programs and public engagement.
ERIE satisfied all of the CEI's
criteria to receive the perfect score and designation as a Best
Place to Work for LGBT Equality.
For more information on the 2016 Corporate Equality Index, or to
download a free copy of the report, visit www.hrc.org/cei.
About Erie Insurance
According to A.M. Best Company,
Erie Insurance Group, based in Erie,
Pennsylvania, is the 11th largest homeowners insurer and
12th largest automobile insurer in the
United States based on direct premiums written and the 16th
largest property/casualty insurer in the
United States based on total lines net premium written. The
Group, rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best Company, has more than 5
million policies in force and operates in 12 states and the
District of Columbia. Erie
Insurance Group is a FORTUNE 500 company, a Barron's 500 company
and has been recognized by Forbes as one of America's 50 Most
Trustworthy Financial Companies.
News releases and more information about Erie Insurance Group
are available at www.erieinsurance.com.
About the Human Rights Campaign
The Human Rights
Campaign is America's largest civil rights organization working to
achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. By
inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end
discrimination against LGBT citizens and realize a nation that
achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.
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