ERIE, Pa., Oct. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Erie
Insurance (NASDAQ: ERIE)
today announced a series of senior leadership changes within the
Claims, Sales & Products and Information Technology
divisions.
The organizational changes are in conjunction with the
January 2021 retirement of
Chris Zimmer, senior vice
president, Claims. Zimmer has been with Erie Insurance for 29 years
in a variety of leadership roles.
Cody Cook will
succeed Zimmer in the role of senior vice president, Claims. Cook
has been ERIE's senior vice
president, Personal Products, since 2017. He previously served as
vice president, Private Passenger Auto, for seven years. He started
at ERIE in 2003 as an actuary and
was promoted to supervisor of the Pricing and Modeling section in
2009.
Ruben Fechner will become
senior vice president, Personal Products. Fechner joined
ERIE in 2013 as senior vice
president, Business Application & Support, Information
Technology. He previously worked for The Hartford, where his most recent role was vice
president of Commercial, Sales and Distribution Technology. He
began his career at USAA, where he held a variety of leadership and
technology roles over a 20-year period.
David Edgerton will be
promoted to senior vice president, Information Technology. Edgerton
has been vice president of Personal Lines Technology since 2018. He
came to ERIE in 2014 as an IT
delivery manager and was promoted to IT director in the Finance
area in 2015. He served as IT director in Personal Lines technology
from 2017 until he assumed his current role.
Edgerton earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from
Auburn University and an MBA from
Poole College of Management at
North Carolina State University. Before
joining ERIE, he served in
the United States Navy for 20
years, attaining the rank of lieutenant commander.
The new leadership appointments will be effective October 22.
About Erie Insurance
According to A.M. Best Company,
Erie Insurance Group, based in Erie,
Pennsylvania, is the 11th largest homeowners insurer, 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 nearly 6 million
policies in force and operates in 12 states and the District of Columbia. Erie Insurance Group is
a Fortune 500 company.
News releases and more information about Erie Insurance Group
are available at www.erieinsurance.com
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