UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 8-K/A

                        Amendment No. 1 to CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 27, 2003

                             ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        PENNSYLVANIA                   0-24000             25-0466020
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(State or other jurisdiction of       (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation)                        File Number)         Identification No.)


100 Erie Insurance Place, Erie, Pennsylvania                   16530
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  (Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (814) 870-2000

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Item 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT

On September 10, 2002, the Audit Committee of Erie Indemnity  Company  (Company)
appointed  Ernst & Young LLP as the  Company's  independent  auditors  for 2003.
Malin, Bergquist & Company, LLP (M, B&C) were the Company's independent auditors
for 2002. On March 28, 2003 Ernst & Young,  LLP will be engaged as the Company's
independent  auditors.  On March 27, 2003 M, B&C was  dismissed as the Company's
independent auditors.

The Audit  Committee  of the Company  annually  considers  the  selection of the
Company's  independent  auditors.  In previous years,  the Audit Committee would
recommend the appointment of the independent  auditors to the Company's Board of
Directors for shareholder ratification. At its meeting of September 9, 2002, the
Company's Board of Directors  amended the Bylaws of the Company  consistent with
the provisions of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002, to give the Audit  Committee
sole authority to engage the Company's independent auditors.

M, B&C's reports on the Company's consolidated financial statements for the past
two years did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion,  nor were
they  qualified  or  modified  as to  uncertainty,  audit  scope  or  accounting
principles.

During the  Company's  two most recent fiscal years and through the date of this
Form 8-K/A,  there were no disagreements with M, B&C on any matter of accounting
principles or practices,  financial statement  disclosure,  or auditing scope or
procedure  which,  if not resolved to M, B&C's  satisfaction,  would have caused
them to make reference to the subject matter in connection  with their report on
the Company's  consolidated  financial statements for such years; and there were
no reportable events, as listed in Item 304 (a) (1) (v) of Regulation S-K.

The Company provided M, B&C with a copy of the foregoing  disclosures.  Attached
as Exhibit 16.1 is a copy of M, B&C's  letter,  dated March 27, 2003 stating its
agreement with such statements.

During the  Company's  two most recent fiscal years and through the date of this
Form 8-K/A,  the Company did not consult Ernst & Young,  LLP with respect to the
application  of  accounting  principles  to  a  specified  transaction,   either
completed  or proposed,  or the type of audit  opinion that might be rendered on
the  Company's  consolidated  financial  statements,  or any  other  matters  or
reportable events listed in Items 304 (a) (2) (i) and (ii) of Regulation S-K.

On  October  23,  2002,  Ernst & Young  LLP was  engaged  by the  Company,  with
concurrence by the Audit  Committee to consult with Company  management and with
M, B&C regarding the  registration of its class A common stock on Form S-3. Such
consultation  was limited to providing  assistance  in  responding to accounting
comments in the Securities and Exchange  Commission  (SEC) staff comment letters
to preliminary S-3 filings. The registration became effective January 22, 2003.

The consultation included:
o Participation in discussions with the Company and representatives of M, B&C;
o Review and discussion of  applicable  accounting  literature  and SEC comments
  and,
o Assistance in drafting responses to SEC comments.

Ernst & Young LLP provided  oral  viewpoints,  none of which  created a material
change in application of accounting principles or disclosure matters. There were
also no disagreements  between M, B&C, Ernst & Young LLP and Company  management
on  the  application  of  accounting   principles  to  the  Company's  financial
statements or transactions.

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Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

c) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this document:

     Exhibit Number                          Description
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         16.1            Letter  from  Malin, Bergquist  & Company, LLP  to  the
                         Securities and Exchange Commission dated March 27, 2003


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EXHIBIT 16.1

                            Malin, Bergquist & Co., LLP
                               2402 West 8th Street
                                  Erie, PA 16505

March 27, 2003

Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C.  20549



We have  read  Item 4 of the  Current  Report  on Form  8-K/A of Erie  Indemnity
Company,  Inc. for March 27, 2003,  and we agree with the  statements  contained
therein insofar as they relate to our firm.



Very truly yours,

/S/MALIN, BERGQUIST & COMPANY, LLP

MALIN, BERGQUIST & COMPANY, LLP
Certified Public Accountants

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                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                              ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY


                               Erie Indemnity Company
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                                    (Registrant)

Date: March 27, 2003           /s/ Jan R. Van Gorder
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                              (Jan R. Van Gorder, Senior Executive Vice
                               President, Secretary & General Counsel)



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