Durn & Bieler Insurance

The Durn & Bieler Insurance Agency, an independent and Erie Insurance Agent, was founded in the late 1930s by Frederick W. Beiler, whose sons, Frederick J. and Robert, later became part of the business. Frederick W. Beiler died in 1968, and his son, Frederick, took over the business.

Frederick ran the agency until 1988, when Robert Durn bought him out. Eleven years later, the Commonwealth Insurance Group acquired Durn & Bieler.

Durn & Bieler represents Erie and the other insurance companies represented by T.W. Cooper, Snyder Insurance and Fisher Insurance, and has also won Erie Founder’s Awards for its outstanding performance.

The agency’s six employees include Lori Hawkins, Sharon Frank and Fran Sakelarides, all Customer Insurance Service reps; Robert Nelis and Chris Whitcomb, Commercial Lines producers; and Dana Hipszer, Personal Lines producer. Emphasis has always been on serving customers within close proximity to East Greenville. In fact, Hawkins, Frank and Sakelarides all attended East Greenville schools and have been working together at the agency for many years.