Merchants Insurance Group

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Merchants Insurance Group

Company type	Mutual Insurance Company
Industry	Insurance
Founded	1918, Buffalo, NY
Headquarters	250 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14202
Number of locations	Over 1,000 agents 4 regional offices
Area served	Primarily the North East and North Central U.S.
Key people	Charles E. Makey, III, President
Products	Personal and Commercial Insurance
Number of employees	Over 300
Website	merchantsgroup.com

Merchants Insurance Group is a regional property and casualty insurance company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. The company provides commercial, personal property and casualty insurance throughout the Northeast and North Central United States. The company has regional offices in Hauppauge, New York; Manchester, New Hampshire; Mount Laurel, New Jersey; and Buffalo, New York.

Merchants Insurance Group comprises three companies: Merchants Mutual Insurance Company, Merchants Preferred Insurance Company, and Merchants National Insurance Company. Merchants Preferred commenced business in 2007 to rebuild and expand its preferred-risk business after the sale of a like subsidiary,^[1] and Merchants National commenced business in 2009.^[2]

Merchants employs over 300 insurance professionals throughout its operating territories, and works with more than 1,000 independent insurance agents. The company offers insurance in Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Vermont.^[3]