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Merchants provides high-quality and affordable insurance for businesses, automobile owners and home owners.
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Merchants Insurance Group, with its headquarters in Buffalo, New York, is comprised of Merchants Mutual Insurance Company and Merchants Preferred Insurance Company. Our companies provide a variety of property and casualty insurance products for commercial and personal lines.
Merchants provides high-quality and affordable insurance for home owners, automobile owners, and many businesses, such as contractors and business owners. Merchants operates in Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont.
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Merchants Insurance Group Recognizes Scirocco Group as 2017 Agent of the Year
Scirocco Group, headquartered in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, has been named the 2017 Agent of the Year by Merchants Insurance Group. The Agent of the.. Read More →
Merchants Insurance Group Recognizes Scirocco Group as 2017 Agent of the Year
Scirocco Group, headquartered in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, has been named the 2017 Agent of the Year by Merchants Insurance... read more →
April 17, 2018
Tips for Drinking Water if Flooding Occurs
Use bottled water that has not been exposed to flood waters if it is available. If you don't have bottled... read more →
April 16, 2018
What Are You Doing to Safeguard and Protect Your Small Business Data?
Are you doing enough to safeguard and protect your small business data? Small businesses are widely adopting data backup practices... read more →
April 16, 2018
Greening Your Small Business: Reduce Travel with Virtual Meetings
Being “green” or environmentally friendly is probably not a new idea to you as a small business owner. In the... read more →
April 16, 2018
5 Pillars of Small Businesses Success
What does it take for a small business to achieve success? Whether you’re already in business or preparing to start... read more →
April 16, 2018
Laying a Foundation for Small Business Crime Prevention
Crime—burglary, robbery, vandalism, shoplifting, employee theft, and fraud—costs businesses billions of dollars each year. Crime can be particularly devastating to... read more →
April 16, 2018
Spotting The Signs of a B2B Scam
A small business or nonprofit gets what appears to be an invoice for a listing in an online yellow pages... read more →
April 16, 2018
Small Business Safety Q’s and A’s with OSHA
Establishing a safe and healthful working environment requires every employer – large and small – and every worker to make safety and health... read more →
April 16, 2018
Why Invest the Time? … Traffic Crashes are Costly to Employers
You may already have policies in place to reduce the human and economic toll of crashes involving company-car drivers. But... read more →
April 13, 2018
Prepare for Unpredictable Spring Weather
Spring is the time of year when many things change—including the weather. Temperatures can swing back and forth between balmy... read more →
April 12, 2018
National Work Zone Awareness Week: Why Is It Important
What is National Work Zone Awareness Week? The National Work Zone Awareness Week began in 1999 when the Federal Highway... read more →
April 12, 2018
Spring Weather Safety: Tornadoes, Before and During the Storm
Tornadoes are nature’s most violent storms. Spawned from powerful thunderstorms, tornadoes can cause fatalities and devastate a neighborhood in seconds.... read more →
April 10, 2018
Understanding Insurance for Contractors
Since there is always a possibility that someone will file a lawsuit against you claiming to have been harmed by... read more →
April 7, 2018
Homeowner Tips for Hiring a Home Improvement Contractor
Always use a licensed Home Improvement Contractor and/or Salesperson. Get References. Check with at least three reputable references before hiring... read more →
April 4, 2018
Make Sure Your Contractors Business Is Protected
Contractors’ season is right around the corner, and now is the time to make sure you and your business are... read more →
April 1, 2018
Merchants Insurance Group Names President’s Award Winner for 2017
In the photo, from left: Tom Meyers, Senior Vice President, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer; Stephen... read more →
March 23, 2018
Buffalo 100th Anniversary Celebration – Monday, March 5th
March 19, 2018
No matter what, you always know… The mail must go through….
For our 50th anniversary, a photo was taken with several Colleagues in front of the old mail delivery cart. For... read more →
March 17, 2018
Reduce the Chances of CO Poisoning in Your Workplace
To reduce the chances of CO poisoning in your workplace, you should take the following actions: Install an effective ventilation system... read more →
March 7, 2018
How Can I Avoid CO Poisoning From My Car Or Truck?
Have a mechanic check the exhaust system of your car or truck every year. A small leak in the exhaust... read more →
March 7, 2018
Office Safety: Make Sure You Protect Your Vision
Although looking at a computer monitor cannot damage your eyes, spending a large portion of your workday at the computer... read more →
March 7, 2018
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