Merchants Insurance Group Named 2019 Small Commercial Carrier of the Year by NAIA

Pictured from left: Jeff Benjamin, Merchants’ New England Regional Office Regional Underwriting Manager; Craig Sargent, North American Insurance Alliance President; Sarah Lawrence, Merchants Territory Manager; Dan Bierbrauer, Senior Vice President of Insurance Operations at Merchants; and Kevin Lasante, Merchants’ Regional Vice President for the New England Regional Office.

Merchants Insurance Group is pleased to be honored as the 2019 Small Commercial Carrier of the year by the North American Insurance Alliance (NAIA), of Rangeley, Maine. The agency group writes business with Merchants in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont.

This and other 2019 NAIA awards were only recently presented to recipients due to prior pandemic gathering limitations.

Merchants Insurance Group Named 2019 Small Commercial Carrier of the year by the North American Insurance Alliance

North American Insurance Alliance conducted their biennial Summer Soiree recently, where representatives of Merchants were presented with the award. North American Insurance Alliance defines “small carrier” as those companies with less than $15 million in direct written premium, and Merchants is looking forward to continued growth with the agency group.

Merchants is honored and grateful to be the recipient of this award presented to carrier partners.

Merchants Insurance Group Named 2019 Small Commercial Carrier of the year by the North American Insurance Alliance

Erica Kellogg

Merchants Insurance Group

Founded in downtown Buffalo, New York in 1918, Merchants Insurance Group is a leading regional property and casualty insurance carrier specializing in commercial lines. Merchants partners exclusively with independent insurance agents because they have the expertise to match the company’s portfolio of quality products, and to ensure customers’ assets are properly protected. The large network of Merchants’ independent agent partners spans across Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Vermont.