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Merchants Insurance Group President and Chief Executive Officer Charles E. Makey, III, Named to Buffalo Business First’s Power 250 List for Third Consecutive Year Charles Makey Named on Business first's Power 250 for third consecutive year; photo of Charles Makey

Merchants Insurance Group President and Chief Executive Officer Charles E. Makey, III, Named to Buffalo Business First’s Power 250 List for Third Consecutive Year

Buffalo Business First has recognized Charles E. Makey, III, President and Chief Executive Officer of…
Katherine Trautwein
Katherine TrautweinMarch 5, 2024
Merchants Insurance Group Named Among “Best Places to Work in Western New York,” for Second Consecutive Year Merchants Insurance Group earns Best Places to Work in 2024, graphic announcing this award

Merchants Insurance Group Named Among “Best Places to Work in Western New York,” for Second Consecutive Year

Merchants Insurance Group has once again been named one of Western New York's "Best Places…
Katherine Trautwein
Katherine TrautweinFebruary 5, 2024
Merchants Named Among “Western New York’s Top Private Companies” for Fifth Consecutive Year Text reads "Merchants Insurance Group Named Among Western New York's Top Private Companies for Fifth Consecutive Year"

Merchants Named Among “Western New York’s Top Private Companies” for Fifth Consecutive Year

Buffalo Business First has recognized Merchants Insurance Group as one of “Western New York’s Top…
Katherine Trautwein
Katherine TrautweinDecember 6, 2023
Merchants Named “Fast Track” Company for Fifth Consecutive Year Merchants Insurance Group named to "Fast Track" for fifth consecutive year

Merchants Named “Fast Track” Company for Fifth Consecutive Year

Merchants Named "Fast Track" Company   Merchants Insurance Group Recognized Among Buffalo Business First's Fastest…
Katherine Trautwein
Katherine TrautweinAugust 28, 2023
Merchants Insurance Group Receives Ward’s 50® Designation for Third Consecutive Year Maroon text box reads "Merchants Insurance Group receives Ward's 50 designation for third consecutive year"

Merchants Insurance Group Receives Ward’s 50® Designation for Third Consecutive Year

Merchants Earns Ward's 50® Designation in 2021, 2022, & 2023 Merchants Insurance Group has been…
Katherine Trautwein
Katherine TrautweinJuly 13, 2023
Merchants Insurance Group’s “A- (Excellent)” Rating Affirmed by AM Best, with Outlook Revised from “Stable” to “Positive” Merchants Insurance Group A- Excellent AM Best Rating 2023; outlook revised from stable to positive; Merchants Mutual Insurance Company

Merchants Insurance Group’s “A- (Excellent)” Rating Affirmed by AM Best, with Outlook Revised from “Stable” to “Positive”

Merchants Insurance Group announced that all three of its companies, Merchants Mutual Insurance Company, Merchants Preferred Insurance…
Katherine Trautwein
Katherine TrautweinApril 27, 2023
Merchants Mutual Insurance Company Named a 2022 “Super Regional Property/Casualty Insurer” by Insurance Journal Insurance Journal Super Regional P/C Insurer logo with text reading "Merchants Mutual Insurance Company Named a 2022 Super Regional P/C Insurer by Insurance Journal

Merchants Mutual Insurance Company Named a 2022 “Super Regional Property/Casualty Insurer” by Insurance Journal

Merchants Mutual Insurance Company, part of the Merchants Insurance Group family of property and casualty…
Katherine Trautwein
Katherine TrautweinAugust 11, 2022
Vanner Insurance Agency of Buffalo, N.Y. Named Merchants Insurance Group’s 2021 Agent of the Year Vanner Insurance Agency is Merchants Insurance Group's Agent of the Year

Vanner Insurance Agency of Buffalo, N.Y. Named Merchants Insurance Group’s 2021 Agent of the Year

Pictured: Members of the Vanner Insurance Agency team. From left: Kim LaVigne, Tom Vanner, Chelsa…
Katherine Trautwein
Katherine TrautweinApril 13, 2022
Merchants Insurance Group President Charles E. Makey, III Named on Business First’s Power 250 List for Western New York charles e makey iii power 250 buffalo ny business first 2022

Merchants Insurance Group President Charles E. Makey, III Named on Business First’s Power 250 List for Western New York

  Merchants Insurance Group is proud to share that our president Charles E. Makey, III…
Erica Kellogg
Erica KelloggMarch 21, 2022
Affiliated Agency, Inc. of Plainview, N.Y. Named Merchants Insurance Group’s 2020 Agent of the Year Affiliated Agency, Inc. of Plainview Named Merchants Insurance Group’s 2020 Agent of the Year

Affiliated Agency, Inc. of Plainview, N.Y. Named Merchants Insurance Group’s 2020 Agent of the Year

Merchants Insurance Group has announced that Affiliated Agency, Inc. of Plainview, N.Y. is the company’s…
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Erica KelloggJune 29, 2021
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