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Merchants Insurance Group Names President’s Award Winners for 2020 and 2021 Merchants Insurance Group President Charles Makey with President's Award winners 2020 and 2021

Merchants Insurance Group Names President’s Award Winners for 2020 and 2021

https://youtu.be/qYxp82ejmqM   Merchants Insurance Group is proud to celebrate Lisa Turner, Financial Services Manager, and…
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Katherine TrautweinApril 18, 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…
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Katherine TrautweinApril 13, 2022
Sara Hanavan Named Director, Product Management at Merchants Insurance Group Sara Hanavan Promotion 2022 Merchants Insurance Group Buffalo NY

Sara Hanavan Named Director, Product Management at Merchants Insurance Group

Merchants Insurance Group is pleased to announce the promotion of Sara Hanavan to Director, Product…
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Katherine TrautweinMarch 28, 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
Robert M. Zak Appointed Board Chair of Merchants Insurance Group Robert M. Zak Appointed Board Chair of Merchants Insurance Group

Robert M. Zak Appointed Board Chair of Merchants Insurance Group

Robert M. Zak, recently retired as president and CEO of Merchants Insurance Group, has been…
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Erica KelloggMarch 31, 2021
Merchants Insurance Group helps the NFTA, the city and the local economy with renovation work on Main/Seneca street Metro Rail stations Merchants Insurance Group and the NFTA unveil recently renovated Metro Rail stations at Main near Seneca streets in Buffalo, NY as part of Buffalo'[s resurgence.

Merchants Insurance Group helps the NFTA, the city and the local economy with renovation work on Main/Seneca street Metro Rail stations

https://youtu.be/pYE3BFx9jq0 Merchants Insurance Group, partnering with the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA), unveiled the enhanced…
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Erica KelloggMarch 29, 2021
Merchants Insurance Group Named Partner Company of the Year by EMS Group ems award

Merchants Insurance Group Named Partner Company of the Year by EMS Group

EMS Group, headquartered in Western New York, recently held their annual review meeting where they…
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Merchants Insurance GroupDecember 29, 2020
Robert Zak, Merchants’ President and CEO, Named as NAMIC Chair Robert Zac, Merchants' President and CEO headshot

Robert Zak, Merchants’ President and CEO, Named as NAMIC Chair

Buffalo, N.Y., September 25, 2020 – Robert Zak, Merchants Insurance Group President and CEO, was…
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Merchants Insurance GroupSeptember 25, 2020
Merchants Insurance Group named “Fast Track” Company Fast Track Companies of Western New York logo

Merchants Insurance Group named “Fast Track” Company

Buffalo, N.Y., September 24, 2020 – We are proud to be named a “Fast Track”…
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Merchants Insurance GroupSeptember 24, 2020
Merchants Insurance Group Named “Impact Award” Winner by Novarica Merchants Insurance Group logo with background

Merchants Insurance Group Named “Impact Award” Winner by Novarica

Merchants Insurance Group has been selected as an “Impact Award” winner by Novarica Insurance Technology…
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