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GALLERY: Corporate Colleague Outing at Tewksbury Lodge

GALLERY: Corporate Colleague Outing at Tewksbury Lodge

Merchants Colleagues Enjoy Dinner, Music, and Socializing at Tewksbury Lodge Corporate Colleague Outing on the…
Katherine Trautwein
Katherine TrautweinSeptember 19, 2022
Benjamin Walden Named Vice President, Chief Actuary at Merchants Insurance Group’s Corporate Headquarters Professional headshot of Ben Walden, VP, Chief Actuary at Merchants Insurance Group

Benjamin Walden Named Vice President, Chief Actuary at Merchants Insurance Group’s Corporate Headquarters

Merchants Insurance Group welcomes Benjamin Walden, new Vice President, Chief Actuary   Benjamin (Ben) Walden has…
Katherine Trautwein
Katherine TrautweinAugust 15, 2022
Merchants Insurance Group Presents Donations to FeedMore WNY Following Tops Tragedy Merchants Insurance Group; FeedMore WNY; Charles Makey; Janice Wojtanik; Matt Sedita; Erica Dalton; Caitlin Evans

Merchants Insurance Group Presents Donations to FeedMore WNY Following Tops Tragedy

From left: Merchants’ President Charles Makey; Janice Wojtanik, Executive Assistant to the President, Merchants Insurance…
Katherine Trautwein
Katherine TrautweinJune 7, 2022
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…
Katherine Trautwein
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…
Katherine Trautwein
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…
Katherine Trautwein
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…
Erica Kellogg
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…
Erica Kellogg
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
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