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Merchants Insurance Group Promotes Christine Schmitt to Executive Vice President & CFOMerchants Insurance Group is pleased to announce that Christine Schmitt, CPA, CGMA, current Senior Vice President and CFO, has been promoted to Executive Vice President & CFO.

Joining Merchants in October 2018, by 2019 she was promoted to Senior Vice President and CFO. In that time she has enhanced the company’s accounting, finance, and IT processes, contributing to Merchants’ continued strong financial performance.

Ms. Schmitt has extensive financial, operating and corporate board experience in the property and casualty and life insurance industries.

With a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a major in Accounting from Wayne State University, Ms. Schmitt is a Certified Public Accountant and holds the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) credential.

She is also on the Board of Directors and Audit Committee Chair of ICC Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICCH), and Illinois Casualty Company, a regional, multi-line property and casualty insurance company focusing exclusively on the food and beverage industry.

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.