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Merchants Insurance Group is pleased to announce that Shad McKnight, Senior Vice President of Underwriting, Product Management and Actuarial, has been awarded the professional insurance designation Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU®) by The Institutes, an educational organization that confers the CPCU designation on persons who complete eight rigorous
courses and examinations and meet its ethics and experience requirements.

All CPCUs are required to maintain and to improve their professional knowledge, skills and competence through their commitment to The Institutes’ CPCU Code of Professional Conduct.

Mr. McKnight holds a Bachelor’s degree from Montana State University, a Master’s degree from The Ohio State University, and an Information Technology diploma from Devry Institute of Technology. Mr. McKnight and his family are residents of Orchard Park.

Merchants Insurance Group

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.