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- What Kind of Insurance Do Plumbers Need?
- What is Commercial Auto Insurance, and Why Does Your Business Need It?
- What Is Underwriting?
- What is Property and Casualty Insurance and Why is It Necessary?
- Lessons Learned by Businesses During the Pandemic
- Why Catalytic Converter Theft has Increased and How to Prevent It
- How to Prepare Your Small Business for Valentine’s Day
- Restaurants: Start Preparing for the Super Bowl LV Takeout Rush
- Easy Ideas for Virtual Holiday Celebrations
- 20 Best Practices for Winter Storm Preparation and Survival
- How to Prevent Your Candles and Holiday Decorations from Starting a Fire
- 20 Tips for Christmas Tree Fire Safety
- 15 Ways to Keep Your Loved Ones Safe this Thanksgiving
- 13 Ways to Avoid Coronavirus Scams
- How to Have a Successful Small Business Saturday During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- 16 Halloween 2020 Safety Tips and Alternatives to Trick or Treating/Parties
- Halloween Decorating Safety Tips You Need to Know
- List of the Best Practices for Healthy Hand Hygiene
- Maintaining Good Mental Health in the Time of COVID-19
- Restaurant Fire Prevention and Safety Tips
- Your Online Marketing Strategy for Cyber Monday
- Your Online Presence for Cyber Monday
- How to Stay Food-Safe During an Emergency
- It’s National Preparedness Month – Are you ready for a disaster?
- How to Use the Internet to Grow Your Contractor Business
- Basic Safety Tips for Contractors
- Information on Returning to College Amidst COVID-19
- Techniques to Use Photography for Your Business
- What You Need to Know About Personal Umbrella Insurance
- Basic Legal Tips for Contractor Businesses
- Creating a Plan for Hurricane Season
- What does homeowners insurance cover during a hurricane?
- Contractors Errors & Omissions Coverage, and Why Your Business Needs It
- Make Sure You Have the Right Insurance for Your New Home
- Jobsite Safety Tips for Plumbers
- Take Precautions on HVAC Jobsites
- Guidelines for Fire Pit Safety this Summer
- Golf Course Safety Information
- Outdoor Workers: How to Stay Safe in the Heat
- Stay Safe and Healthy in the Summer Heat
- The Danger of Fireworks and Some Fun Alternatives
- Health and Safety Measures for Painters
- Keeping Kids Occupied this Summer
- Sun Safety Best Practices: Selecting a Sunscreen, Wearing Protective Clothing, and More
- Tips to Keep Carpenters Working Safely
- Ransomware Attacks and Steps to Protect Yourself
- Memorial Day Grilling Safety
- While Your Building is Closed, Make Sure Your Plumbing is Safe
- The Value of Video Conferencing and Tips on How to Use It
- Go Paperless with Merchants this Earth Day!
- How to Make Your Home Office Ergonomic
- How to Be Productive While Working from Home
- Keeping Your Business Safe While Closed for COVID-19
- The Importance of Hand Washing
- What are some general safety tips for working with or near electricity?
- What is Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI), and Why Do Contractors Need It?
- Using Ladders Safely
- Landscaping Safety Tips
- Tips for Selling Your Home
- Rock Salt vs. Ice Melt and How to Use Them Correctly
- Pizzeria Owners: How to Keep Your Pizza Shop Safe and Patrons Happy
- Keep Your House Safe While You’re Away on Winter Vacation
- Is Your Restaurant Ready for Valentine’s Day?
- Important Steps to Get Your Flower Shop Ready for Valentine’s Day
- Winter Energy Saving Tips for your Home
- Winter Energy Saving Tips for Businesses
- What to do with your Christmas tree
- Stay Safe on New Year’s Eve!
- Winter Building Maintenance Tips: For Your House or Business
- Best Holiday Decorating Safety Ideas
- Fighting Frostbite at Work
- Why, When, and How to Wash Your Hands
- Preparing Your Business for Cyber Monday
- Small Business Advice for “Small Business Saturday”
- Turkey Fryer Safety
- 15 Common Sense Tips for Traveling Safely this Holiday Season
- 9 Easy Steps to Get Your Business Ready for the Holidays
- Easy Halloween Safety Tips
- Tips for Keeping Your Business Cyber Safe
- Eight Easy Steps to Online Reputation Management for Businesses
- Does Your Business Have a Fire Plan?
- Fire Extinguishers: 5 Safety Considerations
- How to Prevent Fires at Your Business
- 8 Simple Steps to Use Wi-Fi Safely
- Preventing Slips and Falls for Businesses
- The Importance of Flu Vaccinations
- Owning a Restaurant: Food Safety Measures You Need to Know
- Be safe, not sorry during a storm!
- Labor Day Food Safety
- Back to School Safety for Children
- College Safety Tips for New and Returning Students
- Back-to-School Tips for Parents: Getting To School
- 8 Cyber Security Action Items for Mobile Devices
- Summer Safety Tips: Prevent Heat Illness
- 7 Ways to Protect Your Small Business from Fraud and Cybercrime
- Cybercriminals Get Busy With Tech Support Scams
- Merchants Insurance Group Welcomes New Territory Manager in Massachusetts
- 10-Year Qualifiers for Merchants’ President’s Club
- Stuber Insurance Agency Celebrates Their 15th Anniversary with Merchants
- Eye Safety Checklist
- Occupational Noise Exposure – Effective Hearing Conservation Program
- Be Prepared for a Hurricane!
- Prevent Water Damage Through Good Home Maintenance
- Making Improvements to Your Home this Spring? Remember These Helpful Tips to Avoid Home Improvement Contractor Scams
- Make Sure Your Contractors Business Is Protected
- Spring Weather Safety: Tornadoes, Before and During the Storm
- Leonard-O’Neill Group Celebrates 20 Years With Merchants
- Prepare for Unpredictable Spring Weather
- 10 Local Marketing Strategies That Work
- Caught in a Winter Storm?
- Merchants Insurance Group 20-Year Employee Charitable Giving Reaches More than Half a Million Dollars
- Protect Your Family from Deadly Carbon Monoxide This Winter
- How to Prepare Your House for Extreme Cold Weather
- My Emergency Preparedness Stockpile Checklist
- Winter Storm Fire Safety Video
- Watch: Food Safety During the Holidays
- Hosting Your Holiday Party – Safety Tips and Ideas
- Holiday Candle Safety
- Halloween Safety
- Halloween Driving Safety Tips
- Merchants Insurance Group Welcomes Christine Schmitt as Vice President of Finance
- Prevent slips, trips and falls
- Drowsy Driving & Worker Safety
- Driving in Rain, Fog or Snow
- How to Avoid Collisions with Deer
- Top 10 Food Safety Tips for the Commercial Kitchen
- Diabetes and Worker Safety: The Concerns
- Diabetes and Worker Safety: Employees and Employers
- Prepare for Utility Disruptions
- National Preparedness Month: Why Develop an Emergency Plan?
- School Bus Safety
- AUGIE: Sign up for eDocs & Messages Day!
- Back to school, back to protecting your child’s information
- Tips for Purchasing a Backpack
- Safety and Security for U.S. Students Traveling Abroad
- Heat Illness In Outdoor Workers
- Summer Safety Around the Yard
- Camping Health and Safety Tips
- #FireworksHurt – U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Best to Leave Fireworks to the Experts
- Flood Recovery Action Steps
- John Iannello, Regional Underwriting Manager for MRO, Named “Company Person of the Year” by PIANJ
- 4 Steps To Implement A Successful Employee Wellness Program
- Lessors Risk
- Safe Bike Riding Tips
- Bike to Work Week: Safety Tips for Motorists
- The Hard Facts About Bike Safety
- Merchants New England “Colleagues in Action” at Camp Allen
- Spring Cleaning for Your Small Business Marketing
- Any Business Can Be a Target of Cyber Criminals …And Cyber Liability Insurance Can Help!
- Tips for Drinking Water if Flooding Occurs
- What Are You Doing to Safeguard and Protect Your Small Business Data?
- Greening Your Small Business: Reduce Travel with Virtual Meetings
- 5 Pillars of Small Businesses Success
- Laying a Foundation for Small Business Crime Prevention
- Spotting The Signs of a B2B Scam
- Small Business Safety Q’s and A’s with OSHA
- Why Invest the Time? … Traffic Crashes are Costly to Employers
- National Work Zone Awareness Week: Why Is It Important
- Homeowner Tips for Hiring a Home Improvement Contractor
- Merchants Insurance Group of Buffalo Celebrates 100th Anniversary
- No matter what, you always know… The mail must go through….
- Reduce the Chances of CO Poisoning in Your Workplace
- How Can I Avoid CO Poisoning From My Car Or Truck?
- Office Safety: Make Sure You Protect Your Vision
- College Students: Get Adequate Sleep!
- Prevent Snow Shoveling and Snow Blowing Injuries
- Tips to Prevent Poisonings
- Tips For Getting Better Sleep
- Springtime! Do You Have A Leaky Roof or Weak Trees?
- Insurance fraud: The crime we all pay for.
- Merchants Insurance Group 19-Year Employee Charitable Giving Reaches More than $477,000
- Time to Renew: New Year’s Resolutions
- 23 More Creative Ideas for Small Business Holiday Marketing
- Holiday Decoration Safety: Use Your Ladder Carefully
- 6 Good Reasons to Start Your Holiday Marketing Plan Now
- Coworkers: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over
- Don’t Spend the Holidays in Jail: Don’t Drive Drunk!
- This Thanksgiving, Travel Safely on Trains, Planes, and Buses
- Thanksgiving Safety in the Kitchen
- Thanksgiving Food Safety
- Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Fundraising Walk
- Edward M. Murphy, Vice President/Chief Investment Officer, Merchants Insurance Group, Given Shick Award from Canisius College
- Raymond Guagliardi, Claims Adjuster, Merchants Insurance Group, Earns SCLA Designation
- Margaret Kafka, Retired Vice President of Corporate Services, Merchants Insurance Group, Given Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award from Medaille College
- Freshening Up for Fall: 3 Ways to Tidy Your Small Business
- Be Wary of Health Care Scams
- Heat Safety
- What Are the Active Ingredients in Sunscreen?
- How Do Sunscreens Work? What Is the Sun Protection Factor (SPF)?
- Stay Protected from the Sun
- UV Index Scale: Sun Safety
- Action Steps for Sun Safety
- Hurricane Preparedness
- Thunderstorm Safety
- Camping? Keep a Look Out for Ticks and Bugs
- When are workers at risk of infection for infection by ticks?
- Business Owner Burglary and Robbery Prevention Tips
- Understanding Construction Contractors Insurance – Property Insurance
- Understanding Liability Insurance for Contractors : Subcontractors
- Grow Your Business This Summer: Give Back and Summer-ize
- Safety in the Great Outdoors
- 10 Tips For Tire Safety
- Safety Tips for Golfers: Keep Track of Those Around You
- May is National Electrical Safety Month
- Learn How to Manage Job Stress
- Promoting Healthy Work Places
- Office Safety Tips
- Office Safety: Make Sure You Protect Your Vision
- Questions to Ask When Hiring a Contractor
- Golf Safety: Before You Tee Up
- National Window Safety Week
- Spring Cleaning Your Business
- 10 Tips for Hiring a Heating and Cooling Contractor
- Golf Course Safety
- Landscapers: What you need to know to keep yourself and your workers safe.
- Tips to Stay Safe and Healthy on New Years
- Do I need insurance for a child going away to college?
- The Safe Nursery: Cribs
- Summer Time Energy-Saving Tips: Don’t Waste Energy
- Buffalo Rising Features Merchants’ Mid-Century Modern Style
- Bob Zak in Buffalo Business First, “A resurgence worth insuring”
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News
- Merchants' 2020 Charitable Giving
- Celebrating 2020 Anniversaries with Our Partner Agents
- Merchants Colleagues' Generous Donations Make Season Brighter for Those in Need
- Merchants Insurance Group Named Partner Company of the Year by EMS Group
- Merchants named as “Top Private Company”
- Merchants Insurance Group Launches Revamped Website
- Merchants Insurance Group Employees Donate Over $5,000 to Local Food Banks
- Robert Zak, Merchants’ President and CEO, Named as NAMIC Chair
- Merchants Insurance Group named “Fast Track” Company
- Merchants Mutual Insurance Company Named a “Super Regional Property/Casualty Insurer” by Insurance Journal
- Merchants Continues to Work to Support our Policyholders During the Aftermath of the Recent Storm
- Merchants Insurance Group Named “Impact Award” Winner by Novarica
- Merchants Mutual Insurance Company Names Jeffrey S. Meyer to Board of Directors
- “Merchants Mutual” Debuts New Signage
- Merchants Insurance Group Employees Support FeedMore WNY in June
- Genesee Valley Veterinary Hospital Shares Successful Claim Story
- Merchants Insurance Group Offers 15% COVID-19 Relief Payment
- Merchants Insurance Group Companies “A-” Rating Affirmed by A.M. Best Company
- Merchants’ 15% Relief Payment and Other Ways We’re Helping
- Merchants’ 15% Relief Payment - FAQ's
- Merchants Insurance Group Matches Employee Donations to WNY COVID-19 Community Response Fund
- Merchants is Working Remotely to Service Our Customers
- Merchants Insurance Group Recognizes Wolf Agency, Inc. as 2019 Agent of the Year
- The Iroquois Group Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Merchants Insurance Group
- Dennis F. McCarthy, Inc. Celebrates 85th Anniversary with Merchants Insurance Group
- Merchants Insurance Group Names President’s Award Winner for 2019
- M. P. Roberts Insurance Agency Inc. Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Merchants Insurance Group
- Bauer-Crowley, Inc. Insurance Agency Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Merchants Insurance Group
- Merchants Insurance Group Introduces MAP® Contractors Package for Contracting Business
- Merchants Insurance Group 21-Year Employee Charitable Giving Reaches More than Half a Million Dollars
- “Merchants Mutual” Receives State Grant, Will Install New Signage
- Strong Insurance Agency Celebrates 60th Anniversary with Merchants Insurance Group
- Robert M. Ader, SIU Investigator, Earns SCLA Designation
- The Budde Insurance Agency, Inc. of Amityville Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Merchants Insurance Group
- The Eidman Agency, Inc. Celebrates 30 Years With Merchants
- Did You Know: You Can Text Merchants Insurance Group
- Megan Hagner, Corporate Actuary, Earns FCAS Designation
- Merchants Mutual Insurance Company Named a “Super Regional Property/Casualty Insurer” by Insurance Journal
- Merchants Insurance Group Promotes Sam LaDuca to Senior Vice President
- Merchants Insurance to sponsor Metro Rail's Seneca Street station
- Merchants' Colleagues Volunteer Project at The Teacher's Desk
- Merchants Insurance Group Recognizes Industrial Coverage as 2018 Agent of the Year
- Scott Behrent, Regional Vice President of New England Regional Office, Named “Company Professional of the Year” by SAN
- Toutant Claims Testimonial
- Merchants is Pleased to Announce our 10th Anniversary with Boyd & Boufford Insurance Agency
- Sam LaDuca Talks Telematics on Buffalo’s CBS Affiliate, WIVB Channel 4 News
- Ken Carter Gives Recommendations to Property Owners Affected by Recent Wind Storm
- Merchants Insurance Group Promotes Stephen Cross to Vice President and Chief Information Officer
- Sam LaDuca Shares Carrier Perspective on Removing Occupation and Education as Automobile Rating Factors in the State of New York on Buffalo’s CBS Affiliate, WIVB Channel 4 News
- Merchants Insurance Group Introduces “MIGPay®” Pay-As-You-Go Billing and Payment Program for Workers’ Compensation
- PIANH Meets with State Commissioners of Insurance and Labor
- Jessica Lynch Awarded the Rising Champions for Justice Award by the Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project
- Ginny Winkworth, Merchants Insurance Group, Named Co-chair of the Agents Council for Technology (ACT) Customer Experience Work Group
- Benway-Johnston Insurance Inc. of Derry Celebrates Anniversary with Merchants Insurance Group
- Merchants Insurance Group Implements Hi Marley as its Intelligent Messaging Solution
- A Great Day for Golf in Bath, Michigan!
- Merchants Insurance Group of Bedford Celebrates 100th Anniversary
- Merchants Insurance Group Receives “Outstanding Company Partner” Award from Big I of New York
- Merchants Insurance Group Colleagues Participate in National Walk @ Lunch Day
- Merchants Insurance Group Donates Nearly $25,000 to Charities to Commemorate 100th Anniversary Year
- Merchants Insurance Group Recognizes Scirocco Group as 2017 Agent of the Year
- Merchants Insurance Group Names President’s Award Winner for 2017
- Merchants Insurance Group Introduces “ACORD” eDocs for Commercial Insurance Documents
- Merchants Mobile” App Now Provides Proof of Auto Insurance in New York
- “Merchants Mobile” App Now Provides Proof of Auto Insurance in MI, NH, NJ, OH, PA and VT
- Merchants Insurance Group Unveils Enhanced “Merchants On‐Demand” for Digital Media
- Merchants Featured in the New York Insurance Association's Thank Goodness for Insurance Campaign Publication
- Merchants Mutual Insurance Company Names Michael J. Murray to Board of Directors
- Merchants Employees Participate in “Dunk Tank” for United Way Fundraiser
- Merchants Insurance Group Colleagues, Company Match Donations Total Almost $10,000 for Hurricane Relief
- Merchants Insurance Group Introduces new Errors and Omissions Coverage for Contractors
- Merchants Insurance Group Colleagues Are on the Move with Wellness Programs
- Anthony Stachowski, Commercial Auto Product Manager, Earns ACAS
- Merchants Mutual Insurance Company Names Nora K. McGuire to Board of Directors
- Merchants Mutual Insurance Company Named a “Super Regional Property/Casualty Insurer™"
- Merchants Insurance Group Awarded “Brand Champion” by Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York
- Lawley Qualifies for Merchants Insurance Group’s “President’s Club”
- Merchants Insurance Group Promotes Stephen Cross to Assistant Vice President, Technology
- Merchants Insurance Group Recognizes Dayton, Ritz & Osborne as 2016 Agent of the Year
- Merchants Insurance Group Names Andrew E. Meehan as Regional Vice President
- Merchants Insurance Group 18-Year Employee Charitable Giving Reaches More than $437,000
- Karen Dean Named to Buffalo CPCU Society Board
- Kelly A. Kompf, Merchants Insurance Group Claim Professional, Earns AIC Designation
- Merchants Insurance Group Names New Regional Territory Manager
- Merchants Insurance Group Executives Participate in Dunk Tank for United Way Appeal
- Robert Tromans, Kenmore Resident, Earns ACAS Designation
- Merchants Insurance Group Names New Regional Underwriting Manager
- Daryl Witt, Hamburg Resident, Earns CPCU® Designation
- Merchants Insurance Group Promotes Robinson to Regional Vice President
- Robert M. Zak, Merchants Insurance Group CEO, Presented with Thom McDaniel Exemplar Award from IIABNY
- Merchants Insurance Group Recognizes R & W Brokerage Inc. of Lynbrook as 2015 Agent of the Year
- Merchants Insurance Group Names President’s Award Winner for 2015
- Sandra Foley, Buffalo Resident, Earns CPCU® Designation
- John Bodensteiner, West Seneca Resident, Earns CPCU® Designation
- Merchants Mutual Insurance Company Appoints John M. Foehl Jr. to Board of Directors
- Merchants Insurance Group Launches New Responsive Website
- Merchants Insurance Group 16-Year Employee Charitable Giving Reaches More than $407,000
- Lisa Alvear, Kenmore Resident, Earns CPCU® Designation
- Merchants Insurance Group Assistant Vice President Michael Alessandra Awarded CPCU® Designation
- Merchants Insurance Group Ranks Number One Among Super Regional Commercial and Personal Carriers In IIABNY Survey
- Merchants Receives Excellence Award from Buffalo CPCU® Society Chapter
- Merchants Insurance Group Names Kelly Julius Vice President of Human Resources
- Merchants Insurance Group 12-Year Employee Charitable Giving Reaches Nearly $312,000
- Merchants Insurance Group Senior Vice President Awarded CPCU® Designation
- Merchants Insurance Group Introduces Electronic Policy and Bill Delivery for Businesses
- Merchants Insurance Group Promotes Eric Feit to Regional Vice President
- Merchants Insurance Group Promotes Tina Schaedler to Regional Vice President
- Merchants Insurance Group Promotes Jim Carr to Regional Vice President
- Merchants Insurance Group Ranks Number One Among Super Regional Commercial Carriers In IIABNY Survey
- Sam LaDuca Promoted to Vice President, Product Management/Actuarial
- Account Quote Platform Released
- Mark Kwandrans Named Merchants' President's Award Winner for 2013
- Shad McKnight Named Senior VP, Product Development
- Tom Meyers Named Senior VP, CFO
- Libardi Service Agency, Inc. Named Merchants' 2013 Agent of the Year
- John Bodensteiner, Merchants Insurance Group’s AVP of Strategic Planning and Director of the PMO, Achieves Project Management Certification
- Charles Makey III, Merchants Insurance Group’s Senior Vice President of Insurance Operations, Elected to NYIA Board
- Merchants Insurance Group 11-Year Employee Charitable Giving Tops $280,000
- Merchants Insurance Group Welcomes Tom Meyers as Incoming CFO
- Merchants Insurance Group Featured in Textbook on Successful Corporate Project Management
- Ken Carter, Merchants Insurance Group’s Corporate Casualty Claims Manager, Wins National Award
- Merchants Insurance Group Names Peter Balisteri Vice President, Chief Information Officer
- Merchants Insurance Group Names Lawley-Tradition as 2012 Agent of the Year
- Merchants Insurance Group Forms Partnership with Risk Control Technologies
- Merchants Insurance Group to Celebrate 95 Years
- Merchants Insurance Group 10-Year Employee Charitable Giving Tops $250,000
- Merchants Introduces Electronic Document Delivery
- Merchants Insurance Group Recognizes Archer A. Associates, Inc. as 2011 Agent of the Year
- Merchants Insurance Group Debuts “Merchants Mobile” Smartphone App for Personal Auto Claim Reporting
- Merchants Insurance Group Introduces New Online Claim Reporting for Policyholders
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