Merchants Insurance Group

Merchants Insurance Group Merchants Insurance Group is a property and casualty insurance company headquartered in Buffalo, NY. We provide insurance for your business, home, and car.

For more than 100 years, Merchants Insurance Group has provided quality property and casualty insurance to protect your business, home and car. Our mission is to be the property and casualty insurance company independent agents trust most to serve their valued customers. We sell our products through a network of independent insurance agents because we believe they provide policyholders with a broa

d range of products and insurance expertise. As an insurance company, we know losses are stressful and confusing situations. We’ve made it easy to contact us: report your claim online; call one of our claim offices directly; or for Personal Auto claims, use our free Merchants Mobile app. Our service-oriented approach to property and casualty insurance includes a variety of payment plans and payment options such as online payments using either an eCheck or credit card and electronic funds transfer. You can always mail us a check, or use our free Merchants Mobile app with your iPhone or Android smartphones. Merchants Insurance Group provides financial protection to policyholders in the Northeastern, Mid-Atlantic, and North Central United States. Merchants Insurance Group is comprised of Merchants Mutual Insurance Company and Merchants Preferred Insurance Company. Both companies are rated "A-" by the A.M. Best Company, a global credit rating company that focuses on the insurance industry. We are headquartered in Buffalo, New York and have offices in Buffalo and Melville, New York; Bedford, New Hampshire; and Mt Laurel, New Jersey. Customer service, competitive rates, personalized attention and quality products make Merchants Insurance Group the insurance company of choice!

Last week, members of Merchants Insurance Group's New England Regional Office had the opportunity to present at the Nort...
05/29/2026

Last week, members of Merchants Insurance Group's New England Regional Office had the opportunity to present at the North American Insurance Alliance's Executive Advisory Committee meeting in Portsmouth, NH. 🀝

Pictured: Cate Tanzer, Sr. Marketing Specialist; Jason McCarty, Sr. Territory Manager; Kevin Lasante, Regional Vice President

We are a proud sponsor! πŸ‘β›³οΈπŸ€
05/27/2026

We are a proud sponsor! πŸ‘β›³οΈπŸ€

We are grateful today and every day for those who served and sacrificed.
05/25/2026

We are grateful today and every day for those who served and sacrificed.

Strong carrier/agency partnerships matter more than ever in today's insurance landscape.Merchants' Sr. Content Marketing...
05/22/2026

Strong carrier/agency partnerships matter more than ever in today's insurance landscape.

Merchants' Sr. Content Marketing Specialist Katherine Trautwein wrote about the importance of shared strategy, value alignment, and commitment in these relationships in The Standard's recent Salute to Independent Agents issue:

Merchants Insurance Group was recently featured in The Standard's Salute to Independent Agents issue, published April 17, 2026.

πŸ‘ Congratulations to Mark Willgens on his 25th anniversary with Merchants!
05/20/2026

πŸ‘ Congratulations to Mark Willgens on his 25th anniversary with Merchants!

Hurricane season begins June 1st in the Atlantic.From employee and community safety to business continuity, we've create...
05/18/2026

Hurricane season begins June 1st in the Atlantic.

From employee and community safety to business continuity, we've created a checklist of considerations for you to keep your business, customers, employees, and community safe in the months ahead:

If your business is in a hurricane-prone region, it's never too early to prepare for hurricane season! Read our blog to learn more.

🩸On May 13th, we hosted our 2nd ConnectLife blood drive of 2026. Thank you to all colleagues who donated and to ConnectL...
05/18/2026

🩸On May 13th, we hosted our 2nd ConnectLife blood drive of 2026. Thank you to all colleagues who donated and to ConnectLife for the important work you do in our community!
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We are so proud to have been named the 2026 Outstanding Company Partner - Commercial Lines Carrier of the Year by Big I ...
05/18/2026

We are so proud to have been named the 2026 Outstanding Company Partner - Commercial Lines Carrier of the Year by Big I New York! πŸ™Œ Presented at the GO BIG Event, this award was voted on by independent insurance agents across New York.

β€œWe are incredibly honored to receive this distinction from Big I New York and all its members," said Charles Makey III, Merchants Insurance Group President & CEO. "Our relationships with independent agents are at the center of everything we do."

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Merchants Insurance Group was honored as the 2026 Outstanding Company Partner – Commercial Lines Carrier of the Year by Big I New York at the GO BIG Event, h...

We're thrilled to spotlight our recently appointed agency partner: The Luczkowski Agency Insurance / TWFG Services of Ch...
05/15/2026

We're thrilled to spotlight our recently appointed agency partner: The Luczkowski Agency Insurance / TWFG Services of Chesterland, Ohio! πŸ€πŸ‘

Thank you to our underwriting leadership colleagues who joined us this week at our corporate headquarters for our 2026 U...
05/15/2026

Thank you to our underwriting leadership colleagues who joined us this week at our corporate headquarters for our 2026 Underwriting Leadership Summit! Team members traveled in from all our regional offices for productive and collaborative sessions, facilitating our perpetual improvement for our policyholders and agent partners.

Address

250 Main Street
Buffalo, NY
14202

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

Telephone

+18004621077

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