Merchants Insurance Group

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! 👏⛳️🤝

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 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:

As Featured in The Standard: Why Carrier/Agency Partnerships Matter More Than Ever in Today’s Insurance Landscape - Merchants Insurance Group Merchants Insurance Group was recently featured in The Standard's Salute to Independent Agents issue, published April 17, 2026.

👏 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 created a checklist of considerations for you to keep your business, customers, employees, and community safe in the months ahead:

Hurricane Season Is Almost Here! Is Your Business Ready? 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 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 New York! 🙌 Presented at the GO BIG Event, this award was voted on by independent insurance agents across New York.

“We 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 Named 2026 Commercial Lines Carrier of the Year by Big I New York 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 Chesterland, Ohio! 🤝👏

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.