Since 1918, Merchants Insurance Group has provided quality property and casualty insurance protection to businesses and individuals in market segments with identifiable risk characteristics in the Northeastern, Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern United States. Merchants offers policies covering various business assets, commercial and personal automobiles, contractors and homeowners. The company has offices in Buffalo, Albany and Hauppauge, N.Y., Manchester, N.H., Moorestown, N.J., and Columbus, Ohio. The company s products are also sold through a network of more than 500 independent insurance agents, typically located in small- to medium-sized cities, as well as suburban and rural communities. Merchants typically targets agencies that have between $3 and $15 million in total agency volume.