Home Insurance Companies?

Question

There is a home in Arlington, MA and I am looking at different local insurance companies. What is your general feedback or knowledge regarding these companies: Merrimack, Commerce, Metlife, and Citation (although I think Citation is part of Commerce). Were they easy to deal with, etc. If you feel that none of these companies are good, which ones do you recommend?

Answer 1

Merrimack is great.  Met, well, there are problems with Met.  Commerce, I know one of the owners, so am biased.  I have no idea about Citation.  

I also like Hanover, in MA, for Homeowners, and Amica is great, too.  

Of course, all of these companies are going to want the home to be updated, AND, owner occupied.  That's the main condition for homeowners policies.