Latest Hanover Headlines

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Savaiano Joins The Hanover’s Employment Practices Liability Unit

Nov 12 2008 // Worcester, Massachusetts-based The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. named Helen Ryan Savaiano as vice president, management liability, for the company’s commercial lines business. In this capacity, Savaiano will develop...

Hanover Insurance Posts Q3 Loss But CEO Sees Positive Trends

Oct 31 2008 // Worcester-Mass.-based Hanover Insurance Group Inc. posted a $61.8 million quarterly net loss, as like other insurers it felt the pain of storm and investment losses, but the CEO said his company remains in excellent...

Hanover Insurance Adds Cohen as Regional Vice President in Ohio

Sep 24 2008 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., with offices in Columbus, today announced it has named Bob Cohen to its local field leadership team in Ohio, reinforcing the company’s strong commitment to winning independent...

People

Sep 22 2008 // The Chubb Corp has named Richard G. Spiro executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective Oct. 1. Spiro, 44, succeeds the retiring Michael O’Reilly, who will remain at company until the end of 2008 to...

The Hanover Promotes Crater, Hires Bartolini

Sep 4 2008 // Worcester, Mass.-based The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. has appointed Alan Crater vice president of its Northeast marine team. In addition, Elaine Bartolini has joined The Hanover as assistant regional vice president for...

Business Moves

Sep 1 2008 // Aon, Benfield Chicago-based Aon Corp. is acquiring UK-based broker Benfield Group Limited for about $1.75 billion. The price includes $6.55 (£3.50) per share in cash and assumption of $170 million (£91 million) of...

Business Moves

Sep 1 2008 // Aon, Benfield Chicago-based Aon Corp. is acquiring UK-based broker Benfield Group Limited for about $1.75 billion. The price includes $6.55 (£3.50) per share in cash and the assumption of $170 million (£91...

The Hanover Names Gary Kusumi President of Personal Lines

Aug 15 2008 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. named Gary Y. Kusumi president of the company’s personal lines business. Kusumi will oversee the Worcester, Massachusetts-based company’s personal lines operations, including...

Best, S&P See No Change in Hanover’s Ratings on AIX Purchase

Aug 7 2008 // A.M. Best Co. and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services have both indicated that The Hanover Insurance Group’s agreement to purchase all of the stock of AIX Holdings, Inc. (See related article) is unlikely to...

The Hanover to Acquire AIX Holdings

Aug 6 2008 // The Hanover Insurance Group will acquire Windsor, Connecticut-based specialty insurer AIX Holdings Inc., in a move designed to bolster The Hanover’s product and service capabilities for its agents, the company...

Hanover Insurance Reports Q2 Net Loss with Sale of Life Business

Aug 1 2008 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. in Worcester, Mass. reported a net loss for the second quarter of 2008 of $10.2 million, compared to an income of $59.8 million in the second quarter of the prior year. Net income for the...

Ratings Recap: Hanover, Assurant, Wadena/IMT, Berkshire Hathaway, Finial

Aug 1 2008 // A.M. Best Co. and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services have both reacted positively to The Hanover Insurance Group’s (THG) announcement that has reached agreement to sell its remaining run-off life insurance...

Hanover Insurance Completes Sale of Remaining Run-Off Life Business

Jul 31 2008 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., in Worcester, Mass., has signed an agreement to sell its remaining run-off life insurance business, First Allmerica Financial Life Insurance Co. (FAFLIC), to Commonwealth Annuity and Life...

Hanover Opens New Branch in North Carolina

Jul 11 2008 // Massachusetts-based The Hanover Insurance Group opened a new office in Charlotte, North Carolina. David Bradford, regional vice president, North Carolina, will continue to lead the company’s efforts in the state. An...

Best Affirms Hanover Group’s Ratings

Jun 13 2008 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of Hanover Insurance Group Property and Casualty Companies of Worcester,...

Hanover Group Names Knipfer Regional Vice President, Wisconsin

Jun 4 2008 // The Hanover Insurance Group recently announced that it has strengthened its presence in Wisconsin, naming Andrew R. Knipfer, CPCU, ARM, regional vice president for commercial lines. In this role, Knipfer will oversee all...

Ratings Recap: Safe, Philadelphia, Premier, Starr Indemnity, Hanover, LUBA, Premier, American Underwriters

Jun 2 2008 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to ‘A-‘ (Excellent) from ‘B++’ (Good) and issuer credit rating (ICR) to “a-” from “bbb” of Safe Insurance...

Best Affirms Hanover Fire’s ‘B+’ Rating; Revises Outlook to Negative

May 28 2008 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘B+’ (Good) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of ‘bbb-‘ of Hanover Fire and Casualty Insurance Company of Conshohocken, Penna....

Hanover Names Guiney Southeast V.P., Commercial Lines

May 23 2008 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. announced that Jerome Guiney has been named regional vice president for commercial lines for the company’s Southeast Region. Guiney will work out of The Hanover’s Atlanta office...

Hanover Enhances Towing, Rental Car, Other Personal Lines Benefits

May 23 2008 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. is offering enhancements to its automobile and homeowners policies for towing, labor, and rental cars as well as waived deductibles and guaranteed policy renewals. The new personal...