Latest Hanover Headlines

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Hanover Group Names New Midwest Regional President

Jun 16 2006 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. announced that Doug Eden has been named president for the company’s Midwest Region. Eden will work out of the The Hanover’s Chicago office. “Doug is a bright and talented...

Coverage Exemption in La. for Hanover Insurance Revoked

Jun 12 2006 // A special coverage exemption granted to Hanover Insurance Co., a major commercial and home insurer in Louisiana, has been revoked. Hanover had been granted the exemption by former Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley to a...

Hanover Insurance Group Rates Positive Outlook, Say S&P

Jun 1 2006 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised its outlook on Hanover Insurance Group Inc. and its operating company subsidiaries to positive from stable. At the same time, Standard & Poor’s affirmed...

The Hanover Webcasting Shareholder Meeting May 16

May 15 2006 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE:THG) will webcast the company’s annual meeting of shareholders on Tuesday, May 16. The webcast will begin at approximately at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time through the Hanover web...

Hanover Names Leonelli for VP for Conn., R.I.

Apr 17 2006 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has named Daniel J. Leonelli, regional vice president for commercial lines for the company’s Connecticut and Rhode Island territory. Leonelli will work out of the The Hanover’s...

Business Moves

Apr 17 2006 // Republic, American Vehicle Dallas-based Republic Companies Group Inc. announced an agreement in principal with American Vehicle Insurance Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of 21st Century Holding Company, an insurance...

The Hanover Launches Highly-Segmented Connections Auto in Conn.

Mar 29 2006 // The Hanover Insurance Group announced the Connecticut launch of Connections Auto, a state-of-the-art, multi-variate auto product with nearly limitless customer segmentation capabilities. Connections Auto is now available...

The Hanover Launches Connections Auto in La.

Mar 28 2006 // The Hanover Insurance Group, headquartered in Worcester, Mass., announced the Louisiana launch of Connections Auto, which expands the auto product into ten states: Louisiana, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maine,...

Hanover Transfers Discontinued N.J. Business to Proformance

Feb 21 2006 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Hanover Insurance Company, and some of its affiliates will transfer renewal rights for a block of certain personal lines policies to...

Hanover Boasts Big Jump in Q4

Jan 31 2006 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc., based in Worcester, Mass., reported a big increase in net income for the fourth quarter of $114.5 million, or $2.11 per share, compared to net income of $63.1 million, or $1.18 per share...

Shader Joins The Hanover from Willis as VP for Commercial Lines

Jan 26 2006 // The Hanover Insurance Group (The Hanover) today announced that Scott Shader has been named vice president, commercial lines business development. In this role, Shader will have broad management responsibilities for field...

The Hanover Names Sipple as Regional VP for Marine in N.Y.-N.J.

Jan 24 2006 // The Hanover Insurance Group reported that Michelle M. Sipple has been named regional vice president, marine, for the company’s New York and New Jersey region. Sipple will work out of the The Hanover’s...

The Hanover Plans $200M Repurchase

Dec 29 2005 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.’s board of directors has authorized the previously announced share repurchase program of up to $200 million funded from the proceeds from the sale of its life insurance subsidiary,...

Allmerica Changes Name to The Hanover Insurance Group

Oct 31 2005 // Allmerica Financial Corporation announced that, effective Dec. 1, it will change its name to “The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.” and that its stock will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the stock...

Best Removes Allmerica from Under Review; Assigned Stable Outlook

Oct 18 2005 // A.M. Best Co. has removed from under review with negative implications and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of the publicly-traded holding...

Preferred Club Program Expansion

Sep 19 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: Venture Insurance Programs announced that it expanded its Preferred Club Program through an exclusive program alliance with The Hanover Ins. Co. Effective immediately, The Hanover Insurance Company,...

New Markets

Sep 5 2005 // Preferred Club Program Nuts & Bolts: Venture Insurance Programs has expanded its Preferred Club Program through an exclusive program alliance with The Hanover Insurance. Co. Effective immediately, The Hanover...

Preferred Club Program

Sep 5 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: Venture Insurance Programs has expanded its Preferred Club Program through an exclusive program alliance with The Hanover Insurance. Co. Effective immediately, The Hanover Insurance Company, rated...

Citizens and Hanover Enhance BOP

Aug 15 2005 // The Citizens and Hanover Insurance Companies have introduced a new, expanded Business Owner’s Policy, called Avenues Business Owner’s Policy, or Avenues BOP, for short. Avenues BOP, the first new product...

Venture’s Preferred Club Program Expands With Hanover Insurance

Aug 10 2005 // Venture Insurance Programs announced that it has expanded the Preferred Club Program through an exclusive program alliance with The Hanover Insurance Company. Effective immediately, The Hanover Insurance Company, rated...