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The Hanover Posts $55M Q4 Loss, but Full-Year 2012 Profit Up 52% to $56M

Feb 8 2013 // The Hanover Insurance Group in Worcester, Mass., reported a net loss of $55.0 million for the 2012 fourth quarter, in contrast to $49.6 million profit posted for the fourth quarter of 2011. The Hanover’s latest...

The Hanover Enhances Technology Product Suite

Jan 28 2013 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. is enhancing its technology product suite to build on the company’s suite of specialized products for small to mid-sized technology companies, with a focus on its errors and...

Hanover Insurance Advises Homeowners to Watch Out for Ice Dams

Jan 15 2013 // As low temperatures sweep across the Northeast, ice dams increasingly are becoming a hazard for home and business owners alike. And with winter weather continuing, The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. in Worcester, Mass. is...

Hanover Insurance Estimates $120-140M Net Loss From Sandy

Dec 11 2012 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. announced its preliminary loss estimate from Superstorm Sandy. The Worcester, Mass.-based insurer said it currently estimates the net after-tax earnings impact of the storm to be in the...

Hanover Insurance Group Advises Dog Owners to Take Protective Measures

Sep 19 2012 // With dog bite claims accounting for over one-third of all homeowners insurance liability claim dollars in 2011, The Hanover Insurance Group is reminding dog owners to take preventative measures to protect themselves from...

NAMIC Taps Hanover Ins. Exec for Northeast State Affairs Manager Role

Aug 20 2012 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) named John Murphy as its state affairs manager for the Northeast region. Murphy will represent NAMIC members in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New...

The Hanover Posts $20.8 million Q2 Profit

Aug 3 2012 // The Hanover Insurance Group, a Worcester, Mass.-based property/casualty insurer, reported $20.8 million profit for the 2012 second quarter, improving from a loss of $32.2 million reported a year earlier. Smaller...

Best Affirms Ratings of The Hanover Insurance Group and Subs

Jun 13 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of the subsidiaries of the parent holding company, The Hanover Insurance...

Q1 Earnings: AIG, Liberty Mutual Profits Soar

May 21 2012 // AIG Profit More Than Doubles American International Group Inc. reported $3.21 billion net income for its 2012 first quarter, a 147 percent increase from $1.30 billion net income posted during the same period one year...

Hanover Insurance Group Q1 Profit Up 70% to $49.7M

May 2 2012 // The Hanover Insurance Group reported $49.7 million net income for its 2012 first quarter, up 70 percent from $29.3 million reported during the same period one year ago. Profit continues to get a boost from its London-based...

Business Moves

Apr 16 2012 // The Hanover The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. is launching a second region in the Western U.S. A newly created Pacific region will be led by David Kuhn, who has joined Hanover as regional president. This new territory...

160-Year Old Hanover Insurance Group Retaking Its Place as P/C Industry Leader

Apr 16 2012 // (A full version of this article, as well as exclusive podcasts featuring Hanover CEO Frederick Eppinger, is available on InsuranceJournal.com) Eight out of 160 years of history may not seem like a big deal but for Hanover...

Business Moves – West

Apr 16 2012 // The Hanover The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. is launching a second region in the Western U.S. A newly created Pacific region will be led by David Kuhn, who has joined Hanover as regional president. This new territory...

160-Year Old Hanover Retaking Its Place as P/C Industry Leader

Apr 16 2012 // Eight out of 160 years of history may not seem like a big deal but for Hanover Insurance Group, founded in 1852, the last eight years have seen a series of big deals. Eight years ago in 2004, the $2.4 billion heavily...

The Hanover Furthers Its West Reach With New Pacific Region

Apr 4 2012 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. is launching a second region in the Western U.S. A newly created Pacific Region will be led by David Kuhn, who has joined The Hanover as regional president. This new territory includes...

160-Year Old Hanover Retaking Its Place as P/C Industry Leader

Apr 3 2012 // Eight out of 160 years of history may not seem like a big deal but for Hanover Insurance Group, founded in 1852, the last eight years have seen a series of big deals. Eight years ago in 2004, the $2.4 billion heavily...

Study: Access to Local Underwriters Critical for Small Commercial CSRs

Mar 23 2012 // At a time when many insurance carriers are centralizing their underwriting models and interacting more through technology, a recent survey has found that agency small commercial customer service representatives and account...

Q4 Reports: Earnings Continue to Disappoint

Feb 20 2012 // The Hartford Q4 Profit Down 79% Hartford Financial Services Group reported $127 million for its 2011 fourth-quarter net income, down 79 percent from one year ago. Results were dragged down by higher net capital losses and...

Hanover Posts $49M Q4 Profit; Pricing Improved in Commercial Lines

Feb 10 2012 // The Hanover Insurance Group, based in Worcester, Mass., reported $49.3 million for its 2011 fourth-quarter net income, down 15.6 percent from one year ago when the insurer posted $58.4 million profit. For the 2011 full...

Hanover Insurance Executive Elected Co-Chair of Anti-Fraud Coalition

Dec 12 2011 // Frank Sztuk of Hanover Insurance was elected co-chair of the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud at the public-interest group’s annual membership meeting last week. Sztuk is Hanover’s National Special...