Latest Hanover Headlines

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The Hanover Enhances Accountants Professional Lines Product

Jun 3 2020 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has added enhancements to its Hanover Accountants Professional Advantage product and its Hanover Allied Healthcare Advantage offering. Hanover Accountants Professional Advantage offers...

Gaps in Coverage Remain Despite Most Firms Having Some Cyber Liability Insurance: Survey

May 18 2020 // The majority of businesses are insured against traditional cyber risks, such as breaches of personal information, but most remain vulnerable to emerging risks, such as malware and ransomware, revealing a potential gap in...

Most Firms Have Some Cyber Insurance But Gaps in Coverage Remain: Survey

Apr 30 2020 // The majority of businesses are insured against traditional cyber risks, such as breaches of personal information, but most remain vulnerable to emerging risks, such as malware and ransomware, revealing a potential gap in...

Kelley, from AmWINS, Joins Hanover as President of Specialty Industrial Property Team

Apr 15 2020 // The Hanover Insurance Group reported that James A. Kelley has been appointed president of Hanover Specialty Industrial Property. Kelley will be responsible for the company’s portfolio of insurance for complex high...

People & Places

Feb 24 2020 // National The Hanover Insurance Group has appointed Matthew S. Mitchell as president of its middle market business. He has been with The Hanover for more than 13 years. He was named chief strategy officer in 2018 and...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Hanover Excess & Surplus of North Carolina

Jan 29 2020 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has aquired Wilmington, N.C.-based Hanover Excess & Surplus, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1970, Hanover Excess & Surplus is a regional managing...

Hanover Insurance Names Mitchell, Grieco to Key Commercial Lines Posts

Jan 3 2020 // The Hanover Insurance Group announced leadership appointments in its commercial lines business. Matthew S. Mitchell was appointed president of The Hanover’s middle market business. He has been with The Hanover for...

Financial Institutions Offering from Hanover Targets Asset Managers, Depositories

Nov 18 2019 // The Hanover Insurance Group has launched Hanover Financial Institutions Advantage, a new offering that provides small to mid-sized asset managers and depository institutions with coordinated property, casualty, management...

IAT Insurance Adds 8 Hanover Underwriters to Specialty Brokerage Unit in North Carolina

Nov 13 2019 // IAT Insurance Group, a provider of specialty property and casualty products, has hired a team of eight underwriters to its Specialty Brokerage division. All eight previously worked together at Hanover Insurance under Mark...

Lowsley Joins Hanover from Navigators as Chief Human Resources Officer

Oct 29 2019 // The Hanover Insurance Group has hired Denise M. Lowsley to be executive vice president and chief human resources officer. Lowsley will focus on the Massachusetts-based insurance carrier’s human capital strategy and...

How The Hanover Is Investing in Digital Tools for Agents, Customers

Oct 8 2019 // As insurers embrace insurtech in multiple ways, The Hanover Insurance Group’s Richard Lavey offers some advice: Not everything works as initially envisioned, and that’s OK. “‘If you build it, they...

The Hanover Enters Vermont Personal Lines Insurance Market

Sep 25 2019 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has expanded its business in Vermont to include personal lines insurance and appointed a group of independent agents in the state to serve its growing customer base. According to The...

New Hanover Prestige Brand Targets High-Value Personal Lines Market

Jul 3 2019 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has launched Hanover Prestige – a high-value personal lines market for home, auto and condominiums. Hanover Prestige offers insurance protection, high-quality care and service, along...

The Hanover Adds Watercraft Coverage to Personal Lines Product Suite

May 24 2019 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has expanded its suite of personal lines insurance products to include a new watercraft insurance offering. As part of the new offering, The Hanover’s watercraft product will offer:...

Hanover Offers Agents Small Business Platform Using CoverWallet Technology

Apr 17 2019 // The Hanover Insurance Group is debuting a digital platform to help independent agents acquire new small business customers including freelancers, contractors and other self-employed professionals. Calleed Insurago, the...

Hanover Insurance Enhances Specialty Leadership; Mills to Lead E&S

Feb 27 2019 // The Hanover Insurance Group has expanded its specialty leadership team to enhance as part of a series of personnel changes the company has made to its specialty business over the last year. The Hanover announced it has...

Hanover Partners with RSA Group to Expand International Specialty Offerings

Feb 15 2019 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has a new agreement with the multinational insurer RSA Group to join its global network as a U.S. strategic network partner. This relationship expands The Hanover’s international...

China Re Completes Purchase of Chaucer Holdings from Hanover Insurance

Dec 31 2018 // China Reinsurance (Group) Corp. announced it has completed the 100 percent equity acquisition of Chaucer Holdings Ltd. — the major portion of Hanover Insurance Group’s Lloyd’s international specialty...

Allianz’s Leach Joins The Hanover to Lead Financial Institutions Unit

Oct 12 2018 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. has appointed Kevin Leach as the head of its financial institutions portfolio. In this role, Leach is responsible for leading The Hanover’s specialized insurance products and services...

Hanover Insurance May Follow Chaucer Sale with Talent Hiring, Acquisition

Sep 17 2018 // The Hanover Insurance Group could use some of the $950 million it will make from selling its Chaucer international specialty business to fuel organic growth, pursue select acquisitions and hire top talent from rivals,...