Latest Hanover Headlines

All the headlines from our Hanover Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Auto-Owners, Erie, Cincinnati, Hartford, Hanover Tops in Agents’ Satisfaction: J.D. Power

Oct 4 2022 // Despite near constant disruption from the twin forces of digital transformation and economic uncertainty, independent insurance agents have never been more satisfied with their carrier partners. According to the J.D. Power...

Agency’s Specialty Portfolio Often Fragmented by Working With Multiple Carriers

Feb 23 2022 // The Hanover Insurance Group recently released its State of Specialty Insurance Report, which highlights the risks of fragmentation in the marketplace. The report spotlights the advantages agencies realize when they create...

Norman-Spencer to Grow E&O Program Through RPG with The Hanover

Jan 27 2022 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based Norman-Spencer is growing its current real estate errors & omissions (E&O) program by creating an exclusive Risk Purchasing Group (RPG) with The Hanover Insurance Group. Exclusive coverages...

The Hanover Enhances Product Suites for Lawyers, Healthcare Facilities

Jul 29 2021 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. said it has enhanced its product suites for lawyers and healthcare facilities. The Hanover Lawyers Advantage product suite offers stand-alone professional liability coverage for a wide...

Beacon Mutual Names Hanover’s Tumeinski as Chief Financial Officer

Jan 27 2021 // The Beacon Mutual Insurance Company has named Gregg Tumeinski as chief financial officer (CFO). Tumeinski will succeed Cynthia Lawlor, who is retiring after more than 28 years at the Rhode Island workers’...

Hanover Insurance Enters Maryland Personal Lines Insurance Market

Oct 27 2020 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. (THG) has expanded its business in Maryland to include personal lines insurance and appointed a group of independent agents in the state to serve its growing customer base. The Hanover has...

The Hanover Targets Home-Based Businesses with New Coverage Suite

Sep 16 2020 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has launched a suite of coverages designed to protect homeowners who generate income through home-based businesses or short-term rentals of their properties. The Hanover’s new...

Hanover Insurance Sees Profit Jump, Limited COVID Impact in Q2

Jul 29 2020 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. reported net income of $115.2 million in the second quarter of 2020, compared to $74.0 million in the prior-year quarter. The insurer said it has experienced limited COVID-19-related loss...

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...