Latest Hanover Headlines
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Massachusetts’ The Hanover Eliminating Approximately 160 Positions
Aug 7 2017 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc., a Worcester, Mass.-based holding company for several property and casualty insurance companies, reported in its second quarter results that it has initiated expense actions to eliminate...
The Hanover’s Chaucer Acquires SLE Holdings, Sydney-Based MGA
Jul 5 2017 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. announced that Chaucer, the company’s international specialty insurance group, has acquired SLE Holdings, a market-leading Lloyd’s managing general underwriting agency based in...
The Hanover & Chaucer Launch Dublin-Based International Specialty Insurer
Jun 22 2017 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. and its subsidiary, Chaucer, announced that they will form a Dublin-based company, Chaucer Insurance Co. DAC (Chaucer Dublin), to write international specialty insurance business. The...
Allstate’s Encompass Insurance to Exit Massachusetts This Summer
Jun 5 2017 // Encompass Insurance, an Allstate Insurance company that sells business through independent agents, outlined in its first quarter 2017 earnings release its intent to withdraw from Massachusetts starting in late June as part...
Massachusetts’ The Hanover Insurance Group Elects Price to Board of Directors
May 31 2017 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc., a Worcester, Mass.-based holding company for several property and casualty insurance companies, has elected Michael D. Price to the company’s board of directors, effective July 3....
Hanover Insurance Names Zurich’s Salvatore as President of Specialty
May 26 2017 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc., a Worcester, Mass.-based holding company for several property and casualty insurance companies, has appointed Bryan J. Salvatore as executive vice president and president of specialty,...
Massachusetts Court Reverses Ruling in Rotten Seafood Coverage Dispute
May 15 2017 // The Massachusetts Appeals Court has reversed a lower court’s ruling in a case examining whether damage to scallops at a seafood processing facility, when the cause of damage is unknown, constitutes an occurrence...
Allstate’s Encompass Insurance to Exit Massachusetts This Summer
May 11 2017 // Encompass Insurance, an Allstate Insurance company that sells business through independent agents, outlined in its first quarter 2017 earnings news release its intent to withdraw from Massachusetts as part of its profit...
Massachusetts Court Reverses Ruling in Rotten Seafood Coverage Dispute
May 2 2017 // The Massachusetts Appeals Court has reversed a lower court’s ruling in a case examining whether damage to scallops at a seafood processing facility, when the cause of damage is unknown, constitutes an occurrence...
Massachusetts’ Eastern Insurance Hires Gross from Hanover Insurance
Apr 25 2017 // Eastern Insurance Group, a Natick, Mass.-headquartered subsidiary of Eastern Bank, has hired William F. Gross as executive vice president of commercial lines. Gross, who works out of the Natick office, brings more than 17...
RIC Brings on Herron in Southern California from Hanover
Apr 10 2017 // RIC Insurance General Agency has named Patty Herron a business development manager to expand its commercial and personal lines marketing efforts. Herron will work primarily with retail insurance agents in California in...
Hanover Stone Practice Aims to Control Workers’ Comp Costs
Apr 7 2017 // Hanover Stone Partners, a risk management services firm, has established a dedicated, national practice group to help employers manage workers’ compensation costs. Barry E. Thompson, who has more than 30 years of...
The Hanover Launches Professional Liability Risk Management Portal
Mar 27 2017 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has launched a new online portal featuring risk management tools for the professional liability industry. HanoverProRisk offers articles, templates, risk bulletins and seminars focused on...
Hanover Insurance Restructures Agency Business; Eyes Specialty Expansion
Feb 23 2017 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. is making some organizational changes as it implements what its CEO calls its “go-forward business strategy, Hanover 2021” that is focused on growing responsibly, managing...
The Hanover Appoints Fowle as CEO of Chaucer Syndicates, Succeeding Slabbert
Feb 21 2017 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. announced that John Fowle has been promoted to chief executive officer of Chaucer Syndicates Ltd. Fowle is replacing Johan Slabbert, who is leaving the company to pursue other...
Massachusetts Based Hanover Elects Carlin to Board of Directors
Dec 6 2016 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc., the Worcester, Mass., based holding company for several property and casualty insurance companies, has elected Jane D. Carlin to the company’s board of directors. Carlin is a senior...
Hanover Insurance Names Keim to Strategy Post
Nov 18 2016 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc., a Worcester, Mass., based holding company for several property and casualty insurance companies, has appointed Mark L. Keim as executive vice president of corporate development and...
Hanover Accuses Memphis Recording Studio of Insurance Fraud After Arson Fire
Oct 30 2016 // An insurance company that paid more than $2.8 million in claims after an arson fire damaged an historic Memphis music recording studio has now accused a rock music label company of fraud and wants its money back. The...
InsurTech Startup Launches Lease Guarantee Platform in New York
Oct 12 2016 // TheGuarantors, a New York based insurance tech startup founded in 2014, is seeking to make renting an apartment in New York easier for landlords, brokers and renters through its newly launched tech-enabled lease guarantee...
The Hanover Expands BOP for Small Businesses, Increases Coverage Limits
Oct 7 2016 // The Hanover Insurance Group demonstrates further commitment to supporting small businesses with significant enhancements to its business owner’s policy (BOP) base form and product offerings, adding coverages and...
