Latest Hanover Headlines
All the headlines from our Hanover Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Citizens/Hanover Touts Multi-Variate ‘Connections Auto’ as Winner
Jul 14 2005 // The Citizens and Hanover Insurance Companies’ new Connections Auto, a state-of the-art, multi- variate auto product with greater customer segmentation capabilities, is off to a strong start in its initial launch...
Hyatt Named Personal Lines President at Citizens/Hanover
Jul 6 2005 // The Citizens and Hanover Insurance Companies have named James S. Hyatt president of its personal lines division. In this role, he will be responsible for all aspects of the company’s personal lines operations. Hyatt,...
Christiansen Named N.E. Regional President for Citizens/Hanover
Jul 5 2005 // The Citizens and Hanover Insurance Companies have named Michael R. Christiansen as president of its New England region, effective July 11. Christiansen formerly was a senior executive with Liberty Mutual’s...
Hanover Insurance Goes to Bat for Tornadoes, Worcester’s Newest Team
May 11 2005 // The Hanover Insurance Company and Worcester (Mass.) Professional Baseball, LLC, today announced that they have reached an agreement for Hanover to be the primary sponsor for the Worcester Tornadoes. The Tornadoes are the...
People & Places
Apr 18 2005 // Debra Richardson The Citizens and Hanover Insurance Companies named Debra Richardson as regional vice president of The Hanover Insurance Company’s Texas region. In this capacity, Richardson will be responsible for...
Richardson Named Texas Regional VP for Hanover
Mar 28 2005 // The Citizens and Hanover Insurance Companies announced that Debra Richardson has been named regional vice president of The Hanover Insurance Company’s Texas region. In this capacity, Richardson will be responsible...
People & Places
Mar 21 2005 // Douglas McDonough Citizens and Hanover Insurance Companies have named Douglas H. McDonoughregional president of their emerging Mid-Atlantic region. In this role, he will manage all aspects of sales and distribution for the...
McDonough to Head Citizens-Hanover Mid-Atlantic Team
Mar 7 2005 // Citizens and Hanover Insurance Companies have named Douglas H. McDonough regional president of its emerging Mid Atlantic region, effective immediately. In this role, he will manage all aspects of sales and distribution for...
Patkus Resigns as President/COO of Harleysville; Moves to The Hanover as Regional VP
Jan 17 2005 // M. Lee Patkus, president and chief operating officer of Harleysville Group Inc., has resigned his positions and will leave the company on Jan. 21, 2005. He will begin a new position as regional vice president of The...
Nicks Named Regional President, Southern Region, for Hanover Insurance Company
Dec 22 2004 // The Citizens and Hanover Insurance Companies announced the appointment of Robin Nicks as regional president of Hanover Insurance Company’s Southern region, including the companies’ Atlanta, Dallas, New Orleans,...
Citizens and Hanover Insurance Unveil Agency Portal
Sep 9 2004 // The Citizens and Hanover Insurance Companies have launched The Agency Place, a new, web-based agency portal that provides its network of independent agents with centralized access to all of the information and tools they...
The Citizens/Hanover Ins. Cos. Names Phillips as VP/Commerical Marine Division
Jul 1 2004 // The Citizens and Hanover Insurance Companies named Sophia A. Phillips as vice president, commercial marine division, effective June 7. Phillips comes to Citizens and Hanover from St. Paul Travelers where she served as vice...


