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Market Cap:$2.0B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$2.7B
  • Public
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The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., based in Worcester, Mass., is the holding company for a group of insurers that includes The Hanover Insurance Company, also based in Worcester; Citizens Insurance Company of America, headquartered in Howell, Mich., and their affiliates. The Hanover offers a wide range of property and casualty products and services to individuals, families and businesses through an extensive network of independent agents, and has been meeting its obligations to its agent partners and their customers for more than 150 years. Taken as a group, The Hanover ranks among the top 40 property and casualty insurers in the United States.

President & Chief Executive Officer
Frederick H. Eppinger
Number of Employees 4,000
Contact Information

440 Lincoln St

Worcester, Massachusetts 01653-0002

www.hanover.com

(508) 855-1000

NAICS Code Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers: 524126

Recent Events

  • Hanover enters into renewal rights arrangement with OneBeacon

    12/05/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • The Hanover Expands West

    12/01/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - President - View Story

  • Hanover Insurance to launch operations in 7 western states

    12/01/09 - Planned Site Openings - View Story

  • The Hanover Announces Its Entry Into the West with Seven State Launches

    11/30/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Marketing - View Story

  • The Hanover Offers Protection to Help Customers When They Travel by Car

    11/05/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Hanover Insurance swings to 3Q profit; claims down

    11/02/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Hanover Insurance Group HIG Raises Annual Dividend

    10/20/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • Hanover Insurance gets $125M under FHLB Boston's borrowing program

    9/28/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • The Hanover Partners with Celevoke to Help Prevent Heavy Equipment Theft - Provides The Hanover's...

    9/09/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • The Hanover Insurance Group Introduces Management Liability Coverage For Nonprofits --- Great Coverage for the...

    9/08/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • UPDATE 1-Hanover Insurance posts Q2 profit on investment gains

    7/30/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Hanover Group names new regional president

    6/25/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - President - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Frederick H. Eppinger President & Chief Executive Officer
Alan K. Crater Regional President, Specialty Lines
David J. Firstenberg President, Commercial Lines
Douglas H. McDonough President, Southeast Region
James S. Hyatt President, Personal Lines
Marita Zuraitis President, Property & Casualty Companies
Richard W. Lavey President, Northeast Region
Robin A. Nicks President, Central Region
Ann Kirkpatrick Tripp Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
Bryan D. Allen Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer
Eugene M. Bullis Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Gregory D. Tranter Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer
James R. Merz Vice President & Chief Actuary
Kristen A. Park Chief Operating Officer, Personal Lines
Mark Fitzgerald Chief Underwriting Officer
Scott L. Shader Chief Operating Officer, Commercial Lines & Vice President, Development
Andrew S. Robinson Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy
J. Kendall Huber Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Edward C. Ruhl Regional Vice President
John C. Roche Vice President, Field Operations, Marketing & Distribution
John Urankar Vice President, Claims
John W. Chandler Vice President, Corp Marketing
Joseph V. Rovito Vice President
Kristen Albright Vice President, Underwriting & Product Management
Mark J. Welzenbach Vice President, Claims
Mark R. Desrochers Vice President, State Management
Mary Jeanne Anderson Vice President, Bonds
Rob Stingle Vice President
Robert P. Myron Vice President & Treasurer
Sujata Mutalik Vice President, Investor Relations
Warren E. Barnes Vice President & Corporate Controller
Amy Lynn Banek Media Relations

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Michael P. Angelini Chairman of The Board
David J. Gallitano Board of Directors
Gail L. Harrison Board of Directors
Harriett Tee Taggart Board of Directors
Joseph R. Ramrath Board of Directors
Neal F. Finnegan Board of Directors
P. Kevin Condron Board of Directors
Robert J. Murray Board of Directors
Wendell J. Knox Board of Directors

Frederick H. Eppinger, 50, has been a director and the Chief Executive Officer and President of THG since 2003. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Eppinger was Executive Vice President of Property and Casualty Field and Service Operations for The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. From 2000 to 2001, he was Senior Vice President of Strategic Marketing for ChannelPoint, Inc., which specialized in business-to-business technology for insurance and financial service companies. Prior to that, he was a partner in the financial institutions group at McKinsey & Company, an international management consulting firm, which he joined in 1985. Mr. Eppinger began his career as a certified public accountant with the accounting firm then known as Coopers & Lybrand. Mr. Eppinger is a director of Centene Corporation, a publicly-traded multi-line healthcare company. Mr. Eppinger is an employee of THG and, therefore, is not an independent director. Mr. Eppinger’s term of office as a director of THG expires in 2009.

Organization Position Status
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. President & Chief Executive Officer Current
First Allmerica Financial Life Insurance Company President & CEO Current
Opus Investment Management, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Centene Corporation Board of Directors Current
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
Skoto Gallery Director Current
Professionals Direct, Inc. Director Current
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Executive Vice President of Property and Casualty Field and Service Operations Former
McKinsey & Company, Inc. Partner Former

Organization Position Status
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Regional President, Specialty Lines Current
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Reg Vice President, New York & New Jersey Former

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The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. President, Commercial Lines Current
The TJX Companies, Inc. President, Commercial Lines Current

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The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. President, Southeast Region Current
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Reg Vice President, Southeast Former

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The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. President, Personal Lines Current

Ms. Zuraitis is President of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. s property and casualty insurance companies, Citizens Insurance Company of America and The Hanover Insurance Company. Prior to joining The Hanover Insurance Group, Ms. Zuraitis served as an Executive Vice President for the St. Paul Companies (a provider of insurance and surety products and risk management services) from 1998 to 2004, and as the President/CEO of its Commercial Lines Division from 2002 to 2004. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Worcester Academy (a private, co-educational boarding school). In 2007, Ms. Zuraitis attended 90% of the Board and Committee meetings of which she is a member. Age 47.

Organization Position Status
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. President, Property & Casualty Companies Current
Irwin Financial Corp. Director Current
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. President, Property & Casualty Companies & Executive Vice President Former

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The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. President, Northeast Region Current
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Vice President, Field Operations & Marketing & Distr Former

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The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. President, Central Region Current
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Reg Vice President, Central Former

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Opus Investment Management, Inc. President Current
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Vice President & Chief Investment Officer Current
Opus Investment Management, Inc. Vice President and Chief Investment Officer Former
New England Consultant Former

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The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer Current

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The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Current

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The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer Current

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The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Vice President & Chief Actuary Current

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The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Chief Operating Officer, Personal Lines Current

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The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Chief Underwriting Officer Current

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The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Chief Operating Officer, Commercial Lines & Vice President, Development Current

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The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy Current

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The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Senior Vice President & General Counsel Current

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The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Regional Vice President Current

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The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Vice President, Field Operations, Marketing & Distribution Current

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The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Vice President, Claims Current

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The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Vice President, Corp Marketing Current

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The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Vice President Current

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The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Vice President, Underwriting & Product Management Current

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The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Vice President, Claims Current

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The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Vice President, State Management Current

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The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Vice President, Bonds Current

Rob Stingle was graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting in 1986. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Internal Auditor. Rob is the Vice President - Associate General Auditor at MassMutual Financial Group where he has responsibility for directing the domestic and international auditing operations of the MassMutual companies. Rob has over 16 years of experience auditing in the insurance industry having previously worked as Vice President - Internal Audit at the Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (formerly Allmerica Financial Corp.), and with Price Waterhouse's Insurance Services Industry Group. A retired fighter pilot, Rob flew A-10 Warthogs for 13 years which included tours in Bosnia and Iraq.

Organization Position Status
Allmerica Financial Vice President Current
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company Vice President Current
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Vice President Current
University of Connecticut Bachelor of Science Degree In Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Vice President & Treasurer Current
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Treasurer & Director, Corp Finance Former

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The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Vice President, Investor Relations Current

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The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Vice President & Corporate Controller Current

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The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Media Relations Current

Michael P. Angelini, 66, has been a director of THG since its formation in 1995 and Chairman of the Board since 2002, and was a director of First Allmerica Financial Life Insurance Company, an affiliated company (“FAFLIC”), from 1984 to 1996. Mr. Angelini is Chairman of the law firm of Bowditch & Dewey LLP, Worcester, Massachusetts, with which he has been associated since 1968, and in 2007 was appointed by the Governor of Massachusetts to the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority. Mr. Angelini is also director of Commerce Bank & Trust Company, a regional bank headquartered in Worcester, Massachusetts, L. Hardy Company, Inc., a manufacturer of industrial cutting devices, and a number of privately-held businesses primarily located in central Massachusetts. The Board has determined that Mr. Angelini is an independent director, based on the independence standards adopted by the Board and the requirements of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Mr. Angelini is a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Angelini’s term of office as a director of THG expires in 2010.

Organization Position Status
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Chairman of The Board Current
Citizens Management, Inc. Chairman of The Board of Directors Current
Bowditch & Dewey, Llp Chairman Current
Blackstone Medical, Inc. Director Current
Massachusetts, Inc. Director Current
Lawyers Direct Board of Directors Current
Skoto Gallery Board of Directors Current
Commerce Bank & Trust Company Director Current
Professionals Direct, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Opus Investment Management, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority Director Current
Worcester County Bar Association Active Member Current
Massachusetts Bar Association Active Member Current
American College of Trial Lawyers Fellow Current
Worcester County Bar Association President Former
American College of Trial Lawyers fellow Former
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Former
Massachusetts Appeals Court Former
First Allmerica Financial Life Insurance Company Director Former
Duke Law School Former
Wesleyan University Former

Organization Position Status
Professionals Direct, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Harmony Behavioral Health, Inc. Director Current
Opus Investment Management, Inc. Board of Directors Current
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
Lawyers Direct Board of Directors Current
Skoto Gallery Board of Directors Current
Reit Corp Chief Executive Officer Former
APW Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Former
Columbia National Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Former
Reit Corp Chairman Former
APW Ltd. Chairman Former
Wild Oats Markets, Inc. Director Former
University of Chicago MBA Former
The George Washington University B.B.A. Former

Gail L. Harrison, 59, has been a director of THG since 1995 and was a director of FAFLIC, a subsidiary of THG, from 1986 to 1996. Since May 2000, Ms. Harrison has been Executive Vice President and a principal at Powell Tate, a public affairs and communications firm and division of Weber Shandwick Worldwide. From 1981 until joining Powell Tate, she was affiliated with The Wexler Group, a government relations consulting firm, where she was a Founding Principal. The Board has determined that Ms. Harrison is an independent director, based on the independence standards adopted by the Board and the requirements of the NYSE. Ms. Harrison is a member of the Compensation Committee. Her term of office as a director of THG expires in 2009.

Organization Position Status
Weber Shandwick Worldwide Executive Vice President and Principal Current
Skoto Gallery Board of Directors Current
Professionals Direct, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Lawyers Direct Board of Directors Current
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
Opus Investment Management, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Powell Tate Executive Vice President Former
Powell Tate Principal Former

Organization Position Status
Lawyers Direct Board of Directors Current
Reed College Board of Directors Current
Skoto Gallery Board of Directors Current
The Lubrizol Corporation Board of Directors Current
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
Wellington Management Company, LLP Senior Vice President Former
Wellington Management Company, LLP Partner Former
Wellington Management Company, LLP Sector Portfolio Manager Former
Harvard University M.A. In Planning Former
Smith College B.A. Degree In Anthropology Former

Joseph R. Ramrath, 52, has been a director of THG since 2004. Mr. Ramrath has been Managing Director of Colchester Partners LLC, an investment banking and strategic advisory firm, since 2002. Mr. Ramrath was Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of the United Asset Management division of Old Mutual plc, an international financial services firm headquartered in London, England, from 2000 to 2002. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of United Asset Management Corporation from 1996 until its acquisition by Old Mutual in 2000. The Board has determined that Mr. Ramrath is an independent director, based on the independence standards adopted by the Board and the requirements of the NYSE. Mr. Ramrath is Chairman of the Audit Committee. His term of office as a director of THG expires in 2009.

Organization Position Status
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Board of Directors Current

Neal F. Finnegan, 71, has been a director of THG since 2006. Mr. Finnegan served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Lumber Insurance Company, a specialty insurer to the lumber industry, from 2000 to 2001. From 2000 to 2005, Mr. Finnegan was Chairman of Citizens Bank of Massachusetts. Prior to that, Mr. Finnegan was President and Chief Executive Officer of UST Corporation from 1993 to 2000. Previously, Mr. Finnegan served in the financial services sector as an executive with Bankers Trust Company of New York, Bowery Savings Bank, Worcester Bancorp, and Shawmut Bank, NA. Mr. Finnegan is currently a member of the Board of Directors at SolutionInc., an IP management software provider traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and several other privately-held companies and charitable organizations. In addition, Mr. Finnegan is currently the Chairman of the Northeastern University Board of Trustees. The Board has determined that Mr. Finnegan is an independent director, based on the independence standards adopted by the Board and the requirements of the NYSE. Mr. Finnegan is a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Finnegan’s term of office as a director of THG expires in 2010.

Organization Position Status
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Board of Directors Current

P. Kevin Condron, 63, has been a director of THG since May 2007. Mr. Condron has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Granite Group LLC, a plumbing and heating wholesaler, since 1998. From 1972 until it was merged with Capitol Plumbing and Heating Supply in 1997 to create The Granite Group, LLC, Mr. Condron was President and Chief Executive Officer of Central/Goulet Supply. Mr. Condron is a director of TD Banknorth, Inc., a financial services company, and is a Trustee at the College of the Holy Cross. Prior to August, 2006, Mr. Condron served as an independent Trustee of Allmerica Securities Trust, Allmerica Investment Trust and Opus Investment Trust, each of which is an affiliated entity of THG, but is now inactive. The Board has determined that Mr. Condron is an independent director, based on the independence standards adopted by the Board and the requirements of the NYSE. Mr. Condron is a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Condron’s term of office as a director of THG expires in 2010.

Organization Position Status
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Board of Directors Current

Robert J. Murray, 67, has been a director of THG since 1996. He was Chairman of the Board of New England Business Service, Inc. (“NEBS”), a business-to-business direct marketing company, from 1995 until 2004 and served on the Board of Directors of NEBS from 1991 until 2004. He was Chief Executive Officer of NEBS from 1995 through 2003. Prior to joining NEBS, Mr. Murray was an executive officer with The Gillette Company, Inc., a consumer products company. Mr. Murray is also a director of Tupperware Brands Corp., a publicly-traded consumer-direct seller of personal and household products, LoJack Corporation, a publicly-traded automobile security system manufacturer, Delhaize Group, a publicly-traded international food retailer based in Belgium, and IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., a publicly-traded developer, manufacturer and distributor of products and services for veterinary, food and water testing markets. The Board has determined that Mr. Murray is an independent director, based on the independence standards adopted by the Board and the requirements of the NYSE. Mr. Murray is Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Murray’s term of office as a director of THG expires in 2011.

Organization Position Status
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
Opus Investment Management, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Skoto Gallery Board of Directors Current
Lawyers Direct Board of Directors Current
Professionals Direct, Inc. Board of Directors Current
LoJack Corporation Board of Directors Current
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Nebs, Inc. Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer Former
Nebs, Inc. Board of Directors Former

Wendell J. Knox, 61, has been a director of THG since 1999. Mr. Knox is President and Chief Executive Officer of Abt Associates, a policy research and business consulting firm, where he has been employed since 1969. Mr. Knox is also a director of Eastern Bank, a mutually-owned commercial bank. The Board has determined that Mr. Knox is an independent director, based on the independence standards adopted by the Board and the requirements of the NYSE. Mr. Knox is Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Knox’s term of office as a director of THG expires in 2011.

Organization Position Status
ABT Associates Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
ABT Associates Inc. President Current
Skoto Gallery Board of Directors Current
Lawyers Direct Board of Directors Current
Opus Investment Management, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Eastern Bank Corporation Director Current
Citizens Management, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
Professionals Direct, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Inc. Former

Executive News

  • Abt Associates Names Mary Harper as Vice President and Chief Information Officer

    NewsBlaze - 8/11/09 - View Story

  • The Hanover Launches New Insurance Option to Protect Family Members in Assisted Living...

    Reuters - 7/17/09 - View Story

  • The Hanover Launches New Insurance Option to Protect Family Members in Assisted Living Facilities

    PR Newswire - 7/17/09 - View Story

  • The Hanover Insurance Group Names Casper Regional President in West

    Insurance Journal - 6/25/09 - View Story

  • The Hanover Names John Casper Regional President

    PR Newswire - 6/25/09 - View Story

  • Hanover Insurance names Denver regional president, cites expansion plans

    The Denver Business Journal - 6/25/09 - View Story

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     THG $40.95 +0.28 (0.69% )
Average Volume 242,478
Shares Outstanding 50.03M
Market Cap 2.0B
Year High 44.53
Year Low 28.01
Earnings Per Share 3.01
P/E Ratio 13.60
Dividend 0.45
Yield 1.10
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