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“WORCESTER, Mass…PRNewswire/ -- The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., a leading provider of property and casualty insurance, today unveiled a powerful suite of management liability solutions that includes a newly launched capability to protect private companies against a growing number of financial exposures...To provide private companies with protection against a multitude of exposures and costly litigation, The Hanover has launched Hanover Private Company Advantage. This new coverage is part of the company's Hanover Professional Portfolio, a growing selection of professional and management liability products designed to give The Hanover's agent partners another competitive advantage in their local markets…”

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“WORCESTER, Mass…/PRNewswire/ -- The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., a leading provider of property and casualty insurance, today announced that it has significantly expanded its professional liability capabilities and product line, adding professional liability for architects and engineers as well as a stand-alone miscellaneous professional liability coverage to the company's Hanover Professional Portfolio of products. The Hanover Professional Portfolio is a growing selection of professional and management liability products designed to offer the company's agent partners a distinct competitive advantage and more opportunities to grow in their local markets…”

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 “WORCESTER, Mass…/PRNewswire/ -- The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement through which it will acquire the Vienna, Virginia-based Campania Group, which specializes in insurance solutions for the healthcare industry. The transaction reaffirms The Hanover's commitment to continue to provide industry-leading specialty insurance solutions to its partner agents, and represents a significant step in the company's commitment to offer a range of products for the healthcare industry. The Campania Group provides professional and general liability solutions for a range of healthcare providers, including durable medical equipment suppliers, behavioral health specialists, eldercare providers, and podiatrists. The organization has served the specialty healthcare insurance market since its founding in 1992 and has companies admitted in 21 states, as well as the District of Columbia. The transaction is subject to regulatory reviews and approvals. It is expected to close before the end of the first quarter…”

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“WORCESTER, Mass…/PRNewswire/ -- The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. today announced the appointment of Steven J. Bensinger as executive vice president and senior financial officer. Bensinger joined The Hanover today and will be appointed chief financial officer in March, replacing Eugene M. Bullis, who will retire later this year…Bensinger has more than 30 years experience in the financial services business, with most of it in insurance, and in particular, property and casualty insurance. He began his career in 1976 with Coopers & Lybrand, where he rose to partner in the firm's financial services practice. In 1987, he joined Skandia America Corporation as senior vice president and chief financial officer, and later was named president and chief operating officer. Bensinger held senior leadership positions at Chartwell Re Corporation, Trenwick Group Ltd., and Combined Specialty Group, Inc., from 1993 to 2002, before joining American International Group, Inc. as vice president and treasurer in 2002. He was appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer in 2005. Bullis joined The Hanover in 2007. He plans to retire from the company May 10, 2010, and will work closely with Bensinger in the interim to ensure a smooth transition in financial leadership…”

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“WORCESTER, Mass…/PRNewswire/ -- The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., a leading property and casualty insurance provider, today announced that Andrejs Krutainis will lead Hanover Specialty Property, a provider of specialized underwriting, risk management and claims services for a broad range of small- and medium-sized companies that manufacture, store, transport or use industrial chemicals and other flammable or combustible materials. In this role, Krutainis will work closely with The Hanover's middle market and loss control teams to continue development of The Hanover's total capabilities in the manufacturing space, enabling the company's agent partners to deliver a full suite of products and services for all segments of this profitable industry. He will be based in The Hanover's Silver Spring, Maryland office…Krutainis brings more than 30 years experience to The Hanover, having worked with several leading carriers over the course of his career. Most recently, he was vice president of inland marine and property at Harleysville Insurance, responsible for all package, property and inland marine operations. Prior to joining Harleysville in 2007, Krutainis served as chief operating officer for Comprehensive Auto Resource Company, Inc., where he was responsible for strategic direction, product development and marketing. He also served in other leadership roles, focusing on property business at Chubb, Reliance National, and Reliance Insurance Company.”

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“WORCESTER, Mass…/PRNewswire/ -- The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., a leading property and casualty insurance provider, today announced that it has named Tony de Padua as a member of the company's executive leadership team. In this role, de Padua will lead the company's corporate commercial lines product and underwriting functions. Additionally, he will have direct responsibility for The Hanover's growing marine and umbrella businesses, driving continued profitable growth and building new niche products for lucrative markets, such as the technology industry. He will be based in The Hanover's Worcester headquarters…De Padua brings more than 30 years experience to The Hanover, having worked in the field and in field support leadership roles with CNA, The St. Paul Companies, Allstate and Aetna. Most recently, he was senior vice president, commercial segments at CNA with strategic and operational responsibility for risk management casualty and middle market business, as well as strategic responsibility for the construction and technology practices. Prior to joining CNA in 2003, de Padua was president of construction at The St. Paul Companies, where he served in various leadership roles since 1996. Before that, he was chief underwriting and loss control officer at Allstate…”

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“WORCESTER, Mass..PRNewswire -- The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. , a leading provider of property and casualty insurance, today announced new capabilities to write workers compensation for small commercial businesses. As part of this comprehensive effort, The Hanover has introduced a new worker's compensation broadening endorsement, which will be added to all new Avenues® Workers Compensation Policies; upgraded its point-of-sale system to make it easier to quote and issue small commercial workers compensation business; formed a new underwriting company to offer even more competitive pricing for select small commercial businesses; and expanded its appetite for mono-line business. The enhancements are part of The Hanover's continued commitment to offer its independent agent partners the most robust and competitive offering available, helping them to be more distinctive in their local markets. ‘We enhanced our small commercial workers' compensation capabilities as yet another way to help our agent partners attract and round accounts to help grow their businesses,’ said David J. Firstenberg, president, commercial lines at The Hanover. ‘In addition, we will be making even more investments in our small commercial offering in the coming months to continue to help our agent partners take advantage of the emerging opportunities in this market segment.’”