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GRS adds insurance execs to Chair Advisory Board
10th November 2020
International loss adjuster Global Risk Solutions has established a Chair Advisory Board and named James Porcari and Allan Robinson as advisors. As initial members of the Chair Advisory Board, Porcari and Robinson will advise GRS’ senior leadership on strategic issues including the firm’s growth and expansion. Porcari is the founder and managing ... Read the full article
The Hanover enters Maryland personal lines market
30th October 2020
The Hanover Insurance Group has expanded its business in the state of Maryland to include personal lines insurance. The company already has an established presence in the Maryland commercial lines market and this expansion is expected to help grow its footprint in the mid-Atlantic region. As part of its expansion into Maryland ... Read the full article
The Hanover net income unchanged, operating profit up slightly
28th October 2020
The Hanover Insurance Group has reported a net income of $118.9 million in the third quarter, unchanged from the prior-year period, while operating income rose $0.5 million to $93.5 million. The difference between net and operating income in the quarter was primarily due to an after-tax increase in the fair value of ... Read the full article
The Hanover estimates $66mn in Q3 cat losses
14th October 2020
The Hanover Insurance Group expects its third quarter catastrophe losses to total approximately $66 million. This pre-tax figure ($52 million after taxes) is driven primarily by hurricane Isaias and wildfires in California and Oregon. The estimate also includes roughly $10 million of favourable prior-year development on several events from recent accident years. The ... Read the full article
The Hanover Insurance adds Theodore Bunting to board
3rd September 2020
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has strengthened its board of directors with the addition of Theodore H. Bunting, Jr., effective September 1st, 2020. Most recently, Bunting served as Group President of the Utility operations at Entergy Corporation, an integrated energy firm engaged in electric power production and retail distribution, from 2012 ... Read the full article
The Hanover posts robust Q2 results as full year CR outlook improves
29th July 2020
Massachusetts-based property and casualty insurer The Hanover has reported a net income of $115.2 million in the second quarter, up from from $74 million in the prior year quarter. The company has also updated its full-year 2020 outlook, including an improved combined ratio, excluding catastrophes, of between 89.5% and 90.5%, compared to ... Read the full article
The Hanover braced for $148mn of Q2 cat losses
15th July 2020
Massachusetts-based property and casualty insurer The Hanover Insurance Group has announced that it is expecting second quarter catastrophe losses of $148 million pre-tax ($117 million after tax). Losses were driven mainly by hail and wind storms in the Midwest in April and, to a lesser extent, property losses from civil unrest ... Read the full article
The Hanover reports Q1 net loss amid equity market declines
29th April 2020
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has reported that COVID-19-induced financial market volatility led to a decline in the fair value of equity securities of more than $107 million in Q1 2020, as the company announces a net loss of $40 million for the period. At a loss of $40 million, the ... Read the full article
James Kelley named President of Hanover Specialty Industrial Property
17th April 2020
The Hanover Insurance Group has named James Kelley as President of Hanover Specialty Industrial Property, replacing James Abraham, who is retiring from the firm in April. In his new role, Kelley will take responsibility for enhancing the company's board portfolio of insurance solutions for complex high hazard industrial business. Most recently, Kelley ... Read the full article
The Hanover appoints Dennis Kerrigan as exec VP, general counsel
6th April 2020
Massachusetts-based property and casualty insurer The Hanover Insurance Group has appointed Dennis Kerrigan as executive vice president and general counsel. Kerrigan’s appointment will see him oversee The Hanover's legal, regulatory and government affairs, as well as compliance, state filings, securities, and corporate governance matters. He brings decades of corporate counsel, insurance and ... Read the full article
Genstar, industry execs launch fronting insurance holding firm
30th March 2020
Private equity firm Genstar Capital has partnered with insurance industry executives to establish Obsidian Insurance Holdings, Inc., a new fronting insurance holding company with $100 million of capital. Obsidian's insurance carrier subsidiary, Obsidian Insurance Company, has received a financial strength rating of A- from AM Best to issue policies underwritten by ... Read the full article
The Hanover appoints Sarah Medina president of professional liability
2nd March 2020
Massachusetts-based property and casualty insurer The Hanover Insurance Group has appointed Sarah Medina president of professional liability. Medina will work closely with The Hanover’s specialty leadership to help enhance the company’s portfolio of professional liability products. She brings more than 20 years’ experience to the role and has been with The Hanover ... Read the full article
The Hanover names Cynthia Egan vice chair amid board reshuffle
28th February 2020
Massachusetts-based property and casualty insurer The Hanover Insurance Group has named Cynthia Egan vice chair of its board of directors. Egan has served The Hanover’s board since 2015 and has been elected to eventually succeed Kevin Condron, who is due to retire in 2021. She was president of retirement plan services for ... Read the full article
The Hanover’s combined ratio improves in Q4 and full year 2019
5th February 2020
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has reported a decline in net income for the fourth-quarter of 2019 to $109.8 million, while its combined ratio strengthened slightly to 96.2% in Q4 2019, when compared with the prior year quarter. The Hanover's net income fell from the $123.6 million recorded in the fourth-quarter ... Read the full article
The Hanover’s Q4 non-cat property losses above expectations
16th January 2020
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has revealed that it expects its fourth-quarter 2019 non-catastrophe property losses to exceed expectations by roughly $20 million, pre-tax. The holding company states that the losses were mainly driven by non-catastrophe weather activity in homeowners, and also large property losses in commercial multiple peril and certain ... Read the full article
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