WORCESTER, Mass., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors
of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE: THG) today declared an annual
dividend of 30 cents ($.30) per share on the issued and outstanding common
stock of the company, payable December 12, 2006, to shareholders of record at
the close of business November 28, 2006. This represents a 5 cent increase
from the dividend paid out last year.
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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, Michigan, and their affiliates. The Hanover offers a
wide range of property and casualty products and services to individuals,
families and businesses thorough 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 35
property and casualty insurers in the United States.
CONTACTS:
Investors: Media:
Sujata Mutalik Michael F. Buckley
(508) 855-3457 (508) 855-3099
smutalik@hanover.commibuckley@hanover.comSOURCE The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.
Contact: Sujata Mutalik, Investor contact, +1-508-855-3457, smutalik@hanover.com, or Michael F. Buckley, Media contact, +1-508-855-3099, mibuckley@hanover.com, both of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.