WORCESTER, Mass., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors
of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE: THG) declared an annual dividend
of 40 cents($.40) per share on the issued and outstanding common stock of the
company, payable December 12, 2007, to shareholders of record at the close of
business November 28, 2007. This represents a 10 cent increase from the
dividend paid out last year.
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About The Hanover
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE: THG), 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.
For more information, please visit http://www.hanover.com.
CONTACTS: Investors: Media:
Sujata MutalikMichael F. Buckley
(508) 855-3457 (508) 855-3099
smutalik@hanover.commibuckley@hanover.comSOURCE The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.
Contact: Investors, Sujata Mutalik, +1-508-855-3457, smutalik@hanover.com; or Media, Michael F. Buckley, +1-508-855-3099, mibuckley@hanover.com