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The Hanover Names Helen Savaiano Vice President, Management Liability

WORCESTER, Mass. (November 12, 2008) – The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE: THG), a leading super regional property and casualty company, today announced that Helen Ryan Savaiano has been named vice president, management liability, for the company’s commercial lines business.

In this capacity, Savaiano will be responsible for developing a business unit that builds on The Hanover’s current employment practices liability (EPLI) offering, to include non-profit and private company directors and officers, and other related coverages. She will work out of The Hanover’s office in Itasca, Illinois

“We are very pleased to welcome Helen to our team,” said David Firstenberg, president, Commercial Lines. “We’ve made significant investments to expand and improve our portfolio of specialty and niche products, including making EPLI more affordable for small and mid-size businesses. Helen will lead a dedicated unit that will take our commitment in this area to the next level, further improving our capabilities to deliver a total solution for our partner agents and their commercial lines customers.”

Savaiano comes to The Hanover from W.R. Berkley Corporation, Chicago, where she held numerous senior-level management positions including, vice president, non-profit directors, officers and employment practices liability; and, most recently, vice president of the company’s small business unit.

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. Connections Auto policies are underwritten by Citizens Insurance Company of America. The Hanover Insurance Group 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.

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