The Hanover Offers A+ Insurance Coverage for Schools

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The Hanover Offers A+ Insurance Coverage for Schools -- WORCESTER, Mass., July 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

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WORCESTER, Mass., July 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- [ The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. ] (NYSE: [ THG ]), a leading provider of property and casualty insurance products nationwide, announced today that it has further enhanced its specialized offerings for educational institutions. The expanded solution targets a wide range of schools, including private and public schools grades K-12, charter schools, vocational/trade schools, small private and public colleges, specialty schools and schools associated with religion institutions.

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"The enhancement of our solution for educational institutions is just one example of The Hanover's dedication to offering a world class suite of products that is broader and more innovative than any in the industry," said Jack Roche, president, business insurance at The Hanover Insurance Group. "Our growing suite of industry-specific solutions addresses the needs of our agent partners, who increasingly are building specialized areas of practice, creating new sources of profitable growth."

Education Advantage

There are hundreds of thousands of educational institutions nationwide and they are always looking for new ways to add value to their organizations and protect themselves against risk.

With this in mind, The Hanover has further expanded its Education Advantage programto offer an even more flexible, custom-design-product to meet a wide range of  needs. The program provides coverage for employment practices, professional liability, general liability, educators' legal liability, property, auto, umbrella, and surety bonds. The education industry solution also includes more than two dozen customized enhancements, such as:  

• Coverage for students' personal property
• Protection against employee dishonesty and theft
• Replacement cost valuation for school buses
• Limited pollution coverage for classroom and curricular events
• Coverage for student internships
• Key employee replacement
• Wage and hour defense coverage
• World-wide coverage for faculty and students traveling on school-related business

In addition to The Hanover's Education Advantage, the company offers specialized coverages and limits for schools, religious institutions, human services agencies, technology companies, moving and storage companies, chauffeured transportation among many others. These capabilities are complemented by specifically trained local underwriters with years of experience in each of their respective industries, as well as fully integrated risk management programs that include a customer portal, onsite surveying and customized program development.

Agents interested in more detail should contact one of The Hanover's local branch offices or visit the Agent section of the company's web site at [ www.hanover.com ].

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, Michigan and now Chaucer Holdings PLC, based in London, and their affiliates. The Hanover offers a wide range of property and casualty products and services to businesses, individuals, and families through a [ select group of agents ] and brokers. The company is ranked among the top 25 property and casualty insurers in the United States and has been meeting its obligations to its agent partners and their customers for nearly 160 years. Through Chaucer, the company also underwrites business at Lloyds in all major insurance and reinsurance classes, balancing global marine, energy, non-marine and aviation with U.K. motor and nuclear. For more information, please visit [ www.hanover.com ].

SOURCE The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

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