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The Hanover Appoints Richard W. Lavey Chief Operating Officer
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE: THG) today announced it has appointed Richard W. Lavey to the newly created role of chief operating officer. In this position, Lavey will play an expanded and leading role in the further development of our business strategy and drive even greater integration and collaboration between our business and technology organizations, enhancing our agent and customer value propositions and advancing our goal to deliver strong, sustainable profitable growth going f
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