ALLMERICA FINANCIAL THG (NYSE)

(NEW YORK)Standard & Poor's on Thursday affirmed its ratings on Hanover Insurance Group after the company said it plans to sell its remaining life insurance business.READ MORE

(WORCESTER, Mass.)Hanover Insurance Group Inc. said Thursday that it plans to sell its remaining life insurance business, First Allmerica Financial Life Insurance Co., to a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. ...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Friday raised its counterparty credit rating for Hanover Insurance Group Inc., citing the company's competitive position and strategy....READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of most insurers fell early Monday morning as broader markets declined after disappointing earnings from Bank of America. Shares of American International Group Inc. fell 41...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Though business in the property insurance industry is strong, investors have begun to focus more on an area of the industry that is often ignored: insurers' investment portfolios.READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Moody's Investors Service upgraded Hanover Insurance Group Inc.'s credit out of junk territory on Monday, saying the insurer's business prospects have stabilized.READ MORE

(WORCESTER, Mass.)The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. said Monday it has agreed to acquire chemical company insurer Verlan Holdings Inc., further expanding its insurance-product offerings.READ MORE