WORCESTER, Mass., Jan. 4, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE: THG)
today announced it has appointed David J.
Lovely executive vice president and chief claims officer. In
this role, Lovely will be responsible for the strategic oversight
and execution of the company's claims experience.
Lovely joins The Hanover from
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where he was responsible for building
a new practice to help clients strengthen their ability to deter,
detect and respond to insurance fraud across the P&C, life and
healthcare markets. Prior to PwC, Lovely was the vice president and
UK and global chief claims officer of the Aviva Group. In addition,
Lovely has held various claims leadership roles in strategy and
operations, commercial insurance, accident life and health,
workers' compensation claims and transformation at companies
including Chubb Insurance, Allianz Insurance Group, General
Electric Company and Liberty Mutual.
"David is an accomplished claims and insurance leader who brings
more than 35 years of visionary leadership, operational execution
and transformation expertise for enhancing employee and customer
experiences," said John C. Roche,
president and chief executive officer at The Hanover. "We are pleased to have attracted
such an accomplished claims leader to our organization. Together
with our talented team, we will continue to advance our claims
servicing and tools to best serve our customers and agents."
Lovely graduated with a degree in business administration from
Merrimack College and earned his
master's degree in business administration from Northeastern University. He replaces Mark Welzenbach, who announced earlier in 2022
that he would be retiring from The Hanover after 17 years with the company.
Welzenbach will work closely with Lovely over the next few months
to ensure a smooth transition.
For more information about The Hanover, please visit hanover.com.
About The Hanover
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. is the holding company for
several property and casualty insurance companies, which together
constitute one of the largest insurance businesses in the United States. The company provides
exceptional insurance solutions through a select group of
independent agents and brokers. Together with its agent partners,
The Hanover offers standard and
specialized insurance protection for small and mid-sized
businesses, as well as for homes, automobiles, and other personal
items. For more information, please visit hanover.com.
CONTACTS:
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Emily P. Trevallion
Abby M. Clark
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etrevallion@hanover.com
abclark@hanover.com
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508-855-3263
508-855-3549
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