UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 30, 2017

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THE HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)





440 Lincoln Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01653
(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 855-1000

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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.



Item 5.02(d) - Election of Michael D. Price



On May 30, 2017, the Board of Directors of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Michael D. Price to the Board of Directors of the Company for a term commencing on July 3, 2017.



Mr. Price, 50, served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. from 2005 until its acquisition by RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd in 2015.  Prior to that he served briefly as Platinum’s Chief Operating Officer, and was President of Platinum US from 2002 until 2005.  Mr. Price was Chief Underwriting Officer of Platinum’s predecessor, the former reinsurance segment of The St. Paul Companies, Inc.  Prior thereto, Mr. Price was Chief Operating Officer of Associated Aviation Underwriters Incorporated, a subsidiary of Global Aerospace Underwriting Managers Ltd., and held progressively senior roles within other companies in the property and casualty insurance industry.



Mr. Price will serve in the class of directors whose term expires at the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of shareholders, and will serve on the audit committee of the Board of Directors.



Mr. Price will receive the same compensation for his service on the Company’s Board of Directors as the Company’s other non-employee directors, but prorated to reflect that he was appointed mid-term.





SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.