Hanover Insurance Group Inc appoints Gary Kusumi president of personal lines

Aug 18, 2008 (M2 EQUITYBITES via COMTEX) -- THG | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- The Hanover Insurance Group Inc (NYSE: THG), an underwriter of personal and commercial property and casualty insurance coverage, disclosed on 15 August that its personal lines business will be headed by Gary Y Kusumi, who has been appointed president of that division. The company's personal lines operations, including products, pricing, service and underwriting strategies, besides growth and profitability, will be under Kusumi's charge. He will work from Hanover's headquarters in Worcester and also serve as a member of the company's executive leadership team. In his most recent post, Kusumi was employed at GMAC Insurance, a Fortune 500 company, serving as president and chief executive officer of the company's personal lines business.

Earlier, he was president and chief executive officer of the Windsor Group and president of Leader National Group-personal lines companies of Great American Insurance Group, in addition to serving in senior management roles for the Progressive Companies in Cleveland, Ohio. Having served on the safety advisory committee for the United States Secretary of Transportation, Kusumi has also been a past chairman of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

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