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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Hanover Insurance Co.
Current Parent Company: Hanover Insurance
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Penalty: $415,000
Year: 2009
Date: August 11, 2009
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: The Massachusetts Appeals Court affirmed that Hanover Insurance Co. must pay the Commonwealth $415,000, the amount not recovered from a theft of millions of dollars from the Treasurer's office in 1999. Hanover was the provider of employee dishonesty bonds requiring it it reimburse the Commonwealth for any losses incurred as a result of employee theft but contested its obligation in court.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Massachusetts Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Massachusetts
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Massachusetts
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: insurance
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.