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The Hanover Offers Discounted Advanced Driver Training Courses to Policyholders


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WORCESTER, Mass., Sept. 27 -- The Hanover Insurance Group , a leading writer of auto, home and business insurance in Massachusetts, today announced it will offer discounts on an advanced driver training course for its policyholders and their family members.

The program, run by In Control Advanced Driver Training is the only one of its kind certified by the state of Massachusetts and has been shown to reduce crashes by 70 percent among participating drivers.

"We believe advanced driving education is helpful for drivers of all experience levels -- in particular teens -- and wanted to help promote this type of training throughout Massachusetts," said Edward C. Ruhl, regional vice president at The Hanover Insurance Group. "It is our hope that policyholders who participate will benefit personally and encourage others to take advanced driver training as well."

The Hanover's customers who participate in the course will receive a 10 percent discount off the regular price of the course and a 40 percent discount for each additional family member.

The four-and-a-half-hour course offers a series of drills through which participants experience highway speed emergency maneuvers that many seasoned drivers are often not prepared to handle. Other skills taught include how to handle tailgating, ABS break training and emergency lane changing at highway speeds.

"We are thrilled to partner with The Hanover Insurance Group," said Dan Strollo, president, In Control. "The company is taking an important step to promote safety. Together we hope to make our roadways safer, reduce the risk of serious accidents and save lives."

To learn more about The Hanover/In Control partnership or sign-up for a scheduled course, The Hanover's policyholders can visit http://www.wedriveincontrol.com/Hanover and watch a video overview of the program.

About In Control Advanced Driver Training

In Control Advanced Driver Training was founded in 2003 by professional racecar driver Brandon Bogart in an effort to lower the number of accidents caused by driver error. Automobile crashes are the number one killer of people under 25 and In Control's program has been found to reduce crash rates in new drivers by 70%. The half day In Control program is an extreme driver training course designed to not only teach participants the appropriate way to respond to unavoidable, real-life road situations, but also to instill lifelong attitudes that make safer drivers. This state certified closed course hands-on education was adapted from existing law enforcement training that Bogart has been instructing for more than a decade. In Control has trained over 5,000 students and receives limitless praise from graduates, parents, schools, police departments, insurance companies, legislators and community groups all over New England. The course is held on closed airport runways and other large paved areas where students are able to practice emergency maneuvers in a safe environment. In Control operates a fixed site facility at the South Weymouth Naval Air Station and a mobile classroom which serves locations throughout New England including Cape Cod, North Andover & Worcester, Massachusetts. For more information about In Control Advanced Driver Training, please visit: http://www.wedriveincontrol.com/.

About The Hanover

The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. , based in Worcester, Mass., is the holding company for a group of insurers that includes The Hanover Insurance Company, also based in Worcester; Citizens Insurance Company of America, headquartered in Howell, Mich., and their affiliates. The Hanover offers a wide range of property and casualty products and services to individuals, families and businesses through an extensive network of independent agents, and has been meeting its obligations to its agent partners and their customers for more than 150 years. Taken as a group, The Hanover ranks among the top 40 property and casualty insurers in the United States. For more information, please visit http://www.hanover.com/.