Exhibit 24
CONFIRMING STATEMENT

This Statement confirms that the undersigned, Bryan D. Allen,
has authorized and designated each of Charles F. Cronin,
J. Kendall Huber, and Walter H. Stowell, acting singly, to
execute and file on the undersigned's behalf, individually
and in the undersigned's capacity as a trustee for various
family trusts, all Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including any amendments
thereto) that the undersigned may be required to file with
the Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of the
undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities of
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. The authority of
Charles F. Cronin, J. Kendall Huber, and Walter H. Stowell
under this Statement shall continue until the undersigned
is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with regard
to the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in the
securities of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., unless
earlier revoked in writing.  The undersigned acknowledges
that Charles F. Cronin, J. Kendall Huber, and
Walter H. Stowell are not assuming any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.


/s/ Bryan D. Allen
Dated: July 31, 2006