SCHEDULE IV REINSURANCE	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Supplemental Schedule Of Reinsurance Premiums For Insurance Companies Abstract
SCHEDULE IV REINSURANCE	SCHEDULE IV THE HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP, INC. REINSURANCE Incorporated herein by reference to Note 16 —“Reinsurance” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

The entire disclosure for the supplemental schedule of reinsurance information. Reinsurance schedule includes, but is not limited to, the type of insurance, gross amount of premiums, premiums ceded to other entities, premiums assumed from other entities, net amount of premium revenue, and the percentage of the premiums assumed to net premium revenue.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 12
-Subsection 17

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 235
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.12-17)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=34713774&loc=d3e574992-122915

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