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Oct 12 - Hanover Insurance Group Inc projected a third-quarter loss from continuing operations and said its commercial and personal lines segments may have taken a beating from unusually severe weather-related activity.The property and casualty insurer forecast a loss from continuing operations of 20-50 cents a share.Hanover said its commercial and personal lines segments may have taken a hit of $110-$115 million before taxes, or $1.57-$1.65 a share, after accounting for taxes, due to weather-related events.The company said its estimates included losses from domestic catastrophes, which were in the range of $85-$90 million, with Hurricane Irene alone accounting for nearly two-thirds of the losses.Shares of the company closed up nearly 1 percent at $36.23 on Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange.

Oct 12 - Hanover Insurance Group Inc projected a third-quarter loss from continuing operations and said its commercial and personal lines segments may have taken a beating from unusually severe weather-related activity.The property and casualty insurer forecast a loss from continuing operations of 20-50 cents a share.Hanover said its commercial and personal lines segments may have taken a hit of $110-$115 million before taxes, or $1.57-$1.65 a share, after accounting for taxes, due to weather-related events.The company said its estimates included losses from domestic catastrophes, which were in the range of $85-$90 million, with Hurricane Irene alone accounting for nearly two-thirds of the losses.Shares of the company closed up nearly 1 percent at $36.23 on Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange.