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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current report
Pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): September 6, 1996
ALLMERICA PROPERTY & CASUALTY COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-20668 04-3164595
(State or other jurisdic- (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
tion of Incorporation) I.D. Number)
440 Lincoln Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01653
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(508) 855-1000
(Registrant's Telephone Number including area code)
Page 1 of 5 pages
Exhibit Index on page 4
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Item 5. Other Events.
On September 6, 1996, the Company announced the resignation of
Theodore J. Rupley from his positions as vice president of the Company
and president of The Hanover Insurance Company ("Hanover"). Hanover is
a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Also on September 6, 1996, the
Company announced that J. Barry May was elected to replace Mr. Rupley as
president of Hanover and that Mr. May will be elected vice president of
the Company.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit 99 Press Release dated September 6, 1996,
announcing the election of J. Barry May as president of Hanover and the
resignation of Theodore J. Rupley as vice president of the Company and
president of Hanover.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ALLMERICA PROPERTY & CASUALTY COMPANIES, INC
By: /s/ Edward J. Parry,III
Edward J. Parry, III
Treasurer
Date: September 11, 1996
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit 99 Press Release dated September 6, 1996, announcing the
election of J. Barry May as president of Hanover and the resignation
of Theodore J. Rupley as vice president of the Company and president
of Hanover.
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EXHIBIT 99
ALLMERICA PROPERTY & CASUALTY
COMPANIES, INC.
440 Lincoln Street
Worcester, Massachusetts 01653
NEWS RELEASE
FOR RELEASE: Immediate
CONTACT: Investors Media
Jean Peters Michael F. Buckley
(508)855-3599 (508)855-3099
J. BARRY MAY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF HANOVER INSURANCE
Worcester, Mass., September 6, 1996 - John F. O'Brien, president
and chief executive officer of Allmerica Property & Casualty
Companies, Inc. (NYSE: APY) and chairman of The Hanover
Insurance Company today announced that J. Barry May has been
elected president of Hanover by the company's board of directors
and will be elected vice president of Allmerica P&C. May has
serviced in a number of senior marketing and management positions
at Hanover during the past 11 years.
May succeeds Theodore J. Rupley as president of Hanover. Rupley,
who was also a vice president of Allmerica P&C and a director of
Citizens Corporation (NYSE: CZC), resigned his positions with
the companies to pursue other interests within the insurance
industry.
O'Brien also is president and chief executive officer of
Allmerica Financial Corporation (NYSE: AFC), a holding company
which owns approximately 60 percent of Allmerica P&C stock.
Hanover and Citizens are subsidiaries of Allmerica P&C. Hanover
Insurance is based in Worcester, Mass. and closely coordinates in
many operational areas with the other Allmerica Financial
companies. "Hanover has a strong management team supporting
Barry May in his new leadership role," O'Brien said.
