The natural gas industry is gunning to be the top fossil fuel provider, and it's getting very close in New England, a top industry representative in the region said today.
In its third quarter, the Hanover Insurance Group Inc. continued to bounce back from a rough 2011 caused mainly by severe weather. The Worcester-based insurance company reported profit of $40.4 million, or 89 cents per diluted share for the third quarter of 2012. That's compared to a loss of $10 million, or 22 cents per diluted share, in the same period last year.