The Hanover American Insurance Company, The Hanover Insurance Company and Massachusetts Bay Insurance Company have requested a 68.8% average statewide rate increase with regard to its homeowners policies. The requested rate increase is not uniform and some areas are subject to a higher rate increase than other areas. Florida law allows the Office of Insurance Regulation to hold a public hearing for any purpose within the scope of the Insurance Code deemed to be necessary. Input from interested parties will be received at this public hearing. If you are unable to attend this public hearing, please forward your comments to ratehearings@fldfs.com. The subject line of your e-mail should read “Hanover Filing.”