In what now seems like a prescient move, the Hanover Insurance Group Inc. earlier this year brought on Dennis Kerrigan as deputy general counsel to begin transitioning into the general counsel’s job before the coronavirus changed the way America works.

“I’m glad to have started my transition several months ago,” Kerrigan told Corporate Counsel on Monday. The move “provided a great opportunity to better understand the strengths and capabilities of our legal and compliance team, which has now migrated to an almost virtual working environment smoothly and efficiently.”