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Travelers CEO Fishman: Rate Hikes Continuing

Sep 24 2012 // Insurance rates continued to rise in the third quarter for both businesses and individual customers, extending the pricing power that developed late last year, insurer Travelers Cos. Inc. said this month. In a slide...

Travelers’ CEO Fishman: Rate Increases Continuing

Sep 11 2012 // Insurance rates continued to rise in the third quarter for both businesses and individual customers, extending the pricing power that developed late last year, insurer Travelers Cos. Inc. said on Tuesday. In a slide...

Travelers Says Home Association Policy Excludes Trayvon Martin’s Mother’s Claim

Sep 10 2012 // Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton is asking for at least $75,000 from the homeowners’ association of the gated community where her teenage son was fatally shot by neighborhood watch volunteer George...

Travelers Sues NFL Over Ex-Players’ Brain Injury Lawsuits

Aug 22 2012 // Several subsidiaries of Travelers Companies Inc. sued the National Football League and a host of other insurers, seeking to avoid paying to defend the league against a wave of brain injury-related claims by thousands of...

Travelers Insurance Says Policy Excludes Trayvon Martin’s Mother’s Claim

Aug 8 2012 // Trayvon Martin’s mother is asking for at least $75,000 from the homeowners’ association of the gated community where her teenage son was fatally shot by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, court...

Travelers Reports More Rate Gains in Q2

Aug 6 2012 // The Travelers Companies said renewal rates are continuing to trend up across its business segments. “In business insurance, renewal rate change exceeded 7 percent, with stable retentions, which demonstrates the...

Court Rules for Travelers in Penn. Kickback Case

Jul 23 2012 // A federal appeals court said recently Travelers Property Casualty Co. doesn’t have to pay $1.75 million in damages as part of a settlement involving privately owned juvenile detention facilities in...

Travelers Reports More Rate Gains, Seeks Higher Homeowners Deductibles

Jul 20 2012 // The Travelers Companies, which reported its second-quarter results yesterday, said renewal rates are continuing to trend up across its business segments. Company executives emphasized, however, that rate hikes are a...

Travelers Insurance Reports Q2 Profit Despite Disaster Losses

Jul 19 2012 // Travelers Cos Inc. reported a second-quarter profit on Thursday but missed Wall Street expectations, as the insurer’s catastrophe losses fell from a year before but were still higher than historical norms. Travelers,...

Court: Travelers Won’t Have to Pay Damages to Insured in Kickback Case

Jun 25 2012 // A federal appeals court said an insurance company doesn’t have to pay $1.75 million in damages as part of a settlement involving privately owned juvenile detention facilities in northeastern Pennsylvania. Travelers...

Travelers to Pay $10.5M in Premium Refunds And Fines

Jun 19 2012 // A settlement agreement has been reached in an enforcement action against Travelers Cos., with the company agreeing to pay $9 million in refunds to policyholders who were overcharged on their premiums, as well as a $1.5...

Travelers’ Career Program Reaches Out to Underrepresented Students

Jun 6 2012 // Six years ago, Lorena Martinez arrived in Hartford, Conn., seeking opportunity. A native of Peru, able to speak little English, Martinez found employment with a local hotel. While there, Martinez quickly realized the...

Travelers Introduces New Wind Credit for Fortified Homes in Texas

Jun 1 2012 // Travelers Insurance announced it is introducing a wind credit for fortified homes in Texas that meet established standards designed to resist the impacts of tropical storm and hurricane winds. Travelers currently offers...

Best Affirms Travelers and Subs ‘A+’ Ratings

May 11 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa” of the property/casualty subsidiaries of The Travelers Companies, Inc....

Travelers Reports $806M Q1 Income; Renewal Rates Are Up

May 7 2012 // The Travelers Companies Inc. reported $806 million in net profit for the 2012 first quarter. The first-quarter profit was down 4 percent when compared to one year ago, but the result during the year-ago period was boosted...

Travelers Enhances Cyber Product for Tech Firms

May 7 2012 // Travelers has introduced an enhanced version of its product-suite CyberFirst with eight first party coverage options designed for technology companies. The new expense reimbursement module covers costs resulting from cyber...

Travelers Enhances Cyber Product for Tech Firms

Apr 23 2012 // Travelers has introduced an enhanced version of its product-suite CyberFirst with eight first party coverage options designed for technology companies. The new expense reimbursement module covers costs resulting from cyber...

Travelers Has $806M Q1 Income; Business Insurance Renewal Price Up 8%

Apr 19 2012 // The Travelers Companies Inc. reported $806 million in net profit for the 2012 first quarter. The first-quarter profit was down 4 percent when compared to one year ago, but the result during the year-ago period was boosted...

Travelers Updates Risk Management Tool with Risk Analyzer Dashboard

Apr 18 2012 // To help business insurance customers find loss prevention opportunities and more efficiently analyze their loss experience, Travelers launched a new dashboard within e-CARMA, the company’s risk management information...

Travelers Cos. to Kick Off P/C Insurers’ Q1 Earnings Season This Week

Apr 18 2012 // The Travelers Companies Inc. will kick off property/casualty insurers’ 2012 first-quarter earnings season Thursday, April 19, when the company reports its 2012 first three month results. Travelers is the first major...