Latest Travelers Headlines
All the headlines from our Travelers Topic Page, ordered by recency.
ACORD’S Board of Directors Names New Posts
Jan 30 2004 // David Findley, senior vice president, Travelers Insurance, has been designated the new chair of ACORD’s Board of Directors and Charles “Chuck” McCaig, senior vice president and managing director, Chubb...
Best Revises St. Paul Review to Developing
Jan 30 2004 // A.M. Best Co. has revised the implications of its review of The St. Paul Cos. Inc.’s financial strength and debt ratings from positive to developing. This rating action follows St. Paul’s announcement today...
Terms of Credit History Use Still Being Negotiated
Jan 26 2004 // The Texas Department of Insurance held a public hearing Jan. 7, 2004 to consider a proposal that would cap the amount by which insurance companies could increase or decrease rates in personal lines insurance because of an...
Travelers Unveils Master Policy Protection From Crime of Identity Theft
Jan 15 2004 // Travelers Property Casualty Corp. announced the availability of its new master policy to cover identity theft expenses. Financial institutions or other commercial businesses can purchase this policy on behalf of their...
NYSID Publishes Annual Ranking of Automobile Insurance Complaints
Dec 31 2003 // The New York State Insurance Department has published its annual compilation of the state’s 50 largest automobile insurance companies or groups of companies based on the record of complaints in 2002 The NYSID...
FTC Grants Early End to St. Paul/Travelers Merger Review
Dec 24 2003 // The St. Paul Companies and Travelers Property Casualty Corp. announced that the Federal Trade Commission has granted early termination of the waiting period required by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act in...
Travelers Names Charles T. Brooks, Chief Information Officer, Personal Lines
Dec 22 2003 // Travelers Property Casualty Corp. announced that Charles T. Brooks has been appointed chief information officer for personal lines. He comes to Travelers from Accenture, where he was a partner in the insurance practice and...
Travelers Warns of Getting Burned During the Holiday Season
Dec 17 2003 // Fire is the second most frequent cause of large homeowners property claims, according to a recent analysis of claims incidence at Travelers Property Casualty. “In our experience, one of every three losses over...
Top 10 2003 Newsmakers
Dec 15 2003 // While less turbulent than 2001-2002, this year hasn’t exactly been a walk in the park. The industry continues to face intractable problems—a lack of capital strength, accompanied by accusations that it’s...
Top 10 2003 Newsmakers
Dec 15 2003 // While less turbulent than 2001-2002, this year hasn’t exactly been a walk in the park. The industry continues to face intractable problems—a lack of capital strength, accompanied by accusations that it’s...
Travelers Adds to Response for Customers and Injured Workers
Dec 11 2003 // Travelers Property Casualty Corp. has introduced electronic Claim Alerts that automatically and in real-time notify customers – via e-mail – of critical workers’ compensation claim events. This capability...
Travelers, InStar Corp. Note New Real-Time E-Service Solutions to Agents Using IVANS Transformation Station
Dec 9 2003 // Travelers Property Casualty Corp. (www.travelers.com) and InStar Corporation (www.instarcorp.com), an agency management system provider, announced new real-time e-service capabilities for loss runs, electronic policy view,...
St. Paul, Travelers Announce Execs for Combined Company
Dec 2 2003 // The St. Paul Cos. Inc. and Travelers Property Casualty Corp. announced several appointments for the combined organization, to be known as the St. Paul Travelers Cos. The following appointments will become effective with...
Analysts Weigh Travelers Deal, Other Issues
Dec 1 2003 // It’s “inevitable” that the advanced merger discussions between Travelers Property Casualty Corp. and St. Paul Companies succeed, according to one industry analyst. Though most insurance industry...
Travelers, St. Paul Announce Mega Merger
Dec 1 2003 // In the wake of the “Terminator” taking the helm as California’s new governor, Travelers Property Casualty Corp. and The St. Paul Companies Inc. announced plans to merge, forming the nation’s second...
St. Paul’s Debt on Watch Positive
Dec 1 2003 // Following the recently announced merger plans of The St. Paul Companies Inc. (SPC) and Travelers Property Casualty Corp., Fitch Ratings placed its “BBB+” long-term senior debt and “F2” commercial...
Analysts Weigh Travelers Deal, Other Issues
Dec 1 2003 // It’s “inevitable” that the advanced merger discussions between Travelers Property Casualty Corp. and St. Paul Companies succeed, according to one industry analyst. Though most insurance industry...
Travelers, St. Paul Announce Mega Merger Valued at $16.4 Billion
Dec 1 2003 // In the wake of the “Terminator” taking the helm as California’s new governor, Travelers Property Casualty Corp. and The St. Paul Companies Inc. announced plans to merge forming the nation’s second...
Fitch Places Travelers on Rating Watch Negative Following Merger Notification
Nov 19 2003 // Fitch Ratings has placed the ‘AA’ Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings of the members of the Travelers Property Casualty Group (Travelers) and the ‘A’ senior debt and long-term issuer ratings of...
Fitch Places St. Paul’s Debt on Rating Watch Positive
Nov 18 2003 // Fitch Ratings has placed its ‘BBB+’ long-term senior debt and ‘F2’ commercial paper ratings of The St. Paul Companies, Inc. (SPC) on Rating Watch Positive. This follows Monday’s announcement...
