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Travelers, Chubb Protest U.S. Aid for Insurers; Life Insurers Welcome Help

Property/casualty insurers Travelers Cos. Inc. and Chubb Corp. said they do not need federal financial assistance and chided other insurers pushing to be included in the $700 billion bailout. “Most companies in the P&C (property-casualty) industry are in a strong …

Travelers Takes Q3 Hit from Hurricanes

Travelers Cos. Inc.’s net income dropped to $214 million for the third quarter, down from $1.2 billion for the same period last year, as the company absorbed losses from Hurricanes Ike, Gustav and Dolly. The insurer’s catastrophe losses reached $682 …

Travelers Soothes Investors; Cites Opportunities in AIG Debacle

Large property insurer Travelers Cos. Inc. said some potential business opportunities have arisen from the troubles at its rival American International Group Inc., and that the rates it can charge for insurance may also harden partly as a result. Chief …

Hurricane and Political Seasons Stir Up National Cat Plan Proposals

As Losses Mount for Insurers, More Proposals for a National Solution Emerge Neither Gustav nor Ike walloped the property/casualty insurance industry the way Katrina did but there is still concern in insurance and reinsurance circles over the cumulative effect of …

Insurers, Agents Urge Coastal Wind Policy from Texas to Maine

Travelers, Nationwide Mutual and two insurance producer organizations are supporting a plan they say will make private windstorm insurance more affordable and available in coastal areas. The concept includes federally-regulated uniform windstorm coverage for coastal homes from Texas to Maine …

Insurers, Agents Urge Coastal Wind Policy from Texas to Maine

Travelers, Nationwide Mutual and two leading national insurance producer organizations are supporting a plan they say will make private windstorm insurance more affordable and available in coastal areas. Federal legislation would be required to enact the outlined concept, which includes …

Insurance Agents, Travelers, Nationwide Urge Coastal Wind Policy

Travelers, Nationwide Mutual and two leading national insurance producer organizations are supporting a plan they say will make private windstorm insurance more affordable and available in coastal areas. Federal legislation would be required to enact the outlined concept, which includes …

Insurance Agents, Travelers, Nationwide Urge Coastal Wind Policy

Travelers, Nationwide Mutual and two leading national insurance producer organizations are supporting a plan they say will make private windstorm insurance more affordable and available in coastal areas. Federal legislation would be required to enact the outlined concept, which includes …

Travelers Weathers Q2 Catastrophe Losses; Combined Ratio at 89%

The Travelers Companies, Inc. reported net income of $942 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, compared to $1.254 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2007. Operating income in the current quarter was $918 million compared to $1.167 …

Insurance Agents, Travelers, Nationwide Urge Coastal Wind Policy

Travelers, Nationwide Mutual and two leading national insurance producer organizations are supporting a plan they say will make private windstorm insurance more affordable and available in coastal areas. Federal legislation would be required to enact the outlined concept, which includes …