All the headlines from our Travelers Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 9 2014 // Project CAP, the organization formed to help local independent agents compete in the digital economy under the Trusted Choice brand, has raised $10 million from two additional carrier investors.The capital from the two new...
Apr 29 2014 // Travelers has released a Nielsen Research survey that offers insight into U.S. employers’ familiarity with and preparedness for the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The...
Apr 23 2014 // Travelers Companies Inc. reported a 17 percent rise in first-quarter profit, helped by higher underwriting gains and an increase in net investment income.Net income rose to $1.05 billion for the quarter ended March 31,...
Apr 14 2014 // Travelers Companies, which acquired Dominion of Canada General Insurance in 2013 and increased its ownership stake in its joint venture in Brazil in 2012, is likely to continue expanding internationally.In his annual...
Mar 24 2014 // Compared to some previous years, there were not a lot of mergers in the property/casualty carrier space in 2013 but there were some interesting ones.Major carrier transactions included specialty insurer Markel’s...
Mar 10 2014 // Several turbulent years of increased claims, more regulation and additional oversight of directors and officers have not deterred carriers from the directors and officers (D&O) liability segment. As more carriers beef...
Mar 10 2014 // The four most common workplace injuries among Texas employers in 2013 were strains, sprains, fractures and contusions, according to a recent analysis of Travelers’ 2013 workers’ compensation claim...
Mar 7 2014 // The Travelers Cos., in partnership with InVEST, a nationwide school-to-career nonprofit program, is helping to improve insurance and financial literacy in students and attract young talent for the insurance...
Feb 25 2014 // Travelers has added Broad Form Plus+ to its portfolio of directors and officers (D&O) coverages as a way to protect against concerns above and beyond corporate liabilities.While many companies typically provide...
Feb 19 2014 // The Arbella Insurance Group in Quincy, Massachusetts, announced the appointment of Joseph L. Salerno II as vice president of claims.Reporting to Arbella COO Janet Corcoran, Salerno will lead the entire Arbella claims...
Jan 27 2014 // The Travelers Cos.’ earnings, one of the first major insurance earnings to be reported each quarter, are often closely observed by industry participants as a bellwether for marketplace trends. And the company’s...
Jan 23 2014 // With the cost of the average American wedding reaching about $26,000, insurers have been selling a growing number of policies to protect against losses from extreme weather, illness and, in one firm’s case, even a...
Jan 21 2014 // Travelers Cos., the property/casualty insurer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, said fourth-quarter profit more than tripled as claims costs from natural disasters fell a year after Superstorm Sandy.Net income rose to...
Dec 5 2013 // The Travelers Companies recently sued London, U.K.-headquartered financial services and insurance company Legal & General Group PLC (L&G Group) and its affiliates over the British company’s use of an...
Nov 18 2013 // R-T Specialty, WestropeChicago-based national wholesale insurance broker R-T Specialty said it has agreed to merge with another wholesale broker Westrope, based in Kansas City, Mo. Terms of the transaction were not...
Nov 5 2013 // Travelers Cos., the property insurer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, ended a contract with ExlService Holdings Inc. after the vendor’s employees violated confidentiality policies.The staff shared a...
Nov 4 2013 // The Travelers Companies, Inc. announced the completion of its acquisition of The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company from E-L Financial Corporation Limited. The combined organization, which will be referred to as...
Oct 22 2013 // The Travelers Companies Inc. today reported its third-quarter net income of $864 million, unchanged from the same period a year ago. Travelers showed a larger underwriting gain compared to last year, but the results were...
Oct 14 2013 // A $30 million renovation project is restoring some of the luster to the Travelers tower, a Hartford landmark that once symbolized the city’s reign as America’s insurance capital. The 527-foot-tall tower was New...
Oct 7 2013 // Travelers has introduced a suite of online resources to help business owners navigate the growing threat of cyber risks while also protecting their assets and their customers’ information. The launch of the new...