All the headlines from our Travelers Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 2 2012 // Vendor and venue problems are the most frequent causes of wedding day mishaps that result in insurance claims.Wedding insurance experts at Travelers Insurance recently analyzed the company’s wedding insurance claims...
Mar 23 2012 // Ireland-headquartered XL Group plc’s North American marine business appointed Chris Cooke as vice president, hull and liabilities. Chris Cooke The appointment is part of XL’s strategy to expand its brown-water...
Mar 19 2012 // Travelers Cos. has won the reversal of a court order directing it to pay more than $500 million to satisfy asbestos-related claims stemming from its coverage of policyholder Johns-Manville Corp.In the latest ruling in a...
Feb 15 2012 // In an effort to further strengthen driver safety programs, Travelers has introduced IntelliDrive Fleet Safety Solutions to help business owners use telematics technology to reduce auto risks.Travelers is offering the...
Feb 6 2012 // A New York appellate court affirmed last month a $420.4 million ruling in favor of insurer The Travelers Companies, handing it a victory in one of the longest-running and most complex asbestos-related litigations in...
Feb 6 2012 // Travelers Companies Inc.’s business insurance had renewal premium rate gains of 8 percent for the fourth quarter 2011 and 10 percent for December, said CEO Jay Fishman. He offered his remarks during the earnings call...
Jan 25 2012 // Travelers Companies Inc.’s business insurance had renewal premium rate gains of 8 percent for the fourth quarter 2011 and 10 percent for December, said CEO Jay Fishman.He offered his remarks during the company...
Jan 25 2012 // A New York appellate court affirmed a $420.4 million ruling in favor of insurer The Travelers Companies, handing it a victory in one of the longest-running and most complex asbestos-related litigations in history.The...
Jan 24 2012 // Travelers Companies Inc. reported a smaller profit for the fourth quarter, as it released less money from its reserves than a year earlier, though it also reported its biggest rate increases in eight years as the industry...
Jan 17 2012 // Travelers Oil & Gas has enhanced its EnergyPro Control of Well Care, Custody and Control coverage by increasing limits and broadening coverage. More contracts for specialized oil and gas field services, such as...
Jan 13 2012 // A tree lays in a yard after a possible tornado roared through Icard, N.C,. on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012.Damaging hailstorms in Australia. Unprecedented tornadoes in the southeastern United States. Constant windstorms in...
Dec 27 2011 // The insurer of a trucking company whose tanker leaked sticky black goo onto the Pennsylvania Turnpike in November says in court filings that its $1 million policy likely won’t be enough to cover roughly 1,000 claims...
Dec 14 2011 // An insurance company says its liability for a pre-Thanksgiving asphalt spill on the Pennsylvania Turnpike should be limited to $1 million. Hundreds of vehicles were reportedly damaged when a leaking valve on a tanker...
Dec 7 2011 // The Travelers Companies CEO Jay Fishman said at a financial conference yesterday that his company raised rates for business insurance customers by 5.2 percent in October, followed by 5.8 percent in November, according to a...
Nov 23 2011 // A New York State court ruled last Friday that an asbestos defendant is entitled to full defense from its primary insurer for certain asbestos liabilities, with the primary insurer paying all defense costs for covered...
Nov 16 2011 // New car purchases in Massachusetts are on pace to exceed the 2010 year-end total of 310,547 by more than seven percent, according to data from the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles. In response to increasing new car...
Nov 14 2011 // The Travelers Companies, Inc. have formed the Clean Energy & Technology Practice. This new practice offers clean energy and technology-focused insurance products, and risk and claim management resources.The practice...
Oct 26 2011 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a+” of the UK-based Travelers Insurance Company Limited...
Oct 19 2011 // Travelers Cos. is the latest large insurance company to say the asbestos problem, which the industry was supposed to have put behind it long ago, has not gone away and may be getting worse.Travelers put 25 percent more...
Oct 19 2011 // Travelers Companies reported a $333 million net profit after taxes for the third quarter, down from $1.05 billion in the third quarter last year.Hurricane Irene and weaker investment returns hurt results. Its pre-tax...