All the headlines from our Travelers Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 19 2010 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a+” of UK-based Travelers Insurance Company Limited (TICL),...
Sep 17 2010 // While fire may be a common worry among homeowners, claims data from Travelers suggests their homes could be as much as 10 times more likely to be damaged by water than by fire.Fortunately, much of this water-related damage...
Sep 6 2010 // The Iowa Supreme Court in mid-August affirmed a district court ruling that found a volunteer firefighter must be summoned to duty only through official channels and not by circumstances. The ruling came in a workers’...
Sep 1 2010 // Travelers is now offering defense outside the limits for policyholders of the Wrap+ directors and officers (D&O) and employment practices liability (EPL) suite of coverages for non-profit organizations. D&O and EPL...
Aug 25 2010 // Travelers Insurance has won a $262 million judgment against a group of reinsurers that refused to pay a portion of a nearly $1 billion settlement in asbestos claims the insurer paid in 2002.The award by a New York Supreme...
Aug 24 2010 // Victims of identity theft are most often targeted via burglary, stolen wallets and pilfered identifications, according to a new survey on identity fraud.In some 76 percent of all cases of identity fraud reported by...
Aug 16 2010 // The evolution of software and electronics for medical devices and the transferring of electronic personal identity records is creating a new combination of risks in the medical technology industry. To address these risks,...
Aug 10 2010 // Travelers has launched two new management liability product suites that offer agents and customers the ability to streamline and customize coverage through a modular policy with common language, terms and conditions. These...
Jul 23 2010 // Weather-related claims of nearly $440 million dragged down profits by 9 percent at Travelers, which reported second quarter net income of $670 million, down from the $740 million the insurer earned in the year-ago...
Jul 19 2010 // Texas AG: Travelers Must Stop Airing Deceptive TV AdTravelers Insurance said it will comply with Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s order to stop airing a television advertisement that the AG says is deceptive....
Jul 12 2010 // Travelers Insurance has indicated it will comply with Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s order to stop airing a television advertisement that the AG says is deceptive.According to the AG’s cease and desist...
Jun 21 2010 // Risk management ranks relatively low on the priorities list for small business owners, according to a recent survey by Travelers. And that outlook could mean trouble down the road when problems arise for those firms, the...
Jun 10 2010 // According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, a fourfold increase in demand for and production of solar photovoltaic (PV) is expected between 2008 and 2012. To help protect its clients who are installing solar...
Jun 9 2010 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “aa” from “aa-” of Travelers Group, its P/C members and affiliate, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America (TCSA) and...
Jun 8 2010 // Risk management ranks relatively low on the priorities list for small business owners, according to a recent survey by Travelers. And that outlook could mean trouble down the road when problems arise for those firms, the...
May 10 2010 // Heightened eruptions from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano caused periodic closures of a number of European airports, as flights were cancelled, delayed or rerouted. Transatlantic air traffic between Europe and the...
May 3 2010 // The day of the national golf tournament arrives – the weather balmy, the greens inviting, and the crowds respectfully attentive. Every golf facility manager knows, however, that beneath the smooth exterior of a...
May 3 2010 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., hired Keith W. Newell as senior vice president, Southern California Construction Practice Leader in its Los Angeles office. Newell will expand...
Apr 23 2010 // The Travelers Cos. Inc. reported net income for the first quarter 2010 dropped just $15 million, to $647 million in Q1 2010, compared to $662 million in Q1 2009. Operating income in the current quarter declined as well to...
Mar 29 2010 // Travelers Construction Insurance has developed a new IndustryEdge product for tile contractors to help manage the need for additional insurance coverage and related services.The new IndustryEdge products include insurance...