Latest Travelers Headlines

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St. Paul Travelers’ 2nd quarter profits dip 9%

Aug 7 2006 // Insurer St. Paul Traveler’s Companies Inc. said its profit fell 9 percent in the second quarter, but still beat analysts’ expectations.The company also disclosed a $42 million charge “for an additional...

St. Paul Settles with Conn,. Ill., N.Y. Attorneys General Over Broker Compensation

Aug 1 2006 // The St. Paul Travelers Companies Inc. has entered into a $77 million settlement with the attorneys general of New York, Connecticut and Illinois, as well as with the New York State Department of Insurance, resolving issues...

St. Paul Travelers’ 2Q Profits Dip 9%; Raises Guidance

Jul 28 2006 // Insurer St. Paul Traveler’s Companies, Inc. said its profit fell 9 percent in the second quarter, but still beat analysts’ expectations.The company also disclosed a $42 million charge “for an additional...

St. Paul Adding 600 Jobs in Conn.

Jul 26 2006 // St. Paul Travelers has announced plans to add about 600 jobs in Connecticut as it expands its operations.The property-casualty insurance company already has about 6,300 Connecticut employees, most of them in downtown...

ST. PAUL TRAVELERS

Jul 24 2006 // St. Paul Travelers Cos. is phasing out the “St. Paul” from its name.“St. Paul” is already gone from the company’s marketing for consumer auto and home insurance, and it will be eliminated from...

Travelers ‘CD’ Targets Risk Control for Tech Firms

Jul 21 2006 // Travelers has created a new CD, “The Best of Technology Risk Control,” to assist technology businesses seeking information on topics such as business continuity, workers’ compensation and manufacturing...

St. Paul Travelers’ Quick Quote

Jul 4 2006 // St. Paul Travelers launched “Quick Quote,” an online rating tool that provides quoting and binding capabilities for standalone equipment breakdown insurance.It provides new business equipment breakdown coverage...

St. Paul Travelers to Drop the ‘St. Paul’ in Specific Regions

Jun 9 2006 // St. Paul Travelers Cos. is slowly phasing the “St. Paul” out of its name.“St. Paul” is already gone from the company’s marketing for consumer auto and home insurance, and it will be eliminated...

New Orleans Health Care Groups Sue St. Paul Travelers

May 31 2006 // In a lawsuit filed on May 23, Civil Action No. 06-2777, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Building Concepts & Designs Construction Inc. (BCD) as assignee and attorney in fact...

St. Paul Travelers to Offer New Products for Fire Sprinkler Contractors

May 8 2006 // St. Paul Travelers announced that a new offering for Fire Sprinkler Contractors has been added to its portfolio of construction insurance products and services. Products available include General Liability, Workers...

Insurance Settlement Reached To Save S.D. Tribal School

May 4 2006 // The future of the Crow Creek Tribal School in South Dakota has been assured because a settlement has been reached with an insurance company for the fire that destroyed the student dormitory a year ago, officials said.Gov....

S.D. Tribal School Waits for Insurance Settlement from St. Paul Travelers

Apr 24 2006 // The South Dakota Crow Creek Tribal School is in danger of closing because an insurance company has not settled the school’s claims from a fire that destroyed the student dormitory at the campus in Stephan a year ago,...

St. Paul Travelers Launches Coverage for Foreign Exposures

Apr 24 2006 // Minnesota-based St. Paul Travelers has announced it has expanded its ability to provide worldwide commercial property coverage for companies with international operations.A new initiative between St. Paul Travelers’...

St. Paul Travelers Launches Canadian Directors and Officers Policy

Apr 21 2006 // Directors and officers of companies in Canada will have broader protection for claims made against their personal assets under a new Directors’ and Officers’ policy introduced by Minn.-based St. Paul...

St. Paul Travelers Deploys Cat Response Team in Midwest

Apr 4 2006 // St. Paul Travelers has deployed its Catastrophe Response Team to assist policyholders affected by the severe tornadoes and hailstorms across the Midwest, including Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee.In...

Business Moves

Apr 3 2006 // Shareholders of Lincoln National Corp. approved its $7.5 billion acquisition of rival Jefferson-Pilot Corp. The combined company, with 2004 revenue of $9.5 billion, will be headquartered in Philadelphia.Eastern buys...

Travelers: Six More States Eligible for Hybrid Auto Discount

Mar 21 2006 // Travelers personal lines, a member of St. Paul Travelers, has announced it now offers its 10 percent discount on auto insurance for hybrid drivers in Alabama, Mississippi, Nevada, Kansas, Tennessee and South...

St. Paul Travelers Denies Merger Discussions with Zurich

Mar 19 2006 // Saint Paul, Minn.-based The St. Paul Travelers Companies Inc. announced on Sunday that recent media reports, including a Wall Street Journal article that claimed the company was in discussions with Zurich Financial...

St. Paul Travelers Mobilizes Cat Response Team in Midwest

Mar 17 2006 // St. Paul Travelers has deployed its Catastrophe Response Team to assist policyholders affected by the severe tornadoes and hailstorms in Illinois, Kansas and Missouri, according to a written statement issued by the...

St. Paul Travelers Looks at Golf Safety

Mar 15 2006 // St. Paul Travelers reported the completion of a study that examines the type of claims involved in general liability and property losses in its Eagle 3 golf insurance program. The study analyzed some 21,000 such losses...