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Controversy Brews Between Insurers and Construction Contractors in Wis.

Mar 7 2006 // A controversial settlement between Milwaukee’s Miller Park stadium district and a construction contractor has left excessive and unjustified legal bills, according to insurance companies left on the hook for those...

Travelers Offers Hybrid Owners 10% Auto Discount

Feb 21 2006 // Travelers personal lines, a member of St. Paul Travelers, now offers hybrid-driving Americans a 10 percent discount on auto insurance. Travelers made the discount available in 27 states with plans to roll it out in most...

Denver court denies class action certification in Morris v. Travelers

Feb 20 2006 // U.S. District Court Judge Edward Nottingham has denied a class certification in Morris v. Travelers Indemnity Co. of America, according to Morrison & Foerster LLP. The law firm represented Travelers in court in...

St. Paul Travelers CEO to Speak at Merrill Lynch Investors Conference

Feb 14 2006 // Jay S. Fishman, chairman and chief executive officer of The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. is scheduled to speak at 2:55 p.m. , eastern standard time on Thursday, Feb. 16 at the Merrill Lynch Insurance Investors...

Travelers’ Foundations Provide $15 Million to Community Organizations

Feb 14 2006 // Minnesota-based St. Paul Travelers and its two private foundations, St. Paul Travelers Foundation and St. Paul Travelers Connecticut Foundation, contributed more than $15 million in a total of of 418 grants to...

Travelers Introduces Indian Tribal Workers’ Compensation Product

Feb 9 2006 // St. Paul Travelers has introduced a Tribal Workers’ Compensation product for Indian tribes and their enterprises. This product is specifically designed for federally-recognized Indian tribes that have a tribal...

St. Paul Travelers Enhances Coverages for Community Banks and Credit Unions

Feb 8 2006 // St. Paul Travelers has expanded management liability coverages for its SelectOne for Community Banks and SelectOne for Credit Unions, a portfolio of property casualty, management liability and bond coverages specifically...

St. Paul Travelers Sets Sail with Automatic ‘All Risk’ Ocean Cargo Policy

Feb 8 2006 // Automatic all risk coverage with comprehensive extensions for international shipments is now available through Cargo Elite, a new Ocean Cargo policy introduced by St. Paul Travelers, a U.S. provider of Ocean Marine...

St. Paul Travelers reviews apparent setback

Feb 6 2006 // The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has voided on procedural grounds a July 2003 arbitration decision that was in favor of Travelers (St. Paul Travelers) in litigation brought by ACandS Inc.The 2003...

New Markets

Feb 6 2006 // Non-Standard Medical MalpracticeNuts & Bolts: NAS Insurance Services has broadened its non-standard medical malpractice insurance to virtually all physicians specialists — plastic/cosmetic surgeons, emergency...

News Currents

Feb 5 2006 // St. Paul Travelers reviews apparent setbackThe United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has voided on procedural grounds a July 2003 arbitration decision that was in favor of Travelers (St. Paul Travelers) in...

New Markets

Feb 5 2006 // New MarketsNuts & Bolts: NAS Insurance Services has broadened its non-standard medical malpractice insurance to virtually all physicians specialists – plastic/cosmetic surgeons, emergency room physicians, lasik...

Travelers’ Profits Drop in Fourth Quarter, Asbestos, Cat Losses Listed

Feb 3 2006 // St. Paul Travelers Cos., the nation’s second largest business insurer, said its profit fell in the fourth quarter as it absorbed big charges for boosting asbestos reserves and losses from the hurricanes that hit the...

Denver Court Denies Class Action Certification in Morris v. Travelers

Jan 31 2006 // U.S. District Court Judge Edward Nottingham has denied a class certification in Morris v. Travelers Indemnity Co. of America, according to Morrison & Foerster LLP. The law firm represented Travelers in court in...

N.Y. Church Sues Insurer Over $1.2 Million Thefts Blamed on Priest

Jan 26 2006 // A Roman Catholic church in Manhattan has sued the Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. charging breach of contract, claiming the insurance carrier has improperly refused to pay $1.22 million stolen by a priest.The Church of...

St. Paul Travelers Weighing Apparent Setback in Asbestos Litigation

Jan 20 2006 // The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has voided on procedural grounds a July 2003 arbitration decision that was in favor of Travelers (St. Paul Travelers) in litigation brought by ACandS, Inc.The 2003...

Travelers Improves Homeowners Program in California

Jan 13 2006 // Travelers personal lines, a member of St. Paul Travelers, has improved its homeowners insurance program in California, including enhancingcoverage for identity theft and new credits and deductible options. Travelers’...

St. Paul Travelers, ICBA Partner to Offer Identity Theft Insurance

Jan 11 2006 // St. Paul Travelers, a provider of property casualty insurance, and the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) are now offering ICBA member banks access to coverage, where approved, to assist identity theft victims...

Hybrid Car Owners Get Premium Break from Travelers

Jan 5 2006 // Travelers personal lines, a member of St. Paul Travelers, said it plans to implement a 10 percent discount on auto insurance to hybrid vehicle owners in the U.S. beginning in February 2006.Travelers said it is the first...

Ill. Insurance Dept. Offers Advice for Holiday Hosts, Travelers

Dec 20 2005 // If you’re hosting friends and family this holiday season, it might pay to check your insurance first, according to the Illinois Department of Insurance. Better to know in advance what is covered and what isn’t...