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St. Paul Travelers Says “Safety Pays,” Awards Second Largest Dividend

Dec 14 2005 // St. Paul Travelers announced today that more than 800 members of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) will share a $2,245,526 dividend, the second largest dividend to be awarded to those participating in the...

Conn. Names Fernandez to Lead New Insurance Development Agency

Nov 28 2005 // Six months after she announced creation of the office, Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell has named Barbara Fernandez to lead the state’s Insurance and Financial Services (IFS) Business Development Office.The office...

St. Paul Travelers: Initial Wilma Losses About $220M After Tax

Nov 16 2005 // The St. Paul Travelers Companies Inc. announced that its preliminary estimate for catastrophe losses relating to Hurricane Wilma is approximately $220 million, after tax, net of reinsurance. This amount is based upon an...

St. Paul Travelers Expands Appetite for Architects and Engineers Business

Nov 15 2005 // St. Paul Travelers has expanded its appetite for Architects and Engineers business to include a variety of construction and design consultants. Previously, only licensed or registered architects and engineers, landscape...

Frustration Grows in La., Miss., as Hurricane Survivors Wait for Insurers

Nov 4 2005 // Once a proud businessman, William Dwyer sits in a New Orleans-area parking lot these days begging his insurer for money.The 57-year-old retiree said he was quick to file claims after Hurricane Katrina severely damaged his...

St. Paul Travelers Finalizes Previously Noted Sale of CATRisk Unit

Nov 2 2005 // St. Paul Travelers has completed the previously announced sale of its CATRisk operation, the company’s monoline earthquake and excess and surplus personal lines property unit which operates under the GeoVera, Pacific...

St. Paul Travelers Offering Accidental Death & Dismemberment Coverage for International Biz Travelers

Nov 1 2005 // St. Paul Travelers announced the addition of accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) coverage to the full array of international coverages offered through its Global Companion product.Global Companion provides a...

St. Paul Travelers Reports Q3 Results

Oct 27 2005 // The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. today reported net income for the current quarter of $162 million, or $0.24 per basic share and $0.23 per diluted share, compared to net income of $340 million, or $0.51 per basic and...

St. Paul Travelers Readies Catastrophe Response Team in Florida for Wilma

Oct 21 2005 // St. Paul Travelers and its member company First Floridian have mobilized their Catastrophe Response Team to assist policyholders that may be affected by Hurricane Wilma.The company has deployed team members to Tampa and...

Fla. Insurance Industry Preps for Wilma

Oct 19 2005 // Hurricane Wilma, with a barometric pressure of 882 mb, is now the most intense hurricane on record in the Atlantic Basin.After rapid intensification Tuesday night, Wilma is now a potentially catastrophic Category 5...

Identity Theft Protection

Oct 17 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: Travelers personal lines, a member of St. Paul Travelers, has enhanced its identity theft protection program, including a new resolution service and expanded expense reimbursement coverage. A consumer...

New Markets

Oct 17 2005 // Expanded ElderCare ProgramNuts & Bolts: Lighthouse Underwriters LLC expanded its ElderCare program in Texas with an assisted living package that includes combined general liability/professional liability, automobile,...

New Markets

Oct 17 2005 // Residential ConstructionNuts & Bolts: Lemac and Associates has announced a new market for residential contractors in California targeting “fit & finish” contractors such as cabinet contractors,...

People & Places

Oct 3 2005 // Westfield Insurance has named Robert Testa executive, personal lines sales. In this capacity, he oversees employees in five states responsible for new personal lines business.Testa began his career at Westfield in 1991 and...

People & Places

Oct 3 2005 // Seattle-based Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company has announced that Leslie Mallonee has been named senior vice president and chief information officer. Mallonee’s history in information technology includes his...

New Markets

Oct 3 2005 // Enhanced Identity Theft ProtectionNuts & Bolts: Travelers personal lines, a member of St. Paul Travelers, announced significant enhancements to its identity theft protection program, including a new resolution service...

People

Oct 3 2005 // Westfield Insurance has named Robert Testa executive, personal lines sales. In this capacity, he oversees employees in five states responsible for new personal lines business.Testa began his career at Westfield in 1991 and...

Oct 3 2005 // Seattle-based Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company has announced that Leslie Mallonee has been named senior vice president and chief information officer. Mallonee’s history in information technology includes his...

Spitzer Issues St. Paul Travelers Subpoena on Workers’ Comp Premiums

Sep 28 2005 // New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer turned his attention to St. Paul Travelers Cos. recently, as the company noted Wednesday that it was served with a subpoena from Spitzer’s office. The subpoena was reportedly...

St. Paul Travelers Issues Hurricane Katrina Loss Estimates

Sep 26 2005 // The St. Paul Travelers Companies Inc. announced that its preliminary estimate for losses relating to Hurricane Katrina is approximately $800 million, after tax and after the impact of reinsurance, and including the cost of...