Latest Travelers Headlines

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St. Paul Travelers Sets Sail with New Shipwright Program

May 9 2005 // St. Paul Travelers announced the introduction of the Shipwright Program for specialty ship repairers and marine contractors with annual gross receipts of $350,000 or less.Now, a single policy combines marine general...

St. Paul Travelers Names MacLean EVP and COO

May 8 2005 // Property/casualty insurer St. Paul Travelers announced Brian MacLean, 51, has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer. He will report to President and CEO Jay Fishman. The appointment is effective...

Best Affirms Ratings for St. Paul Travelers Insurance Company Ltd.

May 6 2005 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and assigned an issuer credit rating of “a” to St. Paul Travelers Insurance Company Limited (St. Paul) (United Kingdom). Both ratings...

St. Paul Travelers Names MacLean Executive VP, COO

May 5 2005 // St. Paul Travelers announced Brian MacLean, 51, has been named executive vice president and COO, reporting to Jay Fishman, president and CEO. “Brian MacLean is a seasoned executive manager, with more than 17...

St. Paul Travelers Q1 Increase Sets Record; Fishman Pleased with Start to the Year

May 4 2005 // St. Paul Travelers Companies Inc. on Wednesday reported income from continuing operations of $877 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, or $1.31 per basic share and $1.25 per diluted share, compared to $587...

Travelers Aiding Agents with New Ad Campaign

Apr 27 2005 // Travelers personal lines, a member of St. Paul Travelers, has launched a new campaign to support its network of independent agents with advertising tools they can personalize in their local market.The Helping Agents Grow...

Best Affirms FSR for Travelers PC Pool

Apr 19 2005 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) of Travelers Property Casualty Pool (Travelers PC Pool) (Hartford, Conn.).Concurrently, A.M. Best has affirmed the debt ratings of “a-”...

St. Paul Travelers Unveils Internet Basic Liability Protection Policy for Certain Tech Businesses

Apr 19 2005 // St. Paul Travelers has launched a basic Internet liability policy aimed at small to mid-size technology businesses at the Risk and Insurance Management Society Conference (RIMS) in Philadelphia.Internet Basic Liability...

Conn. AG to Oppose MetLife-Travelers Life Merger

Apr 14 2005 // Connecticut Attorney general Richard Blumenthal said he would oppose the acquisition of Hartford-based Travelers Life & Annuity by MetLife Inc. because he said it is bad for his state’s economy.“This...

MetLife Buy of Travelers to Cost 600 Jobs

Apr 13 2005 // MetLife Inc., one of the nation’s largest insurers, revealed that it will cut 600 jobs within a year as part of its takeover of Travelers Life and Annuity.One hundred positions will be eliminated immediately and 500...

COO Miller Exits St. Paul Travelers for OneBeacon

Apr 11 2005 // The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. today announced that T. Michael Miller, co-chief operating officer, has resigned to pursue an opportunity outside of the company.Miller is going to OneBeacon Insurance, a wholly owned...

MetLife Sells Second Manhattan Building to Fund Acquisition of Travelers Life

Apr 3 2005 // MetLife Inc. agreed to sell its Manhattan building above Grand Central Station, formerly called the Pan Am building, for $1.72 billion, its second major real-estate deal this week.The sale to Tishman Speyer Properties LP...

Conn. Gov. Rell ‘Unhappy’ Over Possible Big Job Losses from MetLife Buy of Travelers Life

Mar 30 2005 // Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell said today she is “extremely unhappy” as she learns more about the possibility of significant job losses resulting from MetLife’s planned acquisition of Travelers Life...

St. Paul Travelers Sets Plan to Sell Stake in Nuveen

Mar 28 2005 // Nuveen Investments, Inc. and The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. announced that St. Paul Travelers is implementing a program to sell its equity interest in Nuveen Investments. The objective of the transactions is for...

St. Paul Travelers Agrees to Fund Winding Down of Maryland Urban Insurer American Skyline

Mar 22 2005 // Having decided last year to end its support after four years and $30 million, The St. Paul Travelers Cos. has now agreed to funnel funds one last time into a Maryland insurer it helped start as a model to serve urban...

St. Paul Travelers Revamps Its Small Commercial Insurance Offerings

Mar 16 2005 // St. Paul Travelers is rolling out an enhanced Select Accounts platform for small commercial insurance. The Select platform includes new and expanded products and services designed to re-energize the marketplace for agents...

Travelers Assists Employers Offering Auto, Home Insurance Benefit from Multiple Carriers

Mar 7 2005 // Travelers is making it easier for companies with more than 5,000 employees to offer a choice of providers for auto and homeowners insurance through payroll deduction.A member of St. Paul Travelers, Travelers has dedicated...

Conn. Gov. Meets with MetLife over Travelers Jobs

Mar 7 2005 // Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell met today with Robert Benmosche, chairman and chief executive officer of MetLife Inc., to discuss the company’s recent acquisition of Travelers Life & Annuity and its potential...

MetLife to Tell Travelers Employees of Job Status

Feb 22 2005 // MetLife Inc. will inform employees of Travelers Life & Annuity in Hartford, Conn. by April 4 whether job cuts will be imposed after Travelers is acquired, according to a memo.MetLife, which plans to buy Hartford-based...

Allstate, AIG, Chubb, St. Paul/Travelers Ask Pa. Commissioner to Examine ACE Brandywine Sale

Feb 21 2005 // The law firm representing Allstate Insurance Company, American International Group Inc., Chubb & Son, and St. Paul Travelers has filed a demand, addressed to Diane Koken head of the Pennsylvania Department of...