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St. Paul Travelers Estimates Approximately $93 Million in Jeanne Losses

Oct 19 2004 // St. Paul Travelers announced that it estimates losses from Hurricane Jeanne to be approximately $93 million, after tax and reinsurance. It apportioned the losses as follows: — Commercial, approximately $26...

St. Paul Travelers Sees $94 Million in Ivan Losses

Oct 14 2004 // The St. Paul Travelers Cos. announced that it estimates losses from Hurricane Ivan to be about $94 million, after tax and reinsurance. The St. Paul, Minn., insurer said about $49 million of its losses came on its...

St. Paul Travelers Specialists Keep Reality TV Alive

Oct 13 2004 // Jon Paulsen was one of millions of TV viewers watching as contestants on the NBC reality show Fear Factor went bobbing in a vat of lard for cow tongues.But gross-out entertainment wasn’t the reason why Paulsen stared...

Travelers Integrates Auto Report Ordering into Agent Web Site

Oct 12 2004 // Travelers, a member of St. Paul Travelers, announced it has made it easier for personal lines independent agents to do business by integrating the ordering of auto underwriting reports into its Agent HQ Web site. For auto...

St. Paul Travelers Ivan Losses Around $94 Million

Oct 7 2004 // St. Paul Travelers announced that it estimates losses from Hurricane Ivan to be approximately $94 million, after tax and reinsurance. It said the losses were attributable to its business segments as follows: —...

St. Paul Travelers Releases “Breaking the Code” on CD for Personal Lines Agencies

Sep 22 2004 // St. Paul Travelers (SPT) announced the release in book and CD form of a series of popular presentations that Lloyd “Skip” Daigle, Vice President of Agency Development at Travelers, has given to independent...

Hurricanes Have Travelers Flocking to Insurance Hotline

Sep 15 2004 // As Hurricane Ivan approaches the southeastern U.S. from the Caribbean, anxious travelers have the phones ringing at Travel Guard International.“As the hurricane approaches, causing evacuations and cancelled flights,...

U.S. Court Approves $500 Million St. Paul Travelers Asbestos-Related Settlement

Sep 6 2004 // National • Aug. 18, 2004 “If you divide the huge sum of money by the number of claimants we arrive at a startling fact: each claimant will receive a whopping $741.67. What has been accomplished? A manufacturer has...

St. Paul Travelers: Charley Losses at About $140 Million

Sep 3 2004 // The St. Paul Travelers Cos. announced today that it estimates losses from Hurricane Charley to be about $140 million, after tax and reinsuranc. St. Paul Travelers’ commercial book of business saw about $79 million in...

St. Paul Travelers Mobilizes Catastrophe Team in Florida

Sep 2 2004 // St. Paul Travelers and its subsidiary First Floridian have mobilized their Catastrophe Response Team to assist policyholders who may be affected by Hurricane Frances.Because of the company’s response to Hurricane...

Spence Named General Counsel at St. Paul Travelers

Aug 26 2004 // St. Paul Travelers has announced that Kenneth F. Spence III, 49, has been named senior vice president and general counsel effective immediately. Spence will report directly to Jay Fishman, president and CEO. Most recently,...

St. Paul Travelers Hit With Class Action Suit Over $1.6 Billion Reserve Charge

Aug 26 2004 // A law firm representing former St. Paul Travelers Cos. shareholders announced it has filed suit against the company relating to the $1.6 billion reserve charge the company took last month to bring St. Paul’s...

St. Paul Intercompany Pool Outlook Neg

Aug 23 2004 // Moody’s Investors Service changed the outlook on the ratings for the legacy St. Paul intercompany pool to negative from positive. The outlook for St. Paul, TPCC, and TIGHI and the legacy Travelers intercompany pool...

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Approves $500 Million St Paul Travelers Asbestos-Related Settlement

Aug 18 2004 // The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has issued an order granting approval of a $500 million settlement of almost all Johns Manville Corp. asbestos-related suits pending against the Travelers...

St. Paul Travelers Forms Entertainment Unit

Aug 11 2004 // St. Paul Travelers announced the formation of a dedicated national business unit that will work with retail agents and brokers to provide property and casualty insurance to the entertainment industry, including film,...

Gulf Ratings Mixed

Aug 9 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services affirmed its “A+” counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Gulf Insurance Co. and the other members of Gulf Insurance Group (Gulf) and removed them...

St. Paul Travelers Reports Q2 Loss Following SEC Guidance on Loss Reserves

Aug 2 2004 // The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE:STA) announced that the company reached a conclusion on the accounting treatment for the previously announced reserve adjustments and will record the adjustments as a charge to...

St. Paul Travelers Unveils Results from Study on Equipment Rental Industry Mishaps

Jul 29 2004 // Accidents involving rented items such as lifts, forklifts, trailers, tents and chairs posed the greatest risks for consumers and were associated with the highest numbers of fatalities, injuries and damages in the equipment...

St. Paul Travelers to Cut 3,000 Jobs

Jul 26 2004 // St. Paul Travelers Cos. plans to cut 3,000 jobs so it can deliver the savings that executives promised to investors when The St. Paul Cos. merged with the Travelers Property Casualty Corp.Extensive layoffs have been...

A.M. Best Downgrades Debt Ratings of St. Paul Travelers; Affirms Financial Strength Ratings

Jul 25 2004 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the debt ratings of St. Paul Travelers Companies Inc. (St. Paul Travelers) to “a-” from “a” on senior debt, “bbb+” from “a-” on subordinated...