Latest Travelers Headlines

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Travelers Reaches Asbestos Settlement with Equitas

Mar 23 2004 // Lloyd’s runoff vehicle Equitas and Travelers Property Casualty have reached a comprehensive settlement of policies existing between Travelers and the Lloyd’s underwriters who are reinsured by Equitas.Equitas...

Shareholders Approve St. Paul Travelers Marriage

Mar 22 2004 // Shareholders of The St. Paul Cos. and Travelers Property Casualty Corp. on March 19 approved the merger of the companies.Approval of the merger by Travelers shareholders is one of several approvals required before the deal...

St. Paul and Travelers Settle Merger Lawsuits

Mar 19 2004 // The St. Paul Companies (NYSE:SPC) announced today that The St. Paul and Travelers have entered into settlement agreements with the plaintiffs in all three of the pending purported securities class action lawsuits related...

Conn. Approves Travelers-St. Paul Merger with Certain Conditions

Mar 4 2004 // With the condition that the combined firm keeps certain employment, tax and charitable commitments to her state, Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Susan Cogswell has approved the acquisition of Travelers Property Casualty...

Travelers Unveils New Web-Based Ocean Cargo Certificate Capability

Feb 3 2004 // Travelers Property Casualty Corp. will now provide Web-based ability to create and print Ocean Cargo Certificates of Insurance to its Ocean Cargo policyholders and their agents. In addition to the anywhere, anytime...

Fitch Notes Travelers Rating Watch Status

Feb 2 2004 // On Nov. 17, 2003, Fitch Ratings placed the ‘AA’ insurer financial strength (IFS) ratings of the members of the Travelers Property Casualty Group and the ‘A’ long-term issuer and senior debt ratings...

ACORD’S Board of Directors Names New Posts

Jan 30 2004 // David Findley, senior vice president, Travelers Insurance, has been designated the new chair of ACORD’s Board of Directors and Charles “Chuck” McCaig, senior vice president and managing director, Chubb...

Best Revises St. Paul Review to Developing

Jan 30 2004 // A.M. Best Co. has revised the implications of its review of The St. Paul Cos. Inc.’s financial strength and debt ratings from positive to developing. This rating action follows St. Paul’s announcement today...

Terms of Credit History Use Still Being Negotiated

Jan 26 2004 // The Texas Department of Insurance held a public hearing Jan. 7, 2004 to consider a proposal that would cap the amount by which insurance companies could increase or decrease rates in personal lines insurance because of an...

Travelers Unveils Master Policy Protection From Crime of Identity Theft

Jan 15 2004 // Travelers Property Casualty Corp. announced the availability of its new master policy to cover identity theft expenses.Financial institutions or other commercial businesses can purchase this policy on behalf of their...

NYSID Publishes Annual Ranking of Automobile Insurance Complaints

Dec 31 2003 // The New York State Insurance Department has published its annual compilation of the state’s 50 largest automobile insurance companies or groups of companies based on the record of complaints in 2002The NYSID...

FTC Grants Early End to St. Paul/Travelers Merger Review

Dec 24 2003 // The St. Paul Companies and Travelers Property Casualty Corp. announced that the Federal Trade Commission has granted early termination of the waiting period required by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act in...

Travelers Names Charles T. Brooks, Chief Information Officer, Personal Lines

Dec 22 2003 // Travelers Property Casualty Corp. announced that Charles T. Brooks has been appointed chief information officer for personal lines. He comes to Travelers from Accenture, where he was a partner in the insurance practice and...

Travelers Warns of Getting Burned During the Holiday Season

Dec 17 2003 // Fire is the second most frequent cause of large homeowners property claims, according to a recent analysis of claims incidence at Travelers Property Casualty. “In our experience, one of every three losses over...

Top 10 2003 Newsmakers

Dec 15 2003 // While less turbulent than 2001-2002, this year hasn’t exactly been a walk in the park. The industry continues to face intractable problems—a lack of capital strength, accompanied by accusations that it’s...

Top 10 2003 Newsmakers

Dec 15 2003 // While less turbulent than 2001-2002, this year hasn’t exactly been a walk in the park. The industry continues to face intractable problems—a lack of capital strength, accompanied by accusations that it’s...

Travelers Adds to Response for Customers and Injured Workers

Dec 11 2003 // Travelers Property Casualty Corp. has introduced electronic Claim Alerts that automatically and in real-time notify customers – via e-mail – of critical workers’ compensation claim events.This capability...

Travelers, InStar Corp. Note New Real-Time E-Service Solutions to Agents Using IVANS Transformation Station

Dec 9 2003 // Travelers Property Casualty Corp. (www.travelers.com) and InStar Corporation (www.instarcorp.com), an agency management system provider, announced new real-time e-service capabilities for loss runs, electronic policy view,...

St. Paul, Travelers Announce Execs for Combined Company

Dec 2 2003 // The St. Paul Cos. Inc. and Travelers Property Casualty Corp. announced several appointments for the combined organization, to be known as the St. Paul Travelers Cos. The following appointments will become effective with...

Analysts Weigh Travelers Deal, Other Issues

Dec 1 2003 // It’s “inevitable” that the advanced merger discussions between Travelers Property Casualty Corp. and St. Paul Companies succeed, according to one industry analyst.Though most insurance industry...