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Travelers Taps Gifford for New Chief Data and Analytics Officer Position

Feb 21 2018 // The Travelers Companies has named Bruce Gifford to the newly-created role of enterprise chief data and analytics officer to further strengthen the company’s data and analytics capabilities.Gifford previously served...

Satisfied Independent Agents Are Growth Engines for P/C Carriers: J.D. Power

Jan 26 2018 // Despite the growth of both technology-based and direct-to-customer sales channels in the property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry, independent agents still control the lion’s share of P/C premiums and represent a...

Sanders Joins Kemper Corp. from Travelers as President of P/C Division

Jan 25 2018 // Duane Sanders has joined Chicago-based Kemper Corp. as president of its Property & Casualty Division.Sanders will report to Kemper President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph P. Lacher Jr. and will be based in...

Travelers Manages Q4 Profit Despite Wildfires, Tax Hit

Jan 23 2018 // Property/casualty insurance giant Travelers Companies Inc. reported net income of $551 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2017, a 42 percent drop compared to $943 million in the prior year quarter. The drop was...

The Hartford and Travelers Among Companies Offering Bonuses Due to New Tax Law

Jan 22 2018 // Hartford, Conn.-based The Hartford and New York City-headquartered Travelers confirmed they are among several companies giving their employees bonuses of $1,000 each if they earn $75,000 or less annually as a result of...

The Hartford and Travelers Among Companies Offering Bonuses Due to New Tax Law

Jan 12 2018 // Hartford, Conn.-based The Hartford and New York City-headquartered Travelers confirmed they are among several companies giving their employees bonuses of $1,000 each if they earn $75,000 or less annually as a result of...

Travelers Europe Offers Enhanced Cyber Cover for UK & Ireland Tech Sector

Jan 4 2018 // Travelers Europe announced it has enhanced its offering for technology businesses in the United Kingdom and Ireland with a packaged product to provide improved protection against the unique cyber risks facing IT,...

Travelers Names Rnjak to Lead Its Lloyd’s Platform

Dec 21 2017 // Travelers Europe announced it has appointed Nick Rnjak to lead Travelers Syndicate Management Ltd., its wholly owned platform in the Lloyd’s insurance market.Rnjak most recently served as chief underwriting officer...

Travelers Selects Dublin For EU Subsidiary After Brexit

Dec 20 2017 // U.S. insurer Travelers Cos. Inc. said on Tuesday its European arm will create a subsidiary in Dublin in response to Britain’s vote to leave the European Union.The company said it would apply for authorisation of a...

Travelers Announces MacLean, President and COO, to Retire Next March

Dec 18 2017 // The Travelers Companies announced that Brian MacLean, president and chief operating officer, will retire after 30 years with the company, effective March 31, 2018.As a result of MacLean’s retirement, Travelers said...

Travelers Comfortable with Its ‘Prudent’ Cyber Insurance Position

Nov 14 2017 // Travelers Cos. Inc. plans to stick to its recent growth pace for sales of cyber insurance, which protects businesses against hacking and other liabilities, despite potential to boost it, as the insurer assesses risks in...

Travelers Insurance Reports Solid Q3 Results Despite $700M Cat Losses

Oct 19 2017 // The Travelers Companies today reported $293 million in net income for the third quarter despite absorbing more than $700 million in catastrophe claims.The $293 million in net income was a 59 percent decline from the $716...

Cyber Was Focus of California Symposium for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses

Oct 13 2017 // There are more than 4,000 cyber-attacks each year aimed at small- to mid-sized businesses, many of which are exposed because they haven’t given cyber security a high enough priority, according to Stephanie...

Willis Towers Watson’s Insurance Consulting & Tech Team Taps Bruce from Travelers, Rourke from LV=

Oct 10 2017 // Willis Towers Watson said it has strengthened its Insurance Consulting and Technology business with two new senior appointments.Based in London, Neil Bruce joins the UK P&C Insurance Consulting and Technology team from...

Argo Taps Eccles from Travelers as International Chief Underwriting Officer

Oct 6 2017 // Argo Group International Holdings Ltd., the Bermuda-based specialty insurance and reinsurance company, has announced the appointment of Steve Eccles to serve as the chief underwriting officer for its international...

Travelers Institute Hosts Cybersecurity Event in Santa Monica for Businesses

Oct 5 2017 // Santa Monica, CA, October 4, 2017-WHAT: The Travelers Institute will bring its Cyber: Prepare, Prevent, Mitigate, Restore℠ educational series to Santa Monica, joined by public and private sector professionals who will...

New Online Tool From Travelers Helps Contractors Spot Vibration Damage Potential

Sep 25 2017 // Travelers has introduced a new online tool, ZoneCheck, to help contractors identify areas surrounding a jobsite that could be affected by vibrations from heavy equipment – a common cause of construction-related damage...

Travelers’ Cunningham Joins Liberty Mutual to Lead National Insurance Property

Sep 19 2017 // Liberty Mutual Insurance has appointed Gregg Cunningham as executive vice president, National Insurance, and general manager, National Insurance Property. Cunningham, who has 25 years of commercial insurance experience,...

Travelers Insurance Expects Hurricane Harvey Losses Between $375M-$750M

Sep 12 2017 // The Travelers Companies Inc. estimates that its catastrophe losses relating to Hurricane Harvey, including estimated recoveries from reinsurance, will be in the range of $375 million to $750 million pre-tax ($245 million...

Update: Claims Teams Begin Handling Onslaught of Harvey Claims

Aug 31 2017 // Hurricane Harvey has set a U.S record, according to the National Weather Service, dumping 51.88 inches of rain in parts of Texas. As the tropical storm moves over southern Louisiana, claims catastrophe teams are moving in...