Latest Travelers Headlines

All the headlines from our Travelers Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Travelers Property Casualty Corp. Ratings Lowered

Dec 20 2001 // Standard & Poor’s lowered its senior debt and preferred stock ratings on Travelers Property Casualty Corp. to “A-” and “BBB”, respectively, from “A+” and “A-.” At...

Lloyd’s Underwriters, London Market Win Case

Nov 2 2001 // Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London and London Market insurance companies won an important reinsurance case recently when the New York Court of Appeals ruled that Travelers Casualty & Surety Company could not...

Fishman Named Chairman, CEO at The St. Paul Companies

Oct 15 2001 // The St. Paul Companies announced that Jay Fishman, chairman and CEO of Travelers Insurance Group Inc. and COO/finance and risk of Travelers’ parent, Citigroup Inc., has been named to succeed Douglas Leatherdale as...

1,800+ Independent Agents Using Travelers’ Web-based Automation System

Aug 14 2001 // Travelers’ announced that in just a few months since its inception, more than 1,800 agents are using ATLAS3, Travelers’ Internet-based automation system. About 165 agents were piloting the system when ATLAS3...

Rackley Adds Travelers

Aug 6 2001 // Pulaski, Tenn.-based ratings technology company, Rackley Systems, added Travelers Insurance to their list of companies supported by commercial lines rating in the state of Texas. Operating within the newly introduced...

Travelers to Resume Writing New Commercial Auto and Umbrella Business in Ohio

Aug 2 2001 // Travelers Insurance announced it will re-enter the Ohio insurance marketplace for new commercial auto and umbrella business with the enactment of the “Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Availability Act of...

Travelers Instrumental in Hartford Revitalization Project

Jun 22 2001 // Ceremonies attended by civic leaders and representatives of Travelers and Citigroup marked the completion of the first building in the revitalization plan for Hartford’s Mortson Street and Putnam Heights. The area,...

Medical Advisory Systems To Launch Travelers’ Angel Protection Plan

Jun 22 2001 // Medical Advisory Systems, which for 20 years has been one of the leaders in providing offshore medical services through telephone and Internet connections, announced that it would offer a new travel assistance program,...

Class Action Suit Filed Against Salomon Smith Barney, Citigroup and Travelers Group

Jun 19 2001 // The law firm of Dwyer & Collora LLP announced that on Friday, June 8, 2001, Federal Judge Robert E. Keeton of the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts certified state classes for four states, including Massachusetts...

Travelers Joins in Neighborhood Revitalization Efforts

Jun 4 2001 // As part of Travelers Insurance’s continued effort to increase the availability and improve the affordability of insurance in urban areas, the company is participating in National NeighborWorks® Week (June...

NATIONAL Hartford Financial Services Group, Travelers and IVANS Receive Awards at ACORD Conference

May 24 2001 // The Hartford Financial Services Group was honored with the AL3 Upload Company of the Year award for total agent implementations and an XML Implementation Champion award presented during a ceremony at the ACORD Technology...

XML Provides the Missing Link for SEMCI

May 13 2001 // Agents have faced the problem ever since insurance companies first introduced applications. Each company had its own form, so the agent who wanted to submit the same account to several underwriters had to write the same...

Create-A-Check, Travelers Provide Check Fraud

Apr 19 2001 // Create-A-Check(TM), a provider of secure payment software solutions, announced that it now provides check fraud insurance to thousands of businesses using the company’s software. The insurance program, furnished by...

Travelers Lloyd’s Affirmed

Feb 12 2001 // The “AApi” rating on Traveler’s Lloyd’s Insurance Co. was affirmed by Standard & Poor’s (S&P). The Hartford, Conn.-based, Texas-domiciled company writes mainly commercial lines. The...

Conn. Court Rules for Travelers

Jan 30 2001 // The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled in favor of Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. and other insurers Monday, the Associated Press reports, concluding their policies did not obligate them to help pay thousands of...

Travelers Launches Web-based Quote, Rate and Issue System For Personal Lines Agents

Jan 23 2001 // Travelers has launched a new Internet-technology-based automation system for personal lines independent agents in an effort to save them time and improve their profitability by simplifying the quoting and issuing of new...

Zogby Poll Says Most U.S. Travelers Find Coverage Necessary

Dec 19 2000 // More than 52 percent of 1,078 respondents to a Zogby poll indicated agreement when asked, “Do you agree or disagree that it is necessary to purchase general travel or trip cancellation insurance when you make your...

Travelers’ Web-based System Implemented

Sep 28 2000 // Almost 3,000 independent agents are signed up to use Travelers’ Issue Express Net, a web-based quote, rate and issuance system for small business insurance, a sure sign, the company said, that many agents are...

TRAVELERS, DELL AUTOMATE AGENTS

Sep 4 2000 // Travelers Insurance is hoping to help agents improve automation capabilities through a special arrangement with Dell Computer Corp. Travelers agents are now eligible for special savings on the latest computer systems from...

Travelers, Dell Help Agents Advance Automation Capabilities

Aug 16 2000 // Travelers Insurance is helping agents improve their automation capabilities through a special arrangement with Dell Computer Corp. Travelers agents are eligible for special savings on the latest computer systems from Dell,...