Jay Fishman, executive chairman and former CEO of The Travelers Companies, has died. The company he transformed into a major industry player and led for years disclosed the news on Aug. 19. “We are greatly saddened by the loss of …
Jay Fishman finds it more comfortable these days to use a wheelchair to get around, and has begun getting some help breathing from a portable ventilator. The former Travelers CEO says he’s in “the final innings” of his battle with …
Travelers Cos., the lone property/casualty insurer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, said third-quarter profit advanced 1 percent as sales growth accelerated, and improved underwriting margins helped cushion lower investment income. Net income climbed to $928 million from $919 million …
Jay Fishman, who built New York-based Travelers Cos. into one of the world’s biggest insurers, lamented that disparities in tax rates are pushing established rivals and industry newcomers outside the U.S. Over the past 15 years or so, “we’ve counted …
