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Travelers teams up with Anthropic to enhance AI capabilities for engineers and analysts

15th January 2026

Insurance and risk management firm Travelers Companies, Inc., and AI research company Anthropic announced a collaboration to expand Travelers’ AI-enabled engineering and analytics capabilities. About 10,000 of Travelers’ engineers, data scientists, analysts, and product owners will use Anthropic’s personalised AI assistants to support and accelerate software, analytics, and machine learning model ... Read the full article

OneNexus and Travelers partner to launch surety platform for energy sector

6th January 2026

The financial technology and insurance platform, OneNexus, has formed a strategic partnership with The Travelers Companies, Inc., a North American surety provider, establishing a new surety program specifically designed for the energy sector. Through this partnership, Travelers, a Treasury-listed surety company, will provide surety bonds backed by a long-term funding platform ... Read the full article

Travelers completes sale of Canadian personal & majority of commercial arm to Definity

5th January 2026

The Travelers Companies, Inc., a provider of property and casualty insurance, has completed the sale of the personal insurance business and the majority of the commercial insurance business of Travelers Canada to Definity Financial Corporation for approximately $2.4 billion. The sale was initially announced in May 2025. Travelers has retained ... Read the full article

Travelers sees Q3’25 net income climb 50% on strong underwriting and investment performance

16th October 2025

The Travelers Companies has reported Q3 2025 net income of $1.888 billion, up 50% from the same period of 2024, with a consolidated combined ratio of 87.3%. The firm also reported core income of $1.867 billion for Q3 2025, a 53% increase from $1.218 billion in Q3 2024. According to Travelers, the ... Read the full article

Travelers renews cat reinsurance programs at mid-year on similar terms, broadens coverage

17th July 2025

US primary insurer Travelers has renewed its major catastrophe reinsurance programs at mid-year on terms largely consistent with the prior year, with some adjustments to coverage. Namely, effective July 1, 2025, Travelers renewed its Northeast Property Catastrophe Excess-of-Loss Reinsurance to provide the same $1 billion of coverage, from the same ... Read the full article

Travelers returns to underwriting gain in Q2‘25

17th July 2025

US primary insurer The Travelers Companies, Inc. has announced its results for the second quarter of 2025, reporting an underwriting gain of $1.022 billion, a significant improvement compared to the prior year quarter’s loss of $65 million, as net income grew 183% year-on-year. The insurer’s net income increased to $1.509 billion ... Read the full article

Travelers to sell Canadian personal & most of commercial arm to Definity Financial

28th May 2025

Property and casualty insurer, The Travelers Companies, Inc., has agreed to sell the personal insurance business and the majority of the commercial insurance business of Travelers Canada to Canadian property and casualty insurer Definity Financial Corporation for approximately $2.4 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of ... Read the full article

Travelers sees Q1’25 underwriting loss amid $2.27bn catastrophe bill

16th April 2025

Travelers has reported catastrophe losses of $2.266 billion pre-tax for Q1 of 2025, primarily driven by the January California wildfires, leading to an underwriting loss of $305 million for the quarter. Of Travelers' total catastrophe loss figure in Q1 2025, $1.731 billion pre-tax ($1.368 billion after-tax) was attributed to wildfire losses ... Read the full article

Travelers reports rise in ransomware activity in Q4’24 Cyber Threat Report

10th March 2025

The Travelers Companies, Inc., a provider of property and casualty insurance, has released its Q4 2024 Cyber Threat Report, revealing a notable surge in ransomware activity. The report, based on data gathered from ransomware leak sites, highlights an increase in the number of organisations targeted by ransomware groups last quarter. These groups ... Read the full article

Travelers estimates California wildfire loss at $1.7bn

11th February 2025

Large U.S. primary insurer Travelers has announced its preliminary estimate of catastrophe losses from the January 2025 California wildfires at $1.7 billion before tax ($1.3 billion after tax). The carrier explains that its estimate includes losses from both the personal and commercial segments, including the Fidelis quota share, as well as ... Read the full article

Travelers increased casualty reinsurance coverage at lower attachment point at Jan 1: CFO Frey

24th January 2025

U.S. insurer Travelers enhanced its casualty reinsurance program at the January 1st, 2025, renewals, purchasing more protection at a lower attachment point on the back of strong interest from the market, confirmed Dan Frey, the firm's Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Travelers released a very strong set of results for the ... Read the full article

Travelers ups catastrophe XoL reinsurance cover for 2025 with higher retention

22nd January 2025

US primary insurer Travelers has raised the retention limit of its catastrophe excess-of-loss (XoL) reinsurance treaty for 2025 by $500 million. The 2025 treaty, which covers the accumulation of certain property losses arising from one or more occurrences, provides for recovery of up to $3.675 billion (a slight increase from ... Read the full article

Travelers posts stronger underwriting gain for 2024 despite rise in cat losses

22nd January 2025

Primary insurer Travelers has reported improved underwriting results for both the fourth quarter and full year 2024, as an increase in net favorable prior year reserve development more than offset a rise in catastrophe losses for both periods. Travelers has today reported net income of $2.1 billion for Q4'24 and $5 ... Read the full article

Travelers estimates up to $175m in hurricane Milton losses

18th October 2024

Between $75 and $175 million of Hurricane Milton-related pre-tax losses, net of reinsurance, are estimated to impact Travelers' future natural catastrophe losses, the US insurer revealed following the announcement of its financial results for the third quarter of 2024. These figures did not impact Travelers Q3 results and are preliminary estimates ... Read the full article

Travelers returns to underwriting profit in Q3’24 despite rise in catastrophe losses

17th October 2024

The Travelers Companies has today reported an underwriting gain of $685 million for the third quarter of 2024 despite a rise in catastrophe losses, net of reinsurance, to $939 million, while substantial net favorable prior year reserve development and higher net investment income also contributed to a rise in net ... Read the full article