The Travelers Companies Inc
- Industry
- Insurance
- Exchange
- US
- Country
- USA
- IPO date
- Apr 22, 1996
- Employees
- 34,000
- Website
- www.travelers.com
Composite valuation range · conservative $250–$290 / fair $290–$340 / optimistic $340–$410. At $390.35, Within the optimistic intrinsic-value range · much expectation priced in.
At publication $306.46 (May 26, 2026)
Data from EODHD, shown in the reporting currency; for reference only, not investment advice.
The Travelers Companies, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides a range of commercial and personal property, and casualty insurance products and services to businesses, government units, associations, and individuals in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Business Insurance, Bond & Specialty Insurance, and Personal Insurance. The Business Insurance segment offers workers' compensation, commercial automobile and property, general liability, commercial multi-peril, employers' liability, public and product liability, professional indemnity, marine, aviation, commercial property and automobile, onshore and offshore energy, construction, terrorism, personal accident, and kidnap and ransom insurance products. This segment operates through select accounts, which serve small businesses; middle accounts that serve mid-sized businesses; national accounts, which serve large companies; and national property and others that serve large and mid-sized customers, commercial trucking industry, and agricultural businesses, as well as markets and distributes its products through brokers, wholesale agents, and program managers. The Bond & Specialty Insurance segment provides surety, fidelity, management and professional liability, and other property and casualty coverages and related risk management services through independent agencies and brokers. The Personal Insurance segment offers property and casualty insurance covering personal risks, primarily automobile and homeowners' insurance to individuals. The Travelers Companies, Inc. was founded in 1853 and is based in New York, New York.
History
The Travelers Companies, Inc. was founded in 1853 and is based in New York, New York. The company completed its IPO on April 22, 1996. It began share repurchases in 2006. In 2025 Travelers signed, and in early 2026 completed, the sale of its Canadian personal insurance and most of its Canadian commercial insurance business (retaining the Canadian surety business) for approximately USD 2.4 billion, described as portfolio optimization.
Industry position
Travelers is a large U.S. property-and-casualty insurer operating through three segments: Business Insurance, Bond & Specialty Insurance, and Personal Insurance, serving businesses, government units, associations, and individuals in the U.S., Canada, and internationally, with about 34,000 employees. Per NAIC, 2025 U.S. P&C direct premiums totaled about USD 1.1098 trillion; Travelers ranked 5th with roughly USD 43.182 billion in direct premiums, about a 3.89% share (top-ten share about 47.87%). It ranks 2nd nationally in workers' compensation, other liability, and commercial auto, and 7th in homeowners. Key competitors include Chubb, Progressive, Allstate, Hartford, and Liberty Mutual.