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Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
The Travelers Companies, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (SEC File No. 33
- 56987, No. 333 - 50943, No. 333 - 63114, No. 333 -
63118, No. 333 - 65726, No. 333 - 107698, No. 333 - 107699, No. 333 - 114135, No. 333 - 117726, No. 333 - 120998, No. 333 - 128026, No. 333 - 157091, No. 333 -
157092, No. 333 - 164972, No. 333 - 176002 and No. 333 - 196290) on Form S - 8 and (SEC File No. 333 - 189434) on Form S - 3 of The Travelers
Companies, Inc. and subsidiaries of our reports dated February 12, 2015, with respect to the consolidated balance sheet of The Travelers
Companies, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income,
changes in shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three
- year period ended December 31, 2014, and all related financial
statement schedules, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014, which reports appear in the
December 31, 2014 annual report on Form 10
- K of The Travelers Companies, Inc.
New York, New York
February 12, 2015
289
Section 12: EX-23.1 (EX-23.1)
/s/ KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP