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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015
or
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 001-10898
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota 41-0518860
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
485 Lexington Avenue,
New York, NY 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(917) 778-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, without par value New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities
Act). Yes No
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Act. Yes No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every
Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter)
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such
files). Yes No
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and
will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by
reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a
smaller reporting company. See the definitions of ‘‘large accelerated filer,’’ ‘‘accelerated filer’’ and ‘‘smaller reporting
company’’ in Rule 12b-2 of the Act (Check one):
Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes No
As of June 30, 2015, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s voting and non-voting common equity held by non-
affiliates was $29,961,887,660.
As of February 5, 2016, 294,977,349 shares of the registrant’s common stock (without par value) were outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Registrant’s Proxy Statement relating to the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by
reference into Part III of this report.

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    ..., New York, NY 10017 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (917) 778-6000 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered Common stock, without par value New...

  • Page 2
    ... Market Risk ...Financial Statements and Supplementary Data ...Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure ...Controls and Procedures ...Other Information ...Part III Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance ...Executive Compensation ...Security...

  • Page 3
    ..., several property and casualty insurers writing commercial lines of business, including the Company, offer products for alternative forms of risk protection in addition to traditional insurance products. These products include large deductible programs and various forms of self-insurance, some...

  • Page 4
    ... and surplus. Pricing and Underwriting Pricing of the Company's property and casualty insurance products is generally developed based upon an estimation of expected losses, the expenses associated with producing, issuing and servicing business and managing claims, the time value of money related...

  • Page 5
    ...Market generally provides these products to mid-sized businesses through Commercial Accounts, as well as to targeted industries through Construction, Technology, Public Sector Services and Oil & Gas. Middle Market also provides mono-line umbrella and excess coverage insurance through Excess Casualty...

  • Page 6
    ... risk management services to several customer groups, including, among others, those in the technology, public services, and financial and professional services industry sectors. In addition, International markets personal lines and small commercial insurance business in Canada through The Dominion...

  • Page 7
    ... provider of commercial property and casualty insurance products to small businesses in the U.S., generally with fewer than 50 employees, and sells these products through a large network of independent agents and brokers. Products offered by Select Accounts are guaranteed-cost policies, including...

  • Page 8
    ...of, pure risk coverage, and generated $253 million of fee income in 2015, excluding commercial residual market business. The commercial residual market business of National Accounts sells claims and policy management services to workers' compensation pools throughout the United States, and generated...

  • Page 9
    ... or structured settlements.'' Product Lines The Business and International Insurance segment writes the following types of coverages: Domestic • Workers' Compensation. Provides coverage for employers for specified benefits payable under state or federal law for workplace injuries to employees...

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    ... personal property, employers' liability (similar to workers' compensation coverage in the United States), public and product liability (the equivalent of general liability), professional indemnity (similar to professional liability coverage), commercial property, surety, marine, aviation, personal...

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    ... the product risks and coverage terms potentially very different from those the Company faces in the United States. Net Retention Policy Per Risk The following discussion reflects the Company's retention policy with respect to the Business and International Insurance segment as of January 1, 2016...

  • Page 12
    ...knowledge, customized coverage, specialized risk control and loss handling services, along with partnerships with agents and brokers that also focus on these markets. Competitors in this market are primarily national property and casualty insurance companies that write most classes of business using...

  • Page 13
    ... and design professionals; and management liability, professional liability, property, workers' compensation, auto and general liability for financial institutions. Selected Market and Product Information The following table sets forth Bond & Specialty Insurance net written premiums by product line...

  • Page 14
    ... but not limited to umbrella liability, professional liability, directors' and officers' liability, employment practices liability and cyber risk liability, Bond & Specialty Insurance generally limits net retentions to $25.0 million per policy. For surety protection, where insured limits are often...

  • Page 15
    ... primarily national property and casualty insurance companies that write most classes of business and, to a lesser extent, regional insurance companies and companies that have developed niche programs for specific industry segments. Bond & Specialty Insurance underwrites and markets its products to...

  • Page 16
    ... center locations. In addition, since 1995, the Company has had a marketing agreement with GEICO to underwrite homeowners business for certain of their auto customers. In 2009, the Company began marketing its insurance products directly to consumers, largely through online channels. The investment...

  • Page 17
    ...for umbrella liability, identity fraud, and weddings and special events. Net Retention Policy Per Risk The following discussion reflects the Company's retention policy with respect to the Personal Insurance segment as of January 1, 2016. Personal Insurance generally retains its primary personal auto...

  • Page 18
    ... multiple quotes, the technology has increased price comparison on new business and, increasingly, on renewal business. Personal Insurance also competes with insurance companies that use exclusive agents or salaried employees to sell their products, as well as those that employ direct marketing...

  • Page 19
    ... external service providers, such as investigators, attorneys and, in the rare circumstances when necessary, independent adjusters and appraisers, are available for use as appropriate. U.S. field claim management teams located in 21 claim centers and 53 satellite and specialty-only offices in...

  • Page 20
    .... Catastrophe Bonds. The Company has catastrophe protection through two indemnity reinsurance agreements with Long Point Re III Ltd. (Long Point Re III), an independent Cayman Islands company licensed as a Class C insurer in the Cayman Islands. The reinsurance agreements expire in May 2016 20

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    ... is limited to specified property coverage written in the Company's Personal Insurance segment, and within Select Accounts and Commercial Accounts in the Company's Business and International Insurance segment. The other reinsurance agreement was entered into in May 2015 in connection with Long Point...

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    ... written by Technology, Public Sector Services and Commercial Accounts in the Company's Business and International Insurance segment for the period July 1, 2015 through and including June 30, 2016. Personal Insurance Earthquake Excess-of-Loss Reinsurance Treaty. This earthquake excess-of-loss...

  • Page 23
    ... public and private compensation for certain insured losses resulting from certified acts of terrorism. For a further description of the program, including the Company's estimated deductible under the program in 2016, see note 5 of notes to the consolidated financial statements and ''Item 1A-Risk...

  • Page 24
    ...use of retrospectively rated insurance policies. For example, reserves for long-term disability and annuity claim payments (tabular reserves), primarily arising from workers' compensation insurance and workers' compensation excess insurance policies, are discounted to reflect the time value of money...

  • Page 25
    ...completed the sale of Unionamerica Holdings Limited (Unionamerica), which comprised its United Kingdom-based runoff insurance and reinsurance businesses. Immediately before the sale, the claims and claim adjustment expense reserves of Unionamerica totaled $790 million. As a result of the sale, those...

  • Page 26
    ... by the Company's Special Liability Group, a separate unit staffed by dedicated legal, claim, finance and engineering professionals. For additional information on asbestos and environmental claims, see ''Item 7-Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations...

  • Page 27
    ...claims-paying (or financial strength) ratings of the Travelers Reinsurance Pool, Travelers C&S Co. of America, Travelers Personal Insurance single state companies, Travelers C&S Co. of Europe, Ltd., Travelers Insurance Company of Canada, The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company and Travelers...

  • Page 28
    ..., Travelers Commercial Insurance Company, Travelers Casualty Company of Connecticut, Travelers Property Casualty Insurance Company, Travelers Personal Security Insurance Company, Travelers Personal Insurance Company, Travelers Excess and Surplus Lines Company, St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance...

  • Page 29
    ... amount of high quality liquid bonds, contributes to the Company's ability to fund claim payments without having to sell illiquid assets or access credit facilities. The Company also invests much smaller amounts in equity securities, real estate, private equity limited partnerships, hedge funds, and...

  • Page 30
    ... regarding rate and rule approvals. The applicable laws and regulations generally establish standards to ensure that rates are not excessive, inadequate, unfairly discriminatory or used to engage in unfair price competition. An insurer's ability to adjust rates and the relative timing of the process...

  • Page 31
    ... Florida Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, National Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Pool, various workers' compensation related funds (e.g., the New York Special Disability Fund), North Carolina Beach Plan, Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, and the Texas Windstorm Insurance...

  • Page 32
    ... policies written by Travelers Syndicate Management Ltd., as part of Lloyd's, are subject to the laws and insurance regulations of that jurisdiction. Travelers Underwriting Agency Limited, which as an insurance intermediary is regulated by the FCA, produces insurance business for Travelers Syndicate...

  • Page 33
    ... provisions that require advance approval by state agencies of any change in control of an insurance company that is domiciled, or, in some cases, having substantial business that it is deemed to be commercially domiciled, in that state. The laws of many states also contain provisions requiring...

  • Page 34
    ... of management, the Credit Committee, General Counsel, the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, the Corporate Actuarial group, the Corporate Audit group, the Corporate Controller group, the Accounting Policy group and the Enterprise Underwriting group, among others. A senior executive team comprised...

  • Page 35
    ... of funds and maturities of the long-term debt of the Company, see ''Item 7-Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Liquidity and Capital Resources,'' and note 8 of notes to the consolidated financial statements herein. Taxation For a discussion of tax...

  • Page 36
    ... multiple insurance companies and searches the market for the best product for its client. A contract that pays a periodic benefit over the remaining life of a person (the annuitant), the lives of two or more persons or for a specified period of time. Reinsurance pools which cover risks for...

  • Page 37
    ... as an accident year/product line component. If the paid-to-date losses are then subtracted from the estimated ultimate losses, the result is an indication of the unpaid losses. The basic premise of the method is that average claim values are stable and predictable over time for a particular cohort...

  • Page 38
    ... imposed on the insured resulting therefrom. It includes, but is not limited to, employers' liability, workers' compensation, public liability, automobile liability, personal liability and aviation liability insurance. It excludes certain types of losses that by law or custom are considered as...

  • Page 39
    ... premiums resulting from a catastrophic event. The actual reinsurance document is called a ''catastrophe cover.'' These reinsurance contracts are typically designed to cover property insurance losses but can be written to cover casualty insurance losses such as from workers' compensation policies...

  • Page 40
    ...to a sharp increase in demand for those materials and services, commonly as a result of a large catastrophe resulting in significant widespread property damage. The amounts charged by an insurer to insureds in exchange for coverages provided in accordance with the terms of an insurance contract. The...

  • Page 41
    ...or insufficient experience in business. Excess and surplus lines are less regulated by the states, allowing greater flexibility to design specific insurance coverage and negotiate pricing based on the risks to be secured. Additional casualty coverage above a layer of insurance exposures. Reinsurance...

  • Page 42
    ... with Lloyd's underwriters, who represent investors. The investors are grouped together into syndicates that provide capital to insure the risks. An occurrence that is the basis for submission and/or payment of a claim. Losses may be covered, limited or excluded from coverage, depending on the terms...

  • Page 43
    ... of regulatory practice and statutory accounting standards throughout the United States. Direct written premiums plus assumed reinsurance premiums less premiums ceded to reinsurers. The amount of written premium related to new policyholders and additional products sold to existing policyholders. Net...

  • Page 44
    ... insurable interest in tangible property for that person's or business's property loss, damage or loss of use. Reinsurance wherein the insurer cedes an agreed-upon fixed percentage of liabilities, premiums and losses for each policy covered on a pro rata basis. Amounts charged per unit of insurance...

  • Page 45
    ... too small under the required insurance rate structure. Residual markets are frequently created by state legislation either because of lack of available coverage such as: property coverage in a windstorm prone area or protection of the accident victim as in the case of workers' compensation. The...

  • Page 46
    ... of the risk retained by a person for its own account. An insurance company that provides, for a fee, various services including policy issuance, claims adjusting and customer service for insureds in a reinsurance pool. Retention rate ... Retrospective premiums ...Retrospective rating ... Return on...

  • Page 47
    ... ''policyholders' surplus.'' As determined under SAP, total revenues less total expenses and income taxes. Periodic payments to an injured person or survivor for a determined number of years or for life, typically in settlement of a claim under a liability policy, usually funded through the purchase...

  • Page 48
    ...non-standard, specialty and excess and surplus lines of insurance. The wholesaler does not deal directly with the insurance consumer. The wholesaler deals with the retail agent or broker. A system (established under state and federal laws) under which employers provide insurance for benefit payments...

  • Page 49
    ... and size of these events. As a result, models for earthquakes and tornado and hail storms may have even greater difficulty predicting risks and estimating losses. Further, changes in climate conditions could cause our underlying modeling data to be less predictive, thus limiting our ability to...

  • Page 50
    ... may be limited due to considerations of public policy, the evolving political environment and/or changes in the general economic climate. We also may choose to write business in catastrophe-prone areas that we might not otherwise write for strategic purposes, such as improving our access to other...

  • Page 51
    ... adjustments to its provisions, in January 2015 for six years through December 31, 2020. Under current provisions of this program, once our losses exceed 20% of our commercial property and casualty insurance premium for the preceding calendar year, the federal government will reimburse us for 84% of...

  • Page 52
    ... can be affected by both internal and external events, such as: changes in claims handling procedures; adverse changes in loss cost trends, including inflationary pressures on medical costs and auto and home repair costs; economic conditions including general inflation; legal trends and legislative...

  • Page 53
    ... or uncertain economic conditions due to unexpected changes in behavior of claimants and policyholders, including an increase in fraudulent reporting of exposures and/or losses, reduced maintenance of insured properties, increased frequency of small claims or delays in the reporting of claims. We...

  • Page 54
    ... municipal tax bases and revenues in times of financial stress. • Some issuers may be unwilling to increase tax rates, or to reduce spending, to fund interest or principal payments on their municipal bonds, or may be unable to access the municipal bond market to fund such payments. The risk of...

  • Page 55
    ... of non-fixed maturity investments, including investments with exposure to commodity price risk, such as oil. All of these asset classes are subject to greater volatility in their investment returns than fixed maturity investments. General economic conditions, changes in applicable tax laws and many...

  • Page 56
    ... be materially increased and bounded only by the applicable per-occurrence limits and the number of asbestos bodily injury claims against the policyholders. Although we have seen a moderation in the overall risk associated with these lawsuits, it remains difficult to predict the ultimate cost of...

  • Page 57
    ... our business, including by extending coverage beyond our underwriting intent, by increasing the number, size or types of claims or by mandating changes to our underwriting practices. Examples of emerging claims and coverage issues include, but are not limited to: • judicial expansion of policy...

  • Page 58
    ... the use of personal cars, homes or other property in commercial transactions, such as ride or home sharing; • claims relating to unanticipated consequences of current or new technologies or business models or processes; and • claims relating to potentially changing climate conditions, including...

  • Page 59
    ...from multiple companies. Because the use of this technology, whether by agents or directly by customers, facilitates the process of generating multiple quotes, the technology has increased price comparison on new business and, increasingly, on renewal business. It also has resulted in an increase in...

  • Page 60
    ..., contract terms and conditions, products and services offered (including the ability to design customized programs); • agent, broker and client relationships; • ability to keep pace relative to our competitors with changes in technology and information systems; • speed of claims payment...

  • Page 61
    ... to access separate business platforms to execute the sale of our personal insurance or commercial insurance products. Should internet disruptions occur, or frustration with our business platforms or distribution initiatives develop among our independent agents and brokers, any resulting loss...

  • Page 62
    ... future at commercially reasonable rates or at all, and/or life insurance companies may fail to make required annuity payments, and thus our results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. We are exposed to credit risk in certain of our business and investment operations including...

  • Page 63
    ... insurer to discontinue writing a line of business or to cancel or non-renew certain policies. These regulatory systems also address authorization for lines of business, statutory capital and surplus requirements, limitations on the types and amounts of certain investments, underwriting limitations...

  • Page 64
    ... a model law that would allow state insurance regulators in the U.S. to be designated as group-wide supervisors for U.S. based IAIGs. Additionally, the NAIC is developing a group capital standard that would be applied to U.S. based insurance groups. These regulatory developments could increase the...

  • Page 65
    ... our business volumes, adversely impact our ability to access the capital markets and increase our borrowing costs. Claims-paying and financial strength ratings are important to an insurer's competitive position. Rating agencies periodically review insurers' ratings and change their ratings criteria...

  • Page 66
    ...planned business initiatives involve developing new products or expanding existing products in targeted markets. This includes the following efforts, from time to time, to protect or grow market share: • We may develop products that insure risks we have not previously insured, contain new coverage...

  • Page 67
    ... and on continuing to develop and enhance technology systems that support our business processes and strategic initiatives in a cost and resource efficient manner. Some system development projects are long-term in nature, may negatively impact our expense ratios as we invest in the projects and...

  • Page 68
    ... employees. If our business continuity plans did not sufficiently address a business interruption, system failure or service denial, this could result in a deterioration of our ability to write and process new and renewal business, provide customer service, pay claims in a timely manner or perform...

  • Page 69
    ... invested. Failure to comply with local laws in a particular market may result in substantial liability and could have a significant and negative effect not only on our business in that market but also on our reputation generally. In addition, competition for skilled employees in developing markets...

  • Page 70
    ... the law by discriminating against persons belonging to a protected class and are calling for the prohibition or restrictions on the use of credit scoring in underwriting and pricing. A variety of other underwriting criteria and other data or methodologies used in personal and commercial insurance...

  • Page 71
    ..., underwriting, risk management, claims handling, information technology and actuarial practices; • uncertainties related to an acquiree's reserve estimates and its design and operation of internal controls over financial reporting; • the diversion of management time and resources to acquisition...

  • Page 72
    ...IASB) have been working on a long-term project to converge U.S. GAAP and IFRS, which included a project on insurance accounting. While the FASB decided during 2014 to retain current U.S. GAAP for property and casualty insurance contracts, the IASB is continuing its development of a new model that is...

  • Page 73
    ... and, along with other changes in the tax rules that may increase the Company's actual tax expense, could materially and adversely affect our results of operations. Our investment portfolio has benefited from tax exemptions and certain other tax laws, including, but not limited to, those governing...

  • Page 74
    ... Company's executive officers is incorporated by reference from Part III, Item 10 of this annual report. PART II Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES The Company's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange...

  • Page 75
    ... 2013 2014 2015 The Travelers Companies, Inc. (2) S&P 500 Index S&P 500 Property & Casualty Insurance (3) 6FEB201602433013 (1) The cumulative return to shareholders is a concept used to compare the performance of a company's stock over time and is the ratio of the net stock price change plus the...

  • Page 76
    ... independent rating agencies, funding of the Company's qualified pension plan, capital requirements of the Company's operating subsidiaries, legal requirements, regulatory constraints, other investment opportunities (including mergers and acquisitions and related financings), market conditions and...

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    ... FINANCIAL DATA 2015 At and for the year ended December 31, 2014 2013 2012 (in millions, except per share amounts) 2011 Total revenues ...Net income ...Total investments ...Total assets ...Claims and claim adjustment expense reserves Total long-term debt ...Total liabilities ...Total shareholders...

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    ... and outstanding shares of Dominion for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.035 billion. The results of operations of the acquired business are reported in the Company's Business and International Insurance segment from the closing date. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 2015 Consolidated Results of...

  • Page 79
    ... Total revenues ...Claims and expenses Claims and claim adjustment expenses ...Amortization of deferred acquisition costs General and administrative expenses ...Interest expense ... Total claims and expenses ...Income before income taxes ...Income tax expense ...Net income ...Net income per share...

  • Page 80
    ... 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, changes in foreign currency exchange rates had the impact of lowering the reported line items in the statement of income by insignificant amounts. The impact of these changes was not material to the Company's net income or the Business and International Insurance segment...

  • Page 81
    ... the acquisition of Dominion. Investment income generated by non-fixed maturity investments in 2014 was $573 million, $141 million higher than in 2013 due to higher private equity and real estate partnership returns. Fee Income The National Accounts market in the Business and International Insurance...

  • Page 82
    ... estate sales. Other net realized gains in 2013 of $181 million included $115 million of net realized gains associated with U.S. Treasury futures contracts, which require daily mark-to-market settlement and are used from time to time to shorten the duration of the Company's fixed maturity investment...

  • Page 83
    ... as an event that: • is designated a catastrophe by internationally recognized organizations that track and report on insured losses resulting from catastrophic events, such as Property Claim Services (PCS) for events in the United States and Canada; and • the Company's estimates of its ultimate...

  • Page 84
    ... reflected the impact of the acquisition of Dominion and increases in employee and technology related expenses, partially offset by a reduction in the estimated liability for state assessments primarily related to workers' compensation premiums. General and administrative expenses are discussed...

  • Page 85
    ...of Dominion and increases in employee and technology related expenses. Written Premiums Consolidated gross and net written premiums were as follows: (for the year ended December 31, in millions) Gross Written Premiums 2015 2014 2013 Business and International Insurance ...Bond & Specialty Insurance...

  • Page 86
    ... reserve development in 2015 and 2014 was $405 million and $322 million, respectively. The lower underlying underwriting margins primarily resulted from the pretax impacts of a 2014 reduction in the estimated liability for state assessments to be paid by the Company related to workers' compensation...

  • Page 87
    ... due to its service businesses, which include claim and loss prevention services to large companies that choose to self-insure a portion of their insurance risks, as well as claims and policy management services to workers' compensation residual market pools. Fee income in 2015 was $445 million...

  • Page 88
    ... of the 2014 reduction in the estimated liability for state assessments to be paid by the Company related to workers' compensation premiums and the increase in general and administrative expenses discussed above. The combined ratio of 93.1% in 2014 was 0.3 points higher than the combined ratio of 92...

  • Page 89
    ... Insurance ... Gross written premiums in 2015 were 1% lower than in 2014, while net written premiums in 2015 were comparable to 2014. Gross and net written premiums in 2015 were negatively impacted by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Excluding the International surety line of business...

  • Page 90
    ... due to lower renewal rate changes. New business premiums in 2014 decreased from 2013. International. Net written premiums of $1.82 billion in 2015 decreased by 14% from 2014, primarily due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Excluding the surety line of business, for which the following...

  • Page 91
    Bond & Specialty Insurance Results of the Company's Bond & Specialty Insurance segment were as follows: (for the year ended December 31, in millions) 2015 2014 2013 Revenues: Earned premiums ...Net investment income ...Other revenues ...Total revenues ...Total claims and expenses ...Operating ...

  • Page 92
    ...a result, reported net investment income in the Bond & Specialty Insurance segment reflects a significantly smaller proportion of allocated net investment income, including that from the Company's non-fixed maturity investments that experienced a decrease in investment income in 2015 and an increase...

  • Page 93
    ... reinsurance costs that resulted from the Company's decision to eliminate a management liability excess-of-loss reinsurance treaty and higher contract surety premium volume. Excluding the surety line of business, for which the following are not relevant measures, business retention rates in 2014...

  • Page 94
    Personal Insurance Results of the Company's Personal Insurance segment were as follows: (for the year ended December 31, in millions) 2015 2014 2013 Revenues: Earned premiums ...Net investment income ...Other revenues ...Total revenues ...Total claims and expenses ...Operating income ...Loss and ...

  • Page 95
    ... 2013. Other revenues in 2013 also included a $20 million gain from the sale of those NFIP renewal rights. The Company was a participant in the NFIP Write Your Own Program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Insurance & Mitigation Administration. Claims and...

  • Page 96
    ... reduction initiatives, partially offset by (iii) higher underwriting expenses resulting from higher new business levels and (iv) a decrease in earned premiums. Agency Written Premiums Gross and net written premiums by product line were as follows for the Personal Insurance segment's Agency business...

  • Page 97
    ... in 2014. New business premiums in 2015 increased over 2014 driven by sales of the Company's private passenger automobile product, Quantum Auto 2.0. In 2014, net written premiums in the Agency Automobile line of business were slightly higher than in 2013. Business retention rates remained strong in...

  • Page 98
    ...be materially increased and bounded only by the applicable per-occurrence limits and the number of asbestos bodily injury claims against the policyholders. Although the Company has seen a moderation in the overall risk associated with these lawsuits, it remains difficult to predict the ultimate cost...

  • Page 99
    ...role of any umbrella or excess insurance the Company has issued to the policyholder; limits and deductibles; an analysis of the policyholder's potential liability; the jurisdictions involved; past and anticipated future claim activity and loss development on pending claims; past settlement values of...

  • Page 100
    ... Company's liability. The Company categorizes its asbestos reserves as follows: Number of Policyholders 2015 2014 Total Net Paid 2015 2014 Net Asbestos Reserves 2015 2014 (at and for the year ended December 31, $ in millions) Policyholders with settlement agreements ...Home office and field office...

  • Page 101
    ... defending asbestos-related coverage litigation. IBNR reserves in the Home Office and Field Office category include amounts for new claims from and adverse development on existing Home Office and Field Office policyholders, as well as reserves for claims from policyholders reporting asbestos claims...

  • Page 102
    ... the policyholder. This form of settlement is commonly referred to as a ''buy-back'' of policies for future environmental liability. In addition, many of the agreements have also extinguished any insurance obligation which the Company may have for other claims, including but not limited to asbestos...

  • Page 103
    ... regulatory agencies are willing to accept risk-based site analyses and more efficient clean-up technologies. Over the past several years, the Company has experienced generally favorable trends in the number of new policyholders tendering environmental claims for the first time and in the number of...

  • Page 104
    ...that which is anticipated, the emergence of a greater number of asbestos claims than anticipated as a result of extended life expectancies resulting from medical advances and lifestyle improvements, the role of any umbrella or excess policies the Company has issued, the resolution or adjudication of...

  • Page 105
    ... 31, 2015 were $70.47 billion, of which 93% was invested in fixed maturity and short-term investments, 1% in equity securities, 1% in real estate investments and 5% in other investments. Because the primary purpose of the investment portfolio is to fund future claims payments, the Company employs...

  • Page 106
    ... rating agencies or by the Company when a public rating does not exist. (2) Sovereign corporate securities include corporate securities that are backed by a government and include sovereign banks and securities issued under the Federal Ship Financing Programs. (3) Included in commercial mortgage...

  • Page 107
    The following table sets forth the Company's fixed maturity investment portfolio rated using external ratings agencies or by the Company when a public rating does not exist: (at December 31, 2015, in millions) Carrying Value Percent of Total Carrying Value Quality Rating: Aaa ...Aa ...A...Baa ... ...

  • Page 108
    ...the rating of the underlying issuer or the insurer in the case of securities enhanced by third-party insurance for the payment of principal and interest in the event of issuer default. (2) No other single state accounted for 2.5% or more of the total non-pre-refunded municipal bonds. (3) The Company...

  • Page 109
    ... the entire municipal bond portfolio was ''Aa1'' at December 31, 2015, with and without the enhancement provided by third-party insurance. Debt Securities Issued by Foreign Governments The following table shows the geographic distribution of the Company's long-term fixed maturity investments in debt...

  • Page 110
    ...Aaa'' rated securities. In addition to fixed maturities noted in the foregoing table, the Company has exposure totaling $187 million to private equity limited partnerships and real estate partnerships (both of which are included in other investments in the Company's consolidated balance sheet) whose...

  • Page 111
    ... Equity Securities Available for Sale, Real Estate and Short-Term Investments See note 1 of notes to the consolidated financial statements herein for further information about these invested asset classes. Other Investments The Company also invests in private equity limited partnerships, hedge funds...

  • Page 112
    ...2015. Net unrealized investment gains at December 31, 2014 increased over the prior year-end, primarily reflecting the impact of a decrease in market interest rates during 2014. The following table summarizes, for all fixed maturities and equity securities reported at fair value for which fair value...

  • Page 113
    ...millions) Loss Fair Value Fixed maturities ...Equity securities ...Total ... $14 10 $24 $1,157 36 $1,193 Purchases and sales of investments are based on cash requirements, the characteristics of the insurance liabilities and current market conditions. The Company identifies investments to be sold...

  • Page 114
    ... Company considers historical loss experience, recent events, underwriting practices, market share analyses, external scientific analysis and various other factors to account for non-modeled losses to refine its proprietary view of catastrophe risk. These proprietary models are continually updated...

  • Page 115
    ...weather events or other emerging trends in climate conditions. The Company discusses how potentially changing climate conditions may present other issues for its business under ''Risk Factors'' in Item 1A of this report and under ''-Outlook'' herein. For example, among other things: • Increasingly...

  • Page 116
    ... of emerging claim and coverage issues on our business are uncertain.'' Climate change regulation also could increase the Company's customers' costs of doing business. For example, insureds faced with carbon management regulatory requirements may have less available capital for investment in loss...

  • Page 117
    ...statements herein. Included in reinsurance recoverables are amounts related to structured settlements, which are annuities purchased from various life insurance companies to settle certain personal physical injury claims, of which workers' compensation claims comprise a significant portion. In cases...

  • Page 118
    ... premium changes. Property and casualty insurance market conditions are expected to remain competitive in 2016 for new business, not only in Business and International Insurance and Bond & Specialty Insurance, but especially in Personal Insurance, where price comparison technology used by agents and...

  • Page 119
    ... in the Personal Insurance segment's Homeowners and Other line of business are also expected to increase in 2016 compared with the number of policies in force at December 31, 2015. In each of the Company's business segments, new business generally has less of an impact on underwriting profitability...

  • Page 120
    ... and taxable corporate and U.S. agency mortgage-backed bonds. The Company also invests much smaller amounts in equity securities, real estate, private equity limited partnerships, hedge funds, and real estate partnerships and joint ventures. These investment classes have the potential for higher...

  • Page 121
    ... independent rating agencies, funding of the Company's qualified pension plan, capital requirements of the Company's operating subsidiaries, legal requirements, regulatory constraints, other investment opportunities (including mergers and acquisitions and related financings), market conditions and...

  • Page 122
    ... requirements primarily include shareholder dividends, debt servicing, common share repurchases and, from time to time, contributions to its qualified domestic pension plan. At December 31, 2015, TRV held total cash and short-term invested assets in the United States aggregating $1.63 billion and...

  • Page 123
    ... Company's asset-liability management process are to satisfy the insurance liabilities and maintain sufficient liquidity to cover fluctuations in projected liability cash flows. Generally, the expected principal and interest payments produced by the Company's fixed maturity portfolio adequately fund...

  • Page 124
    ... The Company's board of directors has approved common share repurchase authorizations under which repurchases may be made from time to time in the open market, pursuant to pre-set trading plans meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, in private transactions...

  • Page 125
    the Company's qualified pension plan, capital requirements of the Company's operating subsidiaries, legal requirements, regulatory constraints, other investment opportunities (including mergers and acquisitions and related financings), market conditions and other factors. In April 2015, the board of...

  • Page 126
    ... Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a universal shelf registration statement for the potential offering and sale of securities. The Company may offer these securities from time to time at prices and on other terms to be determined at the time of offering. Share Repurchase...

  • Page 127
    ... ...Long-term unfunded investment commitments(5) . Estimated claims and claim-related payments Claims and claim adjustment expenses(6) . . Claims from large deductible policies(7) ...Loss-based assessments(8) ...Reinsurance contracts accounted for as deposits(9) ...Payout from ceded funds withheld...

  • Page 128
    ... financial statements herein. (7) Workers' compensation large deductible policies provide third party coverage in which the Company typically is responsible for paying the entire loss under such policies and then seeks reimbursement from the insured for the deductible amount. ''Claims from...

  • Page 129
    ... 31, in each case determined in accordance with statutory accounting practices and by state regulation. This declaration or payment is further limited by adjusted unassigned surplus, as determined in accordance with statutory accounting practices. The insurance holding company laws of other states...

  • Page 130
    ... and life insurance benefit plan for employees satisfying certain age and service requirements and for certain retirees. The Qualified Plan is subject to regulations under the Employee Retirement Income Act of 1974 as amended (ERISA), which requires plans to meet minimum standards of funding and...

  • Page 131
    ... a change in estimate, and accordingly, will recognize the effect prospectively beginning in 2016. At December 31, 2015, the Company updated its mortality assumptions for estimating its qualified pension plan liabilities utilizing a new mortality improvement scale issued by the Society of Actuaries...

  • Page 132
    ... by product line were as follows: (in millions) Case December 31, 2015 IBNR Total Case December 31, 2014 IBNR Total General liability ...Commercial property ...Commercial multi-peril ...Commercial automobile ...Workers' compensation ...Fidelity and surety ...Personal automobile ...Homeowners and...

  • Page 133
    ... by qualified actuaries employed by the Company. The process of estimating claims and claim adjustment expense reserves involves a high degree of judgment and is subject to a number of variables. These variables can be affected by both internal and external events, such as changes in claims handling...

  • Page 134
    ... product lines make the aggregation of individual ranges a highly judgmental and inexact process. Property-casualty insurance policies are either written on a claims-made or on an occurrence basis. Claims-made policies generally cover, subject to requirements in individual policies, claims reported...

  • Page 135
    ...for a given product line. Product lines are generally classifiable as either long tail or short tail, based on the average length of time between the event triggering claims under a policy and the final resolution of those claims. Short tail claims are reported and settled quickly, resulting in less...

  • Page 136
    ... risk factors within product line components. The effect of a particular risk factor on estimates of claim liabilities cannot be isolated in most cases. For example, estimates of potential claim settlements may be impacted by the risk associated with potential court rulings, but the final settlement...

  • Page 137
    ... of Company management meet with the Company's actuaries to review the latest claims and claim adjustment expense reserve analyses. Based on these analyses, management determines whether its ultimate claim liability estimates should be changed. In doing so, it must evaluate whether the new data...

  • Page 138
    ... of claim reporting and claim settlement is a function of the characteristics of claims, including specific coverage provided, the jurisdiction and specific policy provisions such as self-insured retentions, among others. There are numerous components underlying the general liability product line...

  • Page 139
    ...reporting, such as excess and umbrella components of this product line, the company relies more heavily on the BF method than on the paid and case incurred development methods. Examples of common risk factors, or perceptions thereof, that could change and, thus, affect the required general liability...

  • Page 140
    ... Changes in settlement patterns General liability book of business risk factors • Changes in policy provisions (e.g., deductibles, policy limits, endorsements) • Changes in underwriting standards • Product mix (e.g., size of account, industries insured, jurisdiction mix) Unanticipated changes...

  • Page 141
    ...properties. The claim reporting and settlement process for property coverage claim reserves is generally restricted to the insured and the insurer. Overall, the claim liabilities for this line create a low estimation risk, except possibly for catastrophes and business interruption claims. Commercial...

  • Page 142
    ...2012. Commercial Multi-Peril Commercial multi-peril provides a combination of property and liability coverage typically for small businesses and, therefore, includes both short and long tail coverages. For property coverage, it generally takes a relatively short period of time to close claims, while...

  • Page 143
    ... commercial automobile product line is a mix of property and liability coverages and, therefore, includes both short and long tail coverages. The payments that are made quickly typically pertain to auto physical damage (property) claims and property damage (liability) claims. The payments that take...

  • Page 144
    ... life, such as permanent disability benefits and on-going medical care. Despite the possibility of long payment tails, the reporting lags are generally short, payment obligations are generally not complex, and most of the liability can be considered high frequency with moderate severity. The largest...

  • Page 145
    ... in statutory benefits • Degree of cost shifting between workers' compensation and health insurance, including Medicare, and the impact, if any, of the Affordable Care Act Workers' compensation book of business risk factors • Product mix • Injury type mix • Changes in underwriting standards...

  • Page 146
    ... development are generally not applicable to low frequency, high severity claims. Surety has certain components that are generally considered short tail coverages with short reporting lags, although large individual construction and commercial surety contracts can result in a long settlement tail...

  • Page 147
    ...the contract surety product line for accident years 2010 and prior. Personal Automobile Personal automobile includes both short and long tail coverages. The payments that are made quickly typically pertain to auto physical damage (property) claims and property damage (liability) claims. The payments...

  • Page 148
    ... Personal Lines Other Homeowners is generally considered a short tail coverage. Most payments are related to the property portion of the policy, where the claim reporting and settlement process is generally restricted to the insured and the insurer. Claims on property coverage are typically reported...

  • Page 149
    ..., but with generally small reporting lags. Personal Lines Other products include personal umbrella policies, among others. See ''general liability reserving risk factors,'' discussed above, for reserving risk factors related to umbrella coverages. Overall, the line is generally high frequency, low...

  • Page 150
    ... in the U.S. statutory reporting framework. Due to changes in the business mix for this line over time, including the 2013 acquisition of Dominion, the recently incurred claim liabilities are relatively shorter tail (due to both the products and the jurisdictions involved, e.g., Canada, the Republic...

  • Page 151
    ... office structure (causing distortions in the data) • Changes in foreign currency exchange rates International and other book of business risk factors • Changes in policy provisions (e.g., deductibles, policy limits, endorsements, ''claims-made'' language) • Changes in underwriting standards...

  • Page 152
    ...the Company considers the commutation of reinsurance contracts. Changes in estimated reinsurance recoverables and commutation activity could result in additional income statement charges. Recoverables attributable to structured settlements relate primarily to personal injury claims, of which workers...

  • Page 153
    ... using its proprietary pricing applications, which include available relevant market information, benchmark curves, benchmarking of like securities, sector groupings and matrix pricing. Additionally, the pricing service uses an Option Adjusted Spread model to develop prepayment and interest rate...

  • Page 154
    ... events. The extent of the use of each market input depends on the asset class and the market conditions. Depending on the security, the priority of the use of inputs may change or some market inputs may not be relevant. For some securities, additional inputs may be necessary. The pricing service...

  • Page 155
    ..., near-term and long-term prospects for the issuer, including the relevant industry conditions and trends, and implications of rating agency actions and offering prices. Other-Than-Temporary Impairments of Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities For fixed maturity investments that the Company does...

  • Page 156
    ... changes to U.S. GAAP for insurance contracts. The FASB decided to retain the current measurement and presentation of property and casualty insurance contracts in the financial statements and issue new, expanded disclosure requirements that are effective with 2016 year-end reporting. Accounting...

  • Page 157
    ...currency exchange rates) and underwriting market conditions; and • strategic initiatives to improve profitability and competitiveness. The Company cautions investors that such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the Company...

  • Page 158
    ... financial statements herein as well as the ''Liquidity and Capital Resources'' section of ''Item 7-Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.'' The Company's foreign exchange market risk exposure is concentrated in the Company's invested assets, insurance...

  • Page 159
    ... rate risk, estimates of portfolio duration and convexity are used to model the loss of fair value that would be expected to result from a parallel increase in interest rates. Durations on invested assets are adjusted for call, put and interest rate reset features. Durations on tax-exempt securities...

  • Page 160
    Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk The Company uses fair values of investment securities to measure its potential loss from foreign denominated investments. A hypothetical 10% reduction in value of foreign denominated investments is used to estimate the impact on the market value of the foreign ...

  • Page 161
    ... Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm ...Consolidated Statement of Income for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 ...Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 ...Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2015...

  • Page 162
    ... with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), The Travelers Companies, Inc. and subsidiaries' internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015, based on...

  • Page 163
    ...deferred acquisition costs General and administrative expenses ...Interest expense ... Total claims and expenses ...Income before income taxes ...Income tax expense ...Net income ...Net income per share Basic ...Diluted ...Weighted average number of common shares outstanding Basic ...Diluted ...Cash...

  • Page 164
    ... gains on investment securities: Having no credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income ...Having credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income Net changes in benefit plan assets and obligations ...Net changes in unrealized foreign currency translation ...Other...

  • Page 165
    ...BALANCE SHEET (in millions) At December 31, 2015 2014 Assets Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost $58,878 and $60,801) ...Equity securities, available for sale, at fair value (cost $528 and $579) ...Real estate investments ...Short-term securities ...Other investments...

  • Page 166
    THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (in millions) For the year ended December 31, 2015 2014 2013 Common stock Balance, beginning of year ...Employee share-based compensation ...Compensation amortization under share-based changes ...

  • Page 167
    ... ...Issuance of common stock-employee share options ...Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements ... Net cash used in financing activities ...Effect of exchange rate changes on cash ...Net increase (decrease) in cash ...Cash at beginning of year ...Cash at end of year ...Supplemental...

  • Page 168
    ... price of approximately $1.035 billion. Dominion primarily markets personal lines and small commercial insurance business in Canada. At the acquisition date, the Company recorded at fair value $3.91 billion of assets acquired and $2.88 billion of liabilities assumed as part of purchase accounting...

  • Page 169
    THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) Other Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted Revenue from Contracts with Customers In May 2014, the FASB issued updated guidance to clarify ...

  • Page 170
    ... asset management industry. The guidance simplifies consolidation accounting by reducing the number of approaches to consolidation, provides a scope exception to registered money market funds and similar unregistered money market funds and ends the indefinite deferral granted to investment companies...

  • Page 171
    ... any, as a result of the provisional amount, calculated as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. The updated guidance is to be applied prospectively effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. In connection with business combinations which have...

  • Page 172
    ...include warehouses, office buildings and other commercial land and properties that are directly owned. Real estate is recorded on the purchase date at the purchase price, which generally represents fair value, and is supported by internal analysis or external appraisals that use discounted cash flow...

  • Page 173
    ... on a straight-line basis over the lease term. See note 3 for further discussion. Investments in private equity limited partnerships, hedge funds, real estate partnerships and joint ventures are accounted for using the equity method of accounting, whereby the Company's share of the investee...

  • Page 174
    ...present value of the cash flows is determined by applying the effective yield of the security at the date of acquisition (or the most recent implied rate used to accrete the security if the implied rate has changed as a result of a previous impairment) and an estimated recovery time frame. Generally...

  • Page 175
    ... based on the structure of the securitization and determining the present value of the cash flows using the effective yield of the security at the date of acquisition (or the most recent implied rate used to accrete the security if the implied rate has changed as a result of a previous impairment...

  • Page 176
    ...of events that may result in a change in intent include, but are not limited to, significant changes in the economic facts and circumstances related to the invested asset (e.g., a downgrade or upgrade from a rating agency), significant unforeseen changes in liquidity needs, or changes in tax laws or...

  • Page 177
    ... The Company performs a review, on at least an annual basis, of goodwill held by the reporting units which are the Company's three operating and reportable segments: Business and International Insurance; Bond & Specialty Insurance; and Personal Insurance. The Company estimates the fair value of...

  • Page 178
    ... reserves discounted to the present value of estimated future payments. The liabilities for losses for most long-term disability and annuity claim payments, primarily arising from workers' compensation insurance and workers' compensation excess insurance policies, were discounted using a rate of...

  • Page 179
    ... with the accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the insurance departments of the states of domicile. Prescribed statutory accounting practices are those practices that are incorporated directly or by reference in state laws, regulations, and general administrative rules applicable to all...

  • Page 180
    ...: Business and International Insurance; Bond & Specialty Insurance; and Personal Insurance. These segments reflect the manner in which the Company's businesses are currently managed and represent the aggregation of products and services based on the type of customer, how the business is marketed and...

  • Page 181
    ...Market generally provides these products to mid-sized businesses through Commercial Accounts, as well as to targeted industries through Construction, Technology, Public Sector Services and Oil & Gas. Middle Market also provides mono-line umbrella and excess coverage insurance through Excess Casualty...

  • Page 182
    ... ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) commercial insurance business in Canada through Dominion, which the Company acquired on November 1, 2013. International, through its Lloyd's syndicate (Syndicate 5000), for which the Company provides 100% of the capital, underwrites five principal businesses-marine...

  • Page 183
    ... yachts and valuable personal items such as jewelry, and also writes coverages for umbrella liability, identity fraud, and weddings and special events. 2. SEGMENT INFORMATION The accounting policies used to prepare the segment reporting data for the Company's three reportable business segments are...

  • Page 184
    ..., net written premiums and total assets by reportable business segments. Business and International Insurance Bond & Specialty Insurance Personal Insurance Total Reportable Segments (for the year ended December 31, in millions) 2015 Premiums ...Net investment income Fee income ...Other revenues...

  • Page 185
    ...STATEMENTS (Continued) 2. SEGMENT INFORMATION (Continued) Net written premiums by market were as follows: (for the year ended December 31, in millions) 2015 2014 2013 Business and International Insurance: Domestic: Select Accounts ...Middle Market ...National Accounts ...First Party ...Specialized...

  • Page 186
    ... ...Total Business and International Insurance ...Bond & Specialty Insurance: Fidelity and surety ...General liability ...Other ...Total Bond & Specialty Insurance ...Personal Insurance: Automobile ...Homeowners and Other ...Total Personal Insurance ...Total earned premiums Net investment income...

  • Page 187
    THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 2. SEGMENT INFORMATION (Continued) (at December 31, in millions) 2015 2014 Asset reconciliation: Business and International Insurance ...Bond & Specialty Insurance ...Personal Insurance ...Total ...

  • Page 188
    ... STATEMENTS (Continued) 3. INVESTMENTS Fixed Maturities The amortized cost and fair value of investments in fixed maturities classified as available for sale were as follows: (at December 31, 2015, in millions) Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Losses Fair Value U.S. Treasury securities...

  • Page 189
    ...2015 and 2014, respectively, were bonds for which states or municipalities have established irrevocable trusts, almost exclusively comprised of U.S. Treasury securities, which were created to satisfy their responsibility for payments of principal and interest. The Company's fixed maturity investment...

  • Page 190
    ...million were realized on those sales in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Real Estate The Company's real estate investments include warehouses, office buildings and other commercial land and properties that are directly owned. The Company negotiates commercial leases with individual tenants through...

  • Page 191
    ...2021 and thereafter. Short-term Securities The Company's short-term securities consist of Aaa-rated registered money market funds, U.S. Treasury securities, high-quality commercial paper (primarily A1/P1) and high-quality corporate securities purchased within a year to their maturity with a combined...

  • Page 192
    ... investments in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2015 and 2014, the aggregate fair value and gross unrealized loss by length of time those securities have been continuously in an unrealized loss position. The fair value amounts reported in the tables are estimates that are prepared using...

  • Page 193
    ... The following table summarizes, for all fixed maturities and equity securities reported at fair value for which fair value is less than 80% of amortized cost at December 31, 2015, the gross unrealized investment loss by length of time those securities have continuously been in an unrealized loss...

  • Page 194
    ...to Changes in Held, End of Period Recognized Recognized Securities Cash Flows Period Year ended December 31, 2015 (in millions) Fixed maturities Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities ...All other corporate bonds ...Total fixed maturities ... $40...

  • Page 195
    ...below investment grade securities as those securities rated below investment grade by external rating agencies, or the equivalent by the Company when a public rating does not exist. Such securities include below investment grade bonds that are publicly traded and certain other privately issued bonds...

  • Page 196
    ...in net pretax unrealized gains on investment securities ...Related tax expense (benefit) ...Change in net unrealized gains on investment securities ...Balance, beginning of year ...Balance, end of year ...Derivative Financial Instruments From time to time, the Company enters into U.S. Treasury note...

  • Page 197
    ... using its proprietary pricing applications, which include available relevant market information, benchmark curves, benchmarking of like securities, sector groupings and matrix pricing. Additionally, the pricing service uses an Option Adjusted Spread model to develop prepayment and interest rate...

  • Page 198
    ...in the markets. In addition, the Company has implemented various other processes including randomly selecting purchased or sold securities and comparing execution prices to the estimates from the pricing service as well as reviewing reports that contain securities whose valuation did not change from...

  • Page 199
    ...million and $36 million, respectively, reported in other investments, where the fair value estimate is determined either internally or by an external fund manager based on recent filings, operating results, balance sheet stability, growth and other business and market sector fundamentals. Due to the...

  • Page 200
    ... is transferred at its fair value as of the beginning of that period. (at December 31, 2015, in millions) Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Invested assets: Fixed maturities U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities ...Obligations of states...

  • Page 201
    ... NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 4. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Continued) (at December 31, 2014, in millions) Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Invested assets: Fixed maturities U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities...

  • Page 202
    ... 31, 2015 and 2014. (in millions) Fixed Maturities Other Investments Total Balance at December 31, 2014 ...Total realized and unrealized investment gains (losses): Reported in net realized investment gains(1) ...Reported in increases (decreases) in other comprehensive income Purchases, sales and...

  • Page 203
    ... short-term securities at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. A description of the process and inputs used by the pricing service to estimate fair value is discussed in the ''Fixed Maturities'' section above. Estimates of fair value for U.S. Treasury securities and money market funds are based...

  • Page 204
    ... amounts related to certain structured settlements. Structured settlements are annuities purchased from various life insurance companies to settle certain personal physical injury claims, of which workers' compensation claims comprise a significant portion. In cases where the Company did not receive...

  • Page 205
    THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 5. REINSURANCE (Continued) covered by state guaranty associations. In the event that the life insurance company fails to make the required annuity payments, the Company would be required to make ...

  • Page 206
    ... liability (other than directors and officers'), surety, burglary and theft, and farm-owners multi-peril. In the case of a war declared by Congress, only workers' compensation losses are covered by the program. All commercial property and casualty insurers licensed in the United States are generally...

  • Page 207
    ... acquirer's accounting policies for insurance contracts have been reported as part of the claims and claim adjustment expense reserves and reinsurance recoverables. The intangible assets are being recognized into income over the expected payment pattern. Because the time value of money and the risk...

  • Page 208
    THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 7. INSURANCE CLAIM RESERVES Claims and claim adjustment expense reserves were as follows: (at December 31, in millions) 2015 2014 Property-casualty ...Accident and health ...Total ... $48,272 23 $...

  • Page 209
    ... of accretion of discount. Business and International Insurance. Net favorable prior year reserve development in 2015 totaled $405 million, primarily driven by better than expected loss experience in (i) the general liability product line (excluding increases to asbestos and environmental reserves...

  • Page 210
    ...'s results of operations and $48 million of accretion of discount. Business and International Insurance. Net favorable prior year reserve development in 2013 totaled $399 million, primarily driven by better than expected loss experience in (i) the general liability product line for excess coverages...

  • Page 211
    ... in the public and product liability line of business in the United Kingdom. Bond & Specialty Insurance. Net favorable prior year reserve development in 2013 totaled $232 million, primarily driven by better than expected loss experience in the contract surety product line for accident years...

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    ... Company's overall asbestos exposure, there nonetheless remains a high degree of uncertainty with respect to future exposure from asbestos claims. In the Home Office and Field Office category, which accounts for the vast majority of policyholders with active asbestos-related claims, both the number...

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    ...that which is anticipated, the emergence of a greater number of asbestos claims than anticipated as a result of extended life expectancies resulting from medical advances and lifestyle improvements, the role of any umbrella or excess policies the Company has issued, the resolution or adjudication of...

  • Page 214
    ... amounts in excess of the Company's current reserves. In addition, the Company's estimate of claims and claim adjustment expenses may change. These additional liabilities or increases in estimates, or a range of either, cannot now be reasonably estimated and could result in income statement charges...

  • Page 215
    ...the date of redemption) discounted to the date of redemption on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the then current rate of a treasury security having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of these senior notes, plus 25 basis points. On or after...

  • Page 216
    ... part from time to time or (b) in whole, but not in part, in the event of certain tax or rating agency events relating to the debentures, at a redemption price equal to the greater of 100% of the principal amount being redeemed and the applicable make-whole amount, in each case plus any accrued and...

  • Page 217
    ...maturity date, unless and until the Company redeems the debentures (as described above) using any source of funds, including cash, the Company shall be required to use its commercially reasonable efforts on a quarterly basis to raise sufficient proceeds from the sale of qualifying capital securities...

  • Page 218
    ... 31, 2015, that cost would have been LIBOR plus 112.5 basis points, had there been any amounts outstanding under the credit agreement. This credit agreement also supports the Company's commercial paper program. Shelf Registration In June 2013, the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange...

  • Page 219
    ... independent rating agencies, funding of the Company's qualified pension plan, capital requirements of the Company's operating subsidiaries, legal requirements, regulatory constraints, other investment opportunities (including mergers and acquisitions and related financings), market conditions and...

  • Page 220
    ... per common share of $2.38, $2.15 and $1.96, respectively, and paid cash dividends of $739 million, $729 million and $729 milllion, respectively. Statutory Net Income and Statutory Capital and Surplus Statutory net income of the Company's domestic and international insurance subsidiaries was...

  • Page 221
    ... table presents the changes in the Company's accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013. Changes in Net Changes in Net Unrealized Gains Unrealized Gains on on Investment Investment Net Benefit Plan Securities Having Securities Having Assets and...

  • Page 222
    ... of the Company's other comprehensive income (loss) and the related income tax expense (benefit). (for the year ended December 31, in millions) 2015 2014 2013 Changes in net unrealized gains on investment securities: Having no credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income...

  • Page 223
    ... income tax (expense) benefit components of the amounts reclassified from the Company's AOCI to the Company's consolidated statement of income. (for the year ended December 31, in millions) 2015 2014 2013 Reclassification adjustments related to unrealized gains on investment securities: Having...

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    THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 11. EARNINGS PER SHARE (Continued) The following is a reconciliation of the income and share data used in the basic and diluted earnings per share computations: (for the year ended December 31, in ...

  • Page 225
    ... expense included in the consolidated statement of income . Composition of income tax expense (benefit) included in shareholders' equity Expense (benefit) relating to share-based compensation, the changes in unrealized gain on investments, unrealized loss on foreign exchange and other items in other...

  • Page 226
    ... For tax return purposes, as of December 31, 2015, the Company had net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards in the United States, Brazil and the United Kingdom. The amount and timing of realizing the benefits of NOL carryforwards depend on future taxable income and limitations imposed by tax laws. The...

  • Page 227
    ... U.S. income tax returns for 2013 and 2014. The Company does not expect any significant changes to its liability for unrecognized tax benefits during the next twelve months. 13. SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE COMPENSATION The Company has a share-based incentive compensation plan, The Travelers Companies, Inc...

  • Page 228
    ... (ii) shares that are used to pay the exercise price of stock options and shares used to pay withholding taxes on awards generally; and (iii) shares purchased by the Company on the open market using cash option exercise proceeds; provided, however, that the increase in the number of shares of common...

  • Page 229
    THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 13. SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE COMPENSATION (Continued) each option is the interpolated market yield for the mid-month of the option grant on a U.S. Treasury bill with a term comparable to the expected ...

  • Page 230
    ...granted in 2014, 2015 and 2016), depending on the actual return on equity attained. The fair value of restricted stock units, deferred stock units and performance shares is measured at the market price of the Company stock at date of grant. Under terms of the 2014 Incentive Plan, holders of deferred...

  • Page 231
    ... terms as the deferred stock units and performance shares. On February 2, 2016, the Company, under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, granted 1,094,685 common stock awards in the form of restricted stock units, deferred stock units and performance share awards to participating officers, non-employee...

  • Page 232
    ... under a cash balance formula, except that employees satisfying certain age and service requirements remain covered by a prior final average pay formula. In addition, the Company sponsors a nonqualified defined benefit pension plan which covers certain highly-compensated employees, pension plans for...

  • Page 233
    ... STATEMENTS (Continued) 14. PENSION PLANS, RETIREMENT BENEFITS AND SAVINGS PLANS (Continued) Obligations and Funded Status The following tables summarize the funded status, obligations and amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet for the Company's benefit plans. The Company uses...

  • Page 234
    THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 14. PENSION PLANS, RETIREMENT BENEFITS AND SAVINGS PLANS (Continued) Postretirement Benefit Plans 2015 2014 (at and for the year ended December 31, in millions) Change in projected benefit ...

  • Page 235
    ...TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 14. PENSION PLANS, RETIREMENT BENEFITS AND SAVINGS PLANS (Continued) Company has not determined whether or not additional funding will be made during 2016. With respect to the Company's foreign pension...

  • Page 236
    ...cost Discount rate ...Expected long-term rate of return on assets: Pension plan ...Postretirement benefit plan ...Assumed health care cost trend rates Following year: Medical (before age 65) ...Medical (age 65 and older) ...Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline (ultimate trend rate...

  • Page 237
    ... reviews, annual liability measurements and periodic asset/liability studies. The Company's overall investment strategy for the qualified domestic pension plan is to achieve a mix of approximately 85% to 90% of investments for long-term growth and 10% to 15% for near-term benefit payments with...

  • Page 238
    ... NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 14. PENSION PLANS, RETIREMENT BENEFITS AND SAVINGS PLANS (Continued) Short-term securities are carried at fair value which approximates cost plus accrued interest or amortized discount. The fair value or market value of these is periodically...

  • Page 239
    ... 31, 2015 and the change in balance from the prior year was insignificant. Other Postretirement Benefit Plan The Company's overall investment strategy is to achieve a mix of approximately 35% to 65% of investments for long-term growth and 35% to 60% for near-term insurance payments with a wide...

  • Page 240
    ... 76 The Company has a savings plan, The Travelers 401(k) Savings Plan (the Savings Plan), in which substantially all U.S. domestic Company employees are eligible to participate. Under the Savings Plan, the Company matches employee contributions up to 5% of eligible pay, with a maximum annual match...

  • Page 241
    ...future periods. Settlement of Asbestos Direct Action Litigation In October 2001 and April 2002, two purported class action suits (Wise v. Travelers and Meninger v. Travelers) were filed against Travelers Property Casualty Corp. (TPC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and other insurers (not...

  • Page 242
    ... settlement amount described above, plus pre-judgment and post-judgment interest totaling $77 million, and the Company made that payment in January 2015. The payment was fully accrued in the Company's financial statements at December 31, 2014. Other Proceedings Not Arising Under Insurance Contracts...

  • Page 243
    ...action lawsuit captioned Safeco Insurance Company of America, et al. v American International Group, Inc. et al. (U.S. District Court, N.D. Ill.). The plaintiffs, including the Company, alleged that the defendants had engaged in the under-reporting of workers' compensation premium in connection with...

  • Page 244
    ... of the Company and/or its subsidiaries and, in certain cases, obligations arising from certain liabilities and the imposition of additional taxes due to either a change in the tax law or an adverse interpretation of the tax law. Such indemnification provisions generally are applicable from the...

  • Page 245
    ...at December 31, 2015. Prior to the merger of TPC and The St. Paul Companies, Inc. in 2004, TPC fully and unconditionally guaranteed the payment of all principal, premiums, if any, and interest on certain debt obligations of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Travelers Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (TIGHI...

  • Page 246
    ...- $ 3,692 Total revenues ...Claims and expenses Claims and claim adjustment expenses ...Amortization of deferred acquisition costs General and administrative expenses ...Interest expense ... Total claims and expenses ...Income (loss) before income taxes ...Income tax expense (benefit) ...Net income...

  • Page 247
    ...- $ 3,673 Total revenues ...Claims and expenses Claims and claim adjustment expenses ...Amortization of deferred acquisition costs General and administrative expenses ...Interest expense ... Total claims and expenses ...Income (loss) before income taxes ...Income tax expense (benefit) ...Net income...

  • Page 248
    ... gains on investment securities: Having no credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income ...Having credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income ...Net changes in benefit plan assets and obligations ...Net changes in unrealized foreign currency translation...

  • Page 249
    ... gains on investment securities: Having no credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income ...Having credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income ...Net changes in benefit plan assets and obligations ...Net changes in unrealized foreign currency translation...

  • Page 250
    ... gains on investment securities: Having no credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income ...Having credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income ...Net changes in benefit plan assets and obligations ...Net changes in unrealized foreign currency translation...

  • Page 251
    ..., 2015 (in millions) TPC Other Subsidiaries TRV Eliminations Consolidated Assets Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost $58,878) ...Equity securities, available for sale, at fair value (cost $528) ...Real estate investments ...Short-term securities ...Other investments...

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    ... Eliminations Consolidated Assets Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost $60,801) ...Equity securities, available for sale, at fair value (cost $579) ...Real estate investments ...Short-term securities ...Other investments ...Cash ...Investment income accrued Premiums...

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    ...Real estate investments ...Other investments ...Purchases of investments: Fixed maturities ...Equity securities ...Real estate investments ...Other investments ...Net sales (purchases) of short-term securities Securities transactions in course of settlement Acquisition, net of cash acquired ...Other...

  • Page 254
    ...(used in) investing activities ...Cash flows from financing activities Treasury stock acquired-share repurchase authorization ...Treasury stock acquired-net employee share-based compensation ...Dividends paid to shareholders ...Issuance of common stock-employee share options Excess tax benefits from...

  • Page 255
    ...Real estate investments ...Other investments ...Purchases of investments: Fixed maturities ...Equity securities ...Real estate investments ...Other investments ...Net sales (purchases) of short-term securities Securities transactions in course of settlement Acquisition, net of cash acquired ...Other...

  • Page 256
    THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 19. SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (Unaudited) 2015 (in millions, except per share amounts) First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Total Total revenues ...Total expenses ......

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    ... is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as...

  • Page 258
    ... to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Management has assessed the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015. The standard measures adopted...

  • Page 259
    ... the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of The Travelers Companies, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders' equity, and cash flows...

  • Page 260
    ... statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 3, 2015. From time to time, some of the Company's executives may determine that it is advisable to diversify their investments for personal financial planning reasons, or may seek liquidity for other reasons, and may sell shares...

  • Page 261
    ... Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Personal Insurance and Bond & Specialty Insurance Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer Executive Vice President and General Counsel Executive Vice President-Strategic Development and Corporate Treasurer Executive Vice President-Human...

  • Page 262
    ... U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; and a managing director of Smith Barney. Doreen Spadorcia, 58, has been Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Personal Insurance and Bond & Specialty Insurance since July 2014. Prior to that, she had been Vice Chairman-Claim Services, Personal Insurance...

  • Page 263
    ...or amendment by posting such information on its internet website set forth above rather than by filing a Form 8-K. The following sections of the Company's Proxy Statement relating to its Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held May 19, 2016 are incorporated herein by reference: ''Item 1-Election of...

  • Page 264
    ... include common stock units credited to the deferred compensation accounts of certain non-employee directors at fair market value in lieu of cash compensation at the election of such directors. (4) These shares are available for grant as of December 31, 2015 under the 2014 Incentive Plan pursuant to...

  • Page 265
    ... Public Accounting Firm-Audit and Non-Audit Fees'' section of the Company's Proxy Statement relating to its Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held May 19, 2016 is incorporated herein by reference. PART IV Item 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES Documents filed as a part of the report...

  • Page 266
    ... Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of The Travelers Companies, Inc. and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Date By /s/ ALAN D. SCHNITZER Alan D. Schnitzer Director, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer...

  • Page 267
    ...By * Cleve L. Killingsworth Jr. Director February 11, 2016 By * Philip T. Ruegger III Director February 11, 2016 By * Donald J. Shepard Director February 11, 2016 By * Laurie J. Thomsen Director February 11, 2016 *By /s/ KENNETH F. SPENCE III Kenneth F. Spence III, Attorney-in-fact...

  • Page 268
    ... AND SCHEDULES Page Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm ...Consolidated Statement of Income for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 ...Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 ...Consolidated Balance Sheet...

  • Page 269
    ... of February 11, 2016, we reported on the consolidated balance sheet of The Travelers Companies, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of...

  • Page 270
    ... CONDENSED STATEMENT OF INCOME For the year ended December 31, 2015 2014 2013 Revenues Net investment income ...Net realized investment gains(1) ...Total revenues ...Expenses Interest ...Other ...Total expenses ...Loss before income taxes and net income of subsidiaries ...Income tax benefit ...Loss...

  • Page 271
    ... income (loss)-parent company: Changes in net unrealized gains on investment securities having no credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income ...Net changes in benefit plan assets and obligations ...Other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes and other comprehensive...

  • Page 272
    SCHEDULE II THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. (Parent Company Only) CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT (in millions) CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET At December 31, 2015 2014 Assets Fixed maturities ...Equity securities ...Short-term securities ...Investment in subsidiaries Other assets ... ... ... ...

  • Page 273
    ... Net sales (purchases) of short-term securities ...Other investments, net ...Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities ...Cash flows from financing activities Treasury stock acquired-share repurchase authorization ...Treasury stock acquired-net employee share-based compensation Dividends...

  • Page 274
    ... course of business. The indemnification clauses are often standard contractual terms. Certain of the guarantees and indemnifications described above have no stated or notional amounts or limitation to the maximum potential future payments, and, accordingly, TRV is unable to develop an estimate...

  • Page 275
    ... ...2013 Business and International Insurance ...Bond & Specialty Insurance ...Personal Insurance ...Total-Reportable Segments ...Other ...Consolidated ...(1) (2) See note 2 of notes to the consolidated financial statements herein for discussion of the method used to allocate net investment income...

  • Page 276
    ... 3 $ 75 $ 39 (1) Amount in 2013 represents allowance for uncollectible reinsurance recoverables acquired November 1, 2013 as part of the Company's acquisition of Dominion. (2) Credited to the related asset account. See the accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. 276

  • Page 277
    .... Consolidated property-casualty insurance operations. For a discussion of types of reserves discounted and discount rates used, see ''Item 1-Business-Claims and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves-Discounting'' herein. See the accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

  • Page 278
    ...June 30, 2013, and is incorporated herein by reference. 3.2 10.1 10.2* The Travelers Companies, Inc. Policy Regarding Executive Incentive Compensation Recoupment was filed as Exhibit 10.42 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, and is incorporated...

  • Page 279
    ... January 1, 2015) was filed as Exhibit 10.20 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, and is incorporated herein by reference. 10.24* The Company's Senior Executive Performance Plan was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's quarterly report on Form 10...

  • Page 280
    ... Agreement for Executive Officers, amending the SPC Severance Plan, was filed as Exhibit 99 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on February 16, 2006, and is incorporated herein by reference. 10.35* Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Notification and Agreement (For Management Committee...

  • Page 281
    ... of the subsidiaries of the Company is filed herewith. 23.1†Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, with respect to the incorporation by reference of KPMG LLP's audit report into Registration Statements on Forms S-8 of the Company (SEC File No. 33-56987, No. 333-50943...

  • Page 282
    ... Statement Schedules. †* Filed herewith. Management contract or compensatory plan in which directors and/or executive officers are eligible to participate. The total amount of securities authorized pursuant to any instrument defining rights of holders of long-term debt of the Company does...

  • Page 283
    Exhibit 12.1 THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (for the year ended December 31, in millions, except ratios) 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 Income before income taxes ...Interest ...Portion of rentals deemed to be interest ...Income available ...

  • Page 284
    ... report financial information; and any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company's internal control over financial reporting. By: /s/ ALAN D. SCHNITZER Alan D. Schnitzer Chief Executive Officer b) Date: February 11, 2016...

  • Page 285
    ... information; and any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company's internal control over financial reporting. By: /s/ JAY S. BENET Jay S. Benet Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer b) Date: February 11, 2016 285

  • Page 286
    ... to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ''Exchange Act'') and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, the undersigned officer of The Travelers Companies, Inc. (the ''Company'') hereby certifies that the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 (the ''Report...

  • Page 287
    ... to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ''Exchange Act'') and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, the undersigned officer of The Travelers Companies, Inc. (the ''Company'') hereby certifies that the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 (the ''Report...