Public Policy

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Travelers Institute^® events and speaking engagements over the past 15 years, educating thousands of consumers and business leaders

Travelers commits to constructive participation in the public policy dialogue around issues core to our business and on behalf of our customers, our agents and brokers and the communities we serve. Through the Travelers Institute, our public policy division, we engage with policymakers and thought leaders to help address today’s challenges and tomorrow’s needs.

Approach

Travelers established the Travelers Institute in 2009 as a means of participating in the public policy dialogue on matters of interest to the property casualty insurance sector, as well as the financial services industry more broadly. The Travelers Institute draws upon the industry expertise of Travelers senior management and the technical expertise of its risk professionals, as well as other experts, to provide information, analysis and recommendations to public policymakers and regulators. The Executive Vice President of Public Policy is the President of the Travelers Institute, is a member of our Management and Operating Committees and reports to the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board on an annual basis.

In 2024, the Travelers Institute celebrated a milestone anniversary. Since its founding 15 years ago, the Travelers Institute has hosted or participated in nearly 1,200 events and speaking engagements. During that time, nearly 470,000 audience members have watched Institute webinars, listened to its podcast or attended in-person forums in more than 200 cities across the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.

Government regulators and policymakers use the Travelers Institute to provide unbiased resources and educational programming to help inform their decision-making with respect to the insurance industry.

Our senior business leaders set the Travelers Institute’s public policy priorities. They ensure that Travelers Institute^® initiatives align with the company’s business strategy and drivers of sustained value and have the greatest possible impact in the communities in which we live and work. Our current priorities are presented in detail on the Travelers Institute website and include:

In addition to bringing value to our communities and agent and broker partners, Travelers Institute^® programming helps educate the company’s employees and senior leaders, who regularly attend Travelers Institute events, about issues and trends affecting our industry.

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Stakeholder engagement & strategic relationships

Through educational symposia, strategic coalitions, conferences, webinars, podcasts, publications and other activities, the Travelers Institute helps further dialogue on a variety of important public policy issues.

Political engagement

Given that Travelers operates in a highly regulated and competitive industry, it is important for the company to evaluate and appropriately engage in the public policymaking process at both the state and federal levels.