Financial Performance: Financial Highlights
At and for the year ended December 31. Dollar amounts in millions, except per share amounts.
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Earned Premiums |
$37,761 |
$33,763 |
$30,855 |
$29,044 |
$28,272 |
Total Revenues |
$41,364 |
$36,884 |
$34,816 |
$31,981 |
$31,581 |
Core Income |
$3,072 |
$2,998 |
$3,522 |
$2,686 |
$2,537 |
Net Income |
$2,991 |
$2,842 |
$3,662 |
$2,697 |
$2,622 |
Net Income Per Diluted Share |
$12.79 |
$11.77 |
$14.49 |
$10.52 |
$9.92 |
Total Investments |
$88,810 |
$80,454 |
$87,375 |
$84,423 |
$77,884 |
Total Assets |
$125,978 |
$115,717 |
$120,466 |
$116,764 |
$110,122 |
Shareholders’ Equity |
$24,921 |
$21,560 |
$28,887 |
$29,201 |
$25,943 |
Return On Equity |
13.6% |
12.2% |
12.7% |
10.0% |
10.5% |
Core Return On Equity |
11.5% |
11.3% |
13.7% |
11.3% |
10.9% |
Book Value Per Share |
$109.19 |
$92.90 |
$119.77 |
$115.68 |
$101.55 |
Dividends Per Share |
$3.93 |
$3.67 |
$3.47 |
$3.37 |
$3.23 |
See the Non-GAAP Reconciliations page for a discussion and calculation of non-GAAP financial measures. |
Deliberate and disciplined execution

Travelers has performed well on key metrics over the last five years, with strong top line performance and margins. Compared to the last five-year period, Travelers saw a 3 percent increase in net written premium growth while experiencing performance that was 1.9% lower than the eleven-year average for the underlying combined ratio. Travelers continues to optimize operating leverage, with a greater than three-point improvement on the expensive ratio. In the last eleven years, Travelers has also seen 7 percent growth in dividends per share and 7 percent growth in book value per share.
STRONG TOP LINE PERFORMANCE
Accelerating New Written Premium Growth
7% CAGR 2016-2022
3% CAGR 2012-2016
STRONG MARGINS
Consistently Strong Underlying Combined Ratio1
89.5% 2023
91.4% Average 2012-2023
1Excludes the impact of catastrophes and prior-year reserve development
PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY
Optimizing Operating Leverage
>3 Point Improvement
Expense Ratio 2016-2023
DIVIDEND GROWTH
18 Consecutive Years of Dividend Increases
7% CAGR 2012-2023
ADJUSTED BOOK VALUE GROWTH2
Long Track Record of Growth in Adjusted Book Value per Share
7% CAGR 2012-2023
2Excludes net unrealized investment gains (losses), net of tax, included in shareholders’ equity
More about financial performance
2023 results
We produced very strong results notwithstanding elevated industrywide catastrophe losses and a personal lines operating environment that, while improving, was difficult during the year.
Delivering value over time
The success of our strategy – with all its component parts – drives our total return to shareholders over time.
Non-GAAP reconciliations
Review tables that provide reconciliations of certain GAAP financial measures to non-GAAP financial measures.