Travelers History
This iconic symbol has represented Travelers since 1870 and appears in our logo.
What is the red umbrella?
This Travelers division provides coverage for businesses of all sizes.
What is Business Insurance?
This is the amount you pay out-of-pocket before insurance coverage kicks in.
What is a deductible?
This is the systematic process of identifying, assessing, and controlling threats to an organization.
What is risk management?
This insurance company's mascot is a gecko with a Cockney accent who has appeared in commercials since 1999.
What is GEICO?
The premium for Travelers' very first accident insurance policy was this modest amount for $1,000 of coverage.
What is 2 cents?
Travelers offers this specialized insurance for restaurants, hotels, and other businesses in the food service industry.
What is hospitality insurance?
This is the regular payment you make to maintain your insurance coverage.
What is a premium?
These four strategies are commonly used to handle risk: avoid, reduce, transfer, and this.
What is retain (or accept)?
This insurance company's duck mascot, voiced by Gilbert Gottfried for many years, became famous for its loud quacking.
What is Aflac?
Travelers Insurance was founded in this year.
What is 1863?
This specialized Travelers coverage protects businesses from cyber attacks and data breaches.
What is cyber insurance (or cyber liability)?
This term describes the maximum amount an insurer will pay for a covered loss.
What is a policy limit?
This is the process of restoring an insured party to their financial position before a loss occurred.
What is indemnification?
This mutual insurance company, founded in 1922, is known for its "Nationwide is on your side" jingle.
What is Nationwide?
In 1897, Travelers issued the first of this type of policy, protecting against car-related accidents.
What is automobile insurance?
This Travelers digital tool helps customers report claims quickly by uploading photos and documentation through their phone.
What is mobile claims filing (or digital claims reporting)?
This is the process of transferring a portion of risk from one insurer to another insurer.
What is reinsurance?
This clause in insurance policies prevents insureds from profiting from a loss by collecting from multiple sources.
What is subrogation (or the principle of indemnity)?
This insurance company uses a mayhem-causing character played by Dean Winters in its advertising.
What is Allstate?
This businessman founded Travelers and served as its first president.
Who is James Batterson?
This Travelers feature automatically increases your coverage limits over time to keep pace with inflation.
What is inflation guard (or automatic increase endorsement)?
This Latin phrase means "utmost good faith" and is a fundamental principle in insurance contracts.
What is uberrima fides?
Travelers uses this type of technology to streamline claims processing and improve customer experience through automation.
What is digital claims technology (or AI/automation)?
This insurance company was originally founded in 1810 as a fire insurance company and is one of the oldest continuously operating insurers in the U.S.
What is Chubb (originally formed from insurance companies dating to early 1800s)?