The Travelers Companies, Inc. - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review

The Travelers Companies, Inc. - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review

The Travelers Companies, Inc. - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review

Summary

The Travelers Companies, Inc. (Travelers) is an insurance provider. The company is engaged in providing a wide range of commercial, personal property and casualty insurance products and services to businesses, government units, associations and individuals. Travelers provides insurance in more than 90 countries worldwide through a wide network of insurers. The company has major operations in the U.S., Canada, Ireland and the U.K. Travelers is head quartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, the U.S. and employs around 33,300 people. The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. changed its name to The Travelers Companies, Inc.

Global Markets Direct, the leading business information provider, presents an in-depth business, strategic and financial analysis of The Travelers Companies, Inc.. The report provides a comprehensive insight into the company, including business structure and operations, executive biographies and key competitors. The hallmark of the report is the detailed strategic analysis and Global Markets Direct’s views on the company.

Scope

-The company’s strengths and weaknesses and areas of development or decline are analyzed. Financial, strategic and operational factors are considered.
-The opportunities open to the company are considered and its growth potential assessed. Competitive or technological threats are highlighted.
-The report contains critical company information – business structure and operations, the company history, major products and services, key competitors, key employees and executive biographies, different locations and important subsidiaries.
-It provides detailed financial ratios for the past five years as well as interim ratios for the last four quarters.
-Financial ratios include profitability, margins and returns, liquidity and leverage, financial position and efficiency ratios.

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Table Of Contents
Key Information 1
Key Ratios 1
Share Data 1
Performance Chart 1
Table Of Contents 2
List of Tables 3
List of Figures 3
Key Facts 4
Business Description 4
Major Products and Services 5
Overview 5
History 6
SWOT Analysis Overview 7
Overview 7
The Travelers Companies, Inc. - Strengths 7
Efficient Claims Handling 7
Superior Depth and Breadth of Product Offerings 7
Key Player 7
Financial Performance 7
The Travelers Companies, Inc. - Weaknesses 8
Legal Proceedings 8
Declined Fee Income for Business Insurance Segment 8
The Travelers Companies, Inc. - Opportunities 8
Increased Aviation Coverage Capacity 8
Introduction of Hybrid Discount Option 8
Technology and Information Systems 8
The Travelers Companies, Inc. - Threats 8
Insurance Coverage for Coastal Regions 8
Increasing Competition 9
Catastrophe Losses 9
Key Competitors 10
Key Employees 10
Key Employee Biographies 11
Company Statement 12
Locations And Subsidiaries 15
Head Office 15
Other Locations & Subsidiaries 15
Financial Ratios 16
Capital Market Ratios 16
Annual Ratios 16
Interim Ratios 17
Ratio Charts 18
Appendix 19
Methodology 19
Ratio Definitions 19
About Global Markets Direct 22
Contact Us 22
Disclaimer 22List of Tables
The Travelers Companies, Inc., Key Facts 1
The Travelers Companies, Inc., Key Ratios 1
The Travelers Companies, Inc., Share Data 1
The Travelers Companies, Inc., Key Facts 4
Major Products and Services 5
The Travelers Companies, Inc., History 6
The Travelers Companies, Inc., Key Employees 10
The Travelers Companies, Inc., Key Employee Biographies 11
The Travelers Companies, Inc., Subsidiaries 15
The Travelers Companies, Inc., Ratios based on current share price 16
The Travelers Companies, Inc., Annual Ratios 16
The Travelers Companies, Inc., Interim Ratios 17
Currency Codes 19
Capital Market Ratios 19
Equity Ratios 19
Profitability Ratios 20
Cost Ratios 20
Liquidity Ratios 20
Leverage Ratios 21
Efficiency Ratios 21List of Figures
The Travelers Companies, Inc., Performance Chart (2004 - 2008) 1
The Travelers Companies, Inc., Ratio Charts 18