| 1853 |
Alexander Wilkin and 16 fellow Saint Paul, MN businessmen found St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company. |
| 1864 |
J.G. Batterson and nine others form The Travelers Insurance Company "for the purpose of insuring travelers against loss of life or personal injury while journeying by railway or steamboat." |
| 1897 |
Issued the first automobile insurance policy. |
| 1903 |
Opened the first school to train insurance agents. |
| 1904 |
Organized the first corps of safety engineers. |
| 1907 |
Organized to write property coverages. |
| 1912 |
Offered first combination auto policy. |
| 1936 |
Launched a drivers' education program. |
| 1953 |
Developed the first automobile simulator for driver education purposes. |
| 1956 |
Installed first computer, an IBM 650. |
| 1956 |
First insurer to establish its own weather research center. |
| 1966 |
Held first transcontinental conference call. |
| 1968 |
Set up the first employee-staffed claim "hot lines." |
| 1971 |
Established the first insurance office of consumer information to answer customers' questions about their policies. |
| 1980 |
Developed the first interactive company/agency computer system. |
| 1996 |
Developed the first automated fraud detection system as a potent new weapon in the battle against insurance fraud. |
| 1997 |
Launched the first insurance policy to protect individuals using personal computers for online banking. |
| 1997 |
After Hurricane Andrew, the company developed the industry's first catastrophe response vehicles, self-contained claim offices on wheels. |
| 1998-2002 |
Over the last several years, Travelers leveraged technological advancements to improve Ease of doing business for agents. Industry leading innovations include:
- Real-time quoting capability enabling single-entry, multiple-carrier interface
- ATLAS3, a browser-based system allowing agents to quote and issue policies over the Internet
- TRAVGlass, the industry's first Internet-based auto glass claim solution
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| 2003 |
Launched MyTravelers.com, allowing customers to pay their bill, check claim status, and view policy information online. |
| 2004 |
The Saint Paul and Travelers Property Casualty merge to form St. Paul Travelers, creating a new company with 285 years combined experience in managing risk with integrity, innovation and discipline. |
| 2007 |
Company consolidates under Travelers name and re-acquires famous red umbrella icon as its logo. |
