Chairman & Chief Exec. Officer of Travelers Companies, Inc. (TRV) Jay S Fishman sells 241,601 shares of TRV on 02/11/2013 at an average price of $79.05 a share.

Travelers Companies, Inc. has a market cap of $30.51 billion; its shares were traded at around $79.89 with a P/E ratio of 11.3 and P/S ratio of 1.2. The dividend yield of Travelers Companies, Inc. stocks is 2.2%. Travelers Companies, Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 8.6% over the past 10 years.

CFO Recent Trades:

• Vice Chairman and CFO Jay S Benet sold 29,096 shares of TRV stock on 09/12/2012 at the average price of 67.5. Jay S Benet owns at least 39,187 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 18.36% since.

This is the insider trade history vs. stock price of TRV. For the complete insider trading history of TRV, click here.

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• Chairman & Chief Exec. Officer Jay S Fishman sold 241,601 shares of TRV stock on 02/11/2013 at the average price of 79.05. Jay S Fishman owns at least 470,033 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.06% since.
• Vice Chairman Alan D Schnitzer sold 9,000 shares of TRV stock on 02/08/2013 at the average price of 78.92. Alan D Schnitzer owns at least 85,916 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.23% since.
• Vice Chairman Charles J Clarke sold 31,301 shares of TRV stock on 02/05/2013 at the average price of 78.09. Charles J Clarke owns at least 29,940 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 2.31% since.
• EVP, Human Resources John P Jr Clifford sold 17,000 shares of TRV stock on 02/04/2013 at the average price of 78.63. John P Jr Clifford owns at least 13,759 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.6% since.
• EVP-Business Insurance William E. Jr. Cunningham sold 41,734 shares of TRV stock on 02/04/2013 at the average price of 78.14. William E. Jr. Cunningham owns at least 8,510 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 2.24% since.

For the complete insider trading history of TRV, click here.

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