Specialty Lines
Travelers is committed to helping your agency succeed by offering a full range of industry-leading solutions to address the evolving needs of your clients.
When you consider Travelers for both our core and specialty lines coverages, you gain the advantage of a partnership that can help you:
- Minimize coverage gaps across your clients’ risk landscapes.
- Benefit from increased retention and easier renewals.
- Offer your clients the convenience of a consolidated claim experience.
Whether your focus is on small, mid- or large-sized businesses, you can count on us to invest in the technologies, products and people that can bring your agency into the future – and help you grow your business.
The Right Business Insurance Coverage to Protect Companies
For businesses of diverse industries and sizes, Travelers offers comprehensive insurance solutions designed to address risk across a spectrum of operations.
Video Source: Travelers Middle Market Multi-Line Purchase Behaviors, Perceived Value and Positioning Research, 2018 (0:26 – 0:40)
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Like many insurance agents you're dedicated to growing your business while taking client service to the next level.
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This includes helping businesses stay ahead of risk in the most efficient way possible.
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Having the ability to place a broad mix of specialty line coverages with the same carrier allows you to deliver streamlined solutions with the expertise and convenience businesses have come to expect.
In fact, a survey we conducted revealed that over 70% of middle market business decision makers would prefer to work with only one carrier. More than 50% cited a coordinated claim experience, simplified billing, and the ease of making policy changes as key reasons.*
When you bundle multiple coverages with Travelers, you and your clients benefit from our underwriting expertise deep industry knowledge, and exceptional risk control and claim services. Tailored solutions in one place, help your clients broaden their protection with multiple specialty coverages from travelers. Talk to your Travelers representative or visit travelers.com today to learn more about our specialty coverages.
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*Video Source: Travelers Middle Market Multi-Line Purchase Behaviors, Perceived Value and Positioning Research, 2018 (0:26 – 0:40)
Specialty Products and Solutions
Equipment Breakdown: 3 On-the-Go Insights
From advanced manufacturing applications to cloud-connected machines, equipment risks are changing. Yet breakdowns remain inevitable. Share these three trends to help your clients recognize the importance of equipment breakdown coverage.
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From advanced manufacturing applications to cloud-connected machines, equipment risks are changing.
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Yet breakdowns remain inevitable.
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First, aging infrastructure and new technology can increase the potential for equipment downtime. With electrical systems accounting for up to 20% of a building's value and power grids strained by aging equipment and new technology, the risk of electrical system breakdowns caused by power interruptions is increasing. Help clients manage increased risk with Travelers equipment breakdown coverage, streamlined with fewer endorsements needed to reach the right level of protection. Second, high-tech equipment failure can lead to higher exposures.
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Long lead times for costly repairs can jeopardize a tight supply chain, resulting in increased expenses and missed deadlines. Travelers stays ahead of today's complex technology, connecting eligible with vendors for sensors that can monitor pressure, temperature, detect water leakage, and more. Third, prevention is key. Advanced technology calls for our specially trained risk control consultants, who can help your clients with emerging and traditional prevention methods, including state-certified boiler inspections and recommendations for equipment maintenance training, and contingency planning. Travelers Boiler & Machinery-- helping your clients stay focused on the future. For more information, contact your Travelers representative, or visit travelers.com today.
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Global Accounts for Global Business
No matter where your clients do business, Travelers has the global reach and expertise to help protect companies and people across the country – and around the world.
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SPEAKER: In today's business world, there are no boundaries. Even small and mid-sized companies selling products online are global businesses.
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Let's say you're a bike company in the Midwest. A shop in Madrid orders some of your bikes through a third-party vendor.
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Just like that, you're a global business.
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You're exposed to lawsuits and claims that domestic insurance won't cover, such as product liability, customer injury, injury to a traveling employee, and more.
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These could put you in a world of global uncertainty. That's why you need Travelers Global Companion Plus.
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It's an insurance policy designed for the global reality of today's business world.
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You're covered in every time zone by our in-house experts and industry-leading partners, all highly trained to guide you through international coverage and regulatory issues-- agile, efficient, seamless, and, of course, compliant. From Australia to Zambia, Travelers give you a world of global protection that can lead to a world of business success.
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3 Trends Driving Contractors' Equipment Risks in Construction
As construction businesses continue to adapt to the new normal, they are reassessing their operations, including how they manage risks to their equipment and building materials.
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As construction businesses continue to adapt to the new normal, they are reassessing their operations, including how they manage risks to their equipment and building materials. Keeping these three trends in sight, and having contractors equipment insurance coverage in place, can have a big impact on construction companies.
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More than ever, construction businesses are challenged by supply chain disruptions. Longer wait times for equipment parts and materials, along with higher shipping costs, lead to shortages, and that impacts profit. Key actions businesses can take to reduce supply chain issues include communicate more frequently with supply partners, identify alternative suppliers as a fallback plan, and place bigger volume orders when prices stabilize.
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2. Theft and vandalism
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Soaring prices for commodities like steel, copper, and lumber as well as high-value equipment, are contributing to a rise in construction sites theft. To deter thieves and vandals, resilient businesses implement job site security strategies. These include taking advantage of digital technologies like GPS trackers for construction equipment and surveillance cameras with remote monitoring features.
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3. Industry growth
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Growth in infrastructure activities will likely lead to new business capital entering the industry. While expansion is welcome, it may also bring new stresses to supply chains, and more theft as the competition for critical materials, skilled workers, and equipment heats up. Strategies to protect and maintain property and equipment can help reduce these risks.
With the right insurance and risk management resources, construction businesses can manage some of the most serious threats to their assets and operations.
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Ask your travelers representative about how our customizable inland marine coverage, including contractors' equipment, installation, builders risk, and more can help protect your clients' businesses.
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Applications & Forms for Agents
Access all Management and Professional Liability applications and forms, as well as the Surety Bond Forms Library.
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Industry-Leading Risk Control
- More than 500 consultants and specialists with broad expertise across many industries and lines of business.
- Certified industrial hygienists and forensic investigators to consult on large claim losses and occupational safety issues.
- Access to 1,000+ risk management resources on MyTravelers®.
- Risk Toolworks® mobile app provides customers instant access to our tools and resources.
- First carrier to offer remote and on-site ergonomic assessments using artificial intelligence (AI) for faster diagnosis of potential job-related ergonomic risks.
Exceptional Claim Service
- Thousands of dedicated Claim professionals
- National Claim Center with a dedicated Catastrophe Response Team
- Advanced technology for loss management through:
- Risk Management Information Services (RMIS)
- e-CARMA®
- Travelers Medical Advantage®
- Injured employee recovery and return-to-work services:
- TravCARE® Nurse Line
- ConciergeCLAIM® Nurse
- Specialized claim support:
- Subrogation
- Investigative Services
- Forensics Lab and Engineering Consultants
For more information, contact your Travelers representative.
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