Hot Insurance Companies To Invest In 2015

Hot Insurance Companies To Invest In 2015: The Travelers Companies Inc.(TRV)

The Travelers Companies, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides various commercial and personal property and casualty insurance products and services to businesses, government units, associations, and individuals primarily in the United States. The company operates in three segments: Business Insurance; Financial, Professional, and International Insurance; and Personal Insurance. The Business Insurance segment offers property and casualty products and services, such as commercial multi-peril, property, general liability, commercial auto, and workers? compensation insurance. It operates in six groups: Select Accounts, which serves small businesses; Commercial Accounts that serves mid-sized businesses; National Accounts, which serves large companies; Industry-Focused Underwriting that serves targeted industries; Target Risk Underwriting, which serves commercial businesses requiring specialized product underwriting, claims handling, and risk management services; and Special ized Distribution that offers products to customers through licensed wholesale, general, and program agents. The Financial, Professional, and International Insurance segment provides surety and financial liability coverage, which uses a credit-based underwriting process; and property and casualty products primarily in the United States., the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Canada. The Personal Insurance segment offers property and casualty insurance covering personal risks, primarily automobile and homeowners insurance to individuals. It distributes its products through independent agents, sponsoring organizations, joint marketing arrangements with other insurers, and direct marketing. The company was founded in 1853 and is based in New York, New York.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Charley Blaine]

  Travelers Companies (NYSE: TRV): T! uesday close: $92.91. RSI: 78.

  The stock is up 2.6 percent in May and 9.3 percent for the quarter. At some point, investors will take profits in the stock. And probably soon.

• [By Myra Ramdenbourg]

  Travelers Companies Inc (TRV): Vice Chairman and CFO Jay S Benet sold 5,361 Shares

  On Feb. 20, Vice Chairman and CFO Jay S Benet sold 5,361 shares at an average price of $83.74. The price of the stock has increased by 9.03% since. Travelers Companies Inc has a market cap of $31.72 billion and its shares were traded at around $91.30. The company has a P/S ratio of 8.80 and P/S ratio of 1.26 with a dividend yield of 2.19%. Over the past 10 years, Travelers Companies Inc had an annual average earnings growth of 1.60%. GuruFocus rated Travelers Companies Inc the business predictability rank of 2-star.

• [By Dan Caplinger]

  The Dow Jones Industrials (DJINDICES: ^DJI  ) haven't been immune to the tough winter that many parts of the U.S. suffered through this year, with a drop in demand for goods and services and plenty of logistical challenges for companies to overcome in getting their products in front of their customers. Yet although weather has an impact on most of the members of the Dow Jones Industrials, Home Depot (NYSE: HD  ) and Travelers (NYSE: TRV  ) have the most to gain or lose from Mother Nature's favor -- or scorn -- over the next several months.

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